2013 Tampa Bay Rays

Can the Rays catch the Red Sox?  We’re in St. Petersburg enjoying the Gulf breeze.  Ed Kasputis interviews Steve Kinsella from draybays.com and Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor about all things Tampa.  Our podcast concludes as we head east across Alligator Alley.  Next stop – Miami.

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2013 Minicast – St. Luke’s Hospital

Ed Kasputis visits St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo to retrace the steps of Catcher and OSS spy, Moe Berg who visited the hospital on November 29, 1934 and shot video of the Tokyo skyline.  Later during World War II, Berg shared this video with the U.S. Government.  Kasputis interviews Kaoru Oda and Sumio Yabu from the roof of St. Luke’s.

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2013 Texas Rangers

Can the Rangers win the AL West?  We enjoy Arlington as Ed Kasputis interviews Freda Dillard from DFW Historical Tours and Dave Matejczyk teaches us about Dell Diamond.  The podcast concludes as we head to Tampa.  Go Rays!

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2013 Minicast – The JuJu Rules

Ed Kasputis interviews award winning humorist and author, Hart Seely from his battle pod about his book, The JuJu Rules.

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2013 Cleveland Indians

Our PhD Committee is home in Cleveland discovering things we never knew.  We honor Ray Chapman (1891-1920) and ponder whether the playoffs are in the Tribe’s future?

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Minicast – Last Great Scout

Ed Kasputis interviews Dan Austin about his book, Baseball’s Last Great Scout: The Life of Hugh Alexander.

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2013 Philadelphia Phillies

We’re looking for love as the Phillies struggle.  Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor shares his wisdom about Philadelphia and the podcast concludes as our PhD Committee heads home.  Next stop – Cleveland.  Go Tribe!

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Minicast – Jews & America’s Game

Ed Kasputis interviews Larry Ruttman about his new book, American Jews & America’s Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball.

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2013 Toronto Blue Jays

We’re in Methodist Rome (Toronto) as we cancel our hotel reservations for October.  Our PhD Committee still has lots of fun while Ed Kasputis interviews Trevor Strong from The Arrogant Worms, Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor about Toronto and Anthony Lorenzo about his recent Great Lakes road trip.  Our podcast concludes as we head to the City of Brotherly Love – Go Phillies!

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