Our PhD Committee is in beautiful San Francisco.  AT & T Park is spectacular and Farley can’t get enough Gilroy Garlic Fries.  After the fries, Ed, Farley and Mark talk Giants baseball and explore the Bay Area.  Ed interviews John Burbridge about the 1954 New York Giants and the Wise Guys battle it out over Giants’ history.  Our PhD Committee can stay a while, next stop is Oakland.

Our PhD Committee is in Tampa analyzing why the Tampa Bay Rays are an elite franchise that wins without spending foolishly.  Ed, Farley and Mark explore all things Tampa (and St. Pete)  while Ed interviews super fan, Bill Dunstone.  Ed and Mark then head to the mountains to watch pure baseball heaven – the Little League World Series.  The Wise Guys get in the action as they battle out another episode of baseball history.  Our PhD Committee packs up for their last West Coast road trip of the season.  It’s time for all of us to get ready to leave our hearts in San Francisco.

Our PhD Committee is in Miami, checking out Sun Life Stadium and Miami Marlins Ballpark which is currently under construction.  Ed interviews Greg Sherlock from Populous.  Greg is the lead designer for the new ballpark.  Ed shares his story about Little Billie and the PhD Committee talk about chivalry in baseball. Ed then interviews Steve Barr from Little League as the Little League World Series starts today. Ed also shares his experience at the SABR convention that just ended in Atlanta.  Lastly, our PhD Committee gears up to move from the east coast to the west coast of Florida.  Goodbye to Miami and hello to Tampa, home to those dynamic Rays.

This week our PhD Committee get their passports stamped as they cross the border and head north to the world class city of Toronto.  Ed tells about his experience in a bi-level suite at the Toronto Renaissance while Farley and Mark explore the rest of Toronto especially Brantford.  Ed then interviews Michael Smolders about the state of both the Blue Jays and Canadian Little League.  Andre Ethier sings Oh Canada from Dodger Stadium and Baseball Bob (the smartest man we know) makes an appearance and throws out his trivia question of the podcast.  Our PhD Committee says good bye to Toronto and instructs their pilot to head to Little Cuba aka Miami for next week’s podcast.  Our PhD Committee declines a trip to Big Cuba once Baseball Bob advises us that the US embargo against Cuba is still in effect.

Today, our PhD Committee is in America’s 4th largest city – Houston, Texas.  Ed, Farley and Mark explore Houston.  First, Ed interviews Charlie and Sandy Brading about their long time neighbor and friend, Neil Armstrong.  Then Ed interviews Jack Moore from Space Center Houston about this 1,000 acre complex that hosts Mission Control.  Ed then interviews long time Astros fan, Bill Gilbert and learns a thing or two about MLB’s salary arbitration process.  Our PhD Committee then wraps up the show as they leave the former Republic of Texas and cross the border – to Canada.  Toronto here we come!

We are deep in the heart of Texas!  Ed, Farley and Mark explore the Metroplex – Dallas.  So much to see and do, Fort Worth Stockyards, Cowboys Stadium with their lovely cheerleaders and Rangers Ballpark.  Ed shares his rodeo experience and interviews Branch Rickey expert, Lee Lowenfish.  Ed then interviews Brad Horn from the Baseball Hall of Fame about the 3 men who were inducted on July 25th.  Our PhD Committee then fuels up the car and heads to the next great Texas city – Houston.

Historic Dodger Stadium, home to the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Our PhD Committee is soaking up the rays and remembering why everybody loves LA.  They explore SoCal as Farley calls it.  Ed interviews George Altemose, a man who was once a kid that loved the Brooklyn Dodgers.  The Dodgers moved and George moved on but the great part of sports is that we can all remember.  Ed then describes his visit to Simi Valley and the Reagan Presidential Library.  During our 7th inning stretch, we hear the organ music from Dodger organist, Nancy Bea.  The podcast concludes as Ed, Farley and Mark say goodbye to the City of Angels and hello to Arlington, Texas – the home to both those Dallas Cowboys and first place Texas Rangers.

Ed, Farley and Mark are in America’s Finest City, San Diego.  Our PhD Committee explores all things San Diego.  Ed then gets wisdom from James D. Smith III as he learns about the Padres and the importance of having a hobby.  Ed then interviews Brad Horn from the Baseball Hall of Fame as it prepares for its annual Hall of Fame Weekend which will take place from July 23 – 26.  The Wise Guys get back to the future as they battle it out with a baseball history quiz and ponder what would have happened had Ray Kroc not saved the Padres from moving in 1974.  At the end of the podcast, our PhD Committee salutes San Diego Bay and heads north toward Hollywood.  Next week is Dodgers‘ week, think blue.

Ed, Farley and Mark are in beautiful Orange County California, home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  Our PhD Committee explores Southern California and then reviews the upcoming MLB All Star Game that will be held in Anaheim on July 13th.  Ed then interviews baseball researcher, Paul Hirsch about his beloved Angels.  The podcast concludes as Ed, Farley and Mark get ready to drive south on I-5 to America’s Finest City, San Diego.

Ed, Farley and Mark are in the Mile High City checking out beautiful Coors Field, the Colorado Rockies and thin air!  Ed then interviews Lloyd Johnson, former executive director for The Society of American Baseball Research.  Lloyd walks Ed around the Field of Legends display at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.  Ed then interviews William Atkinson about his beloved Rockies.  Our PhD committee then fuels up the van for the West Coast.  First stop, the Big A. California here we come!