San Francisco Giants
September 2, 2010 by Edward Kasputis
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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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Who’s in First – September 1, 2010
September 1, 2010 by Edward Kasputis
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It’s like deja-vu all over again.
Yogi Berra once said, “it’s like deja-vu all over again“. The standings for our 2010 MLB Predictions contest are the same today as June 1st. With the completion of summer, Professor Bruce Bukiet is still in first as he readies his lecture hall for another year at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Hopefully the Professor’s math department has not been rocked by budget cuts. Ed Kasputis and Mark Rantala are again tied for second as they were on June 1st.
The Professor has widened his lead. On June 1st, the Professor had 4.5 points. Today he has 6 points, meaning that he has chosen 6 of the 8 teams that would make the playoffs if the season were to end today. Kasputis and Rantala have 4 points. 90 days ago they had 3.5 points. “I feel like Gilligan trying to catch the Professor” said Ed Kasputis. “I think his lead is too great.” The Major League Season ends on Sunday, October 3rd.
Giants’ Book of Virtues
September 1, 2010 by Edward Kasputis
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This week is Giants‘ week with our podcast featuring the San Francisco Giants being released on Friday, September 3rd. This is our 100th post. Baseball teaches great lessons.
In 1993, William Bennett edited a collection of moral stories called the Book of Virtues. This book was intended for the moral education of the young. The 4 videos below are intended for the moral education of all Baseball PhDs. A great Baseball PhD thank you to the Giants for producing these videos.
