2019 The Famous San Diego Chicken re-broadcast

July 10, 2019 by Edward Kasputis
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On March 22, 2011, Ed Kasputis interviewed Ted Giannoulas aka The Famous San Diego Chicken. This interview was originally scheduled to be released during our San Diego Padres podcast (Episode 49) but it was so good that we produced this special edition podcast. The Famous San Diego Chicken is the Babe Ruth of sports mascots. During this 39 minute interview, you’ll better understand how the genius of Ted Giannoulas has forever changed our ball park experience.

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Tags: Babe Ruth, ball park experience, Baseball PhD, Baseball PhD meets The Famous San Diego Chicken, baseball tours, Ed Kasputis, Farley Dillinger, Mark Rantala, mascot, Padres, San Diego, San Diego Padres, special edition podcast, sports mascot, Ted Giannoulas, The Famous San Diego Chicken

2019 Luckiest Man

May 1, 2019 by Edward Kasputis
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Ed Kasputis interviews Jonathan Eig about his best selling book – Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.

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Tags: 1939, ALS, Babe Ruth, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Ed Kasputis, Farley Dillinger, Jonathan Eig, July 4, Lou Gehrig, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Luckiest Man, Mark Rantala, New York, The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, Yankee Stadium, Yankees

Minicast – Julia Ruth Stevens

April 3, 2019 by Edward Kasputis
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Let’s learn about the woman who called Babe Ruth “daddy” as author Jerry Amernic interviews Babe Ruth’s daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens who passed away this year at the age of 102.

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Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Boston Red Sox, Ed Kasputis, Jerry Amernic, Julia Ruth Stevens, Mark Rantala, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium

2019 Hot Springs, Arkansas

February 20, 2019 by Edward Kasputis
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Season 10 will begin in a few days as our PhD Committee learns about baseball’s first spring training venue, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Ed Kasputis interviews baseball historian, Bill Jenkinson about Hot Springs and the most important spring training home run of all time.

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Tags: 1918, A.G. Spaulding, alligator farm, Arkansas, Babe Ruth, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Bill Jenkinson, Cap Anson, Chicago White Stockings, Cy Young, Ed Kasputis, Edward Meeker, Farley Dillinger, Hot Springs, March 17, Mark Rantala, SABR, Season 7, spring training

Bush & The Babe

December 9, 2018 by Edward Kasputis
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On June 5, 1948, Babe Ruth met future President George H.W. Bush on the ball fields of Yale. We remember and honor the legacy of both of these great Americans who have impacted our lives, our culture and our country. Our podcast concludes as Ed Kasputis interviews author, Jerry Amernic on his book, Babe Ruth – A Superstar’s Legacy.