Minicast – Charles O. Finley

Ed Kasputis interviews G. Michael Green about his book, Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball’s Super Showman.

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Minicast – Michael Zagaris

Ed Kasputis interviews photography icon, Michael Zagaris who is the official photographer to both the Oakland A’s and San Francisco 49ers.

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2011 Oakland Athletics

We are in Oakland pondering why the A’s with their great pitching are out of contention.  Our PhD Committee talks about Brad Pitt, Moneyball - the movie and all things A’s.  Baseball Bob gives us his insight on this year’s A’s season.  The Wise Guys share their first time experience at Fenway Park and in another segment of Where in The World is Dave Matejczyk, Dave shares a Charlie Finley story and tells us about the California League.  We then pack up and head east to what may be the prettiest Major League ball park – PNC Park.  Pittsburgh Pirates here we come!

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Moneyball – The book becomes a movie

This week is A’s week with our podcast featuring the Oakland Athletics being released on Friday, August 12th.  Moneyball was the 2003 best selling book by Michael Lewis about the Oakland A’s.  The movie version will be released on September 23rd.

Our PhD Committee will be talking about this upcoming movie and all things A’s (and Charlie Finley). We’ll also hear from the Wise Guys as they visit Fenway Park for the first time.

Oakland Athletics’ Team Pulse

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Harry Caray – His Best Calls

Baseball’s Showman

Harry Caray, born Harry Christopher Carabina, (March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Oakland Athletics (for one year) the Chicago White Sox (for eleven years), before ending his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.

Our podcast featuring Harry Caray will be released on Friday, February 11th.

Calls to Remember

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I’m Just Wild about Harry

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Oakland Athletics

It’s our second week in the Bay Area.  Ed, Farley and Mark explore the San Francisco Bay and the Oakland Athletics.  Ed interviews Jay Selman from award winning Grape Radio.  Then it’s time to meet the Z-man, photography icon Michael Zagaris.  Then it’s off to Napa Valley to interview Tab Borge from Classic Convertible Wine Tours.  Last but certainly not least, Ed interviews Steve Elsberry about the 1989 World Series earthquake.  Ever sit in the upper deck during an earthquake?  Steve has.  Our PhD Committee packs up and says good bye to Oakland and hello to Seattle.

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Napa Valley

Napa Valley is located about an hour north of both San Francisco and Oakland and is one of the nine great wine capitals on earth.  This week is A’s week with our podcast featuring the Oakland Athletics being released on Friday, September 10th.

Ed Kasputis will be interviewing two guests about “must see” Napa Valley.  Tab Borges from Classic Convertible Wine Tours will talk about his tours from one of his 1947 Packard convertibles that he uses to whisk clients through Napa Valley each day.

Ed will then interview Jay Selman from award winning Grape Radio.  Imitation is the best form of flattery. A year ago, even before Baseball PhD had its domain name, our staff was studying and admiring Graperadio.com.  ”Graperadio.com had a tremendous influence on the design of both our web site and podcasts,” said Kasputis.  ”I’m excited that the passions of Grape Radio and Baseball PhD finally intersect – in Napa Valley.  Go A’s!”

Grape Radio – Staglin Family Vineyard

The Fleet of 1947 Packards – Classic Convertible Wine Tours

Michael Zagaris – The Inside Out Shooter

Happy Labor Day!  This week is A’s week with our podcast featuring the Oakland A’s being released on Friday, September 10th.  Michael Zagaris aka Z-man, is the official photographer for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Athletics.

Michael has also been the photographer to many rock stars.  The list is endless.

Eric Clapton

The Rolling Stones

Led Zeppelin

Blondie

The Clash

The Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Rod Stewart

Peter Frampton

Ed Kasputis will be interviewing this photography icon during our A’s podcast.  ”Mike’s an interesting and fantastic artist”, says Kasputis.  He’s known as The Inside Out Shooter.  One day he’s in the rock world and the next day he’s goofing off with Ken Griffey Jr.  Michael Zagaris is a Baseball PhD.”

49′ers Locker Room with Michael Zagaris

Rock Band Photographer – Michael Zagaris

Billy Martin (1928 – 1989)

This week is A’s week with our podcast featuring the Oakland A’s being released on Friday, September 10th.  Billy Martin played second base and managed in the Major Leagues.  While best known for managing the New York Yankees, Martin managed the Oakland A’s from 1980 through 1982.

Martin was born and raised in Berkley.  During Martin’s tenure with the A’s, he perfected a style of play called Billyball with the main feature being aggressive base running.

Martin was killed as a passenger in a one car crash near his farm in Port Crane, New York.  Martin is buried 150 feet from Babe Ruth at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York.

Billyball – The Conference

Billyball – No Argument

Billyball – Timid Soul

Billyball – Memories

San Francisco Giants

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.

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