2016 Minicast – Field of Legends
March 30, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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As we honor the World Champion Kansas City Royals, let’s revisit our Field of Legends Minicast – Episode 94. The Field of Legends is the focal exhibit at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. This museum is a must see for any visiting the City of Fountains.
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World Champion Kansas City Royals
March 27, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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We honor the World Champion Kansas City Royals and remember baseball and broadcast great, Joe Garagiola. Ed Kasputis interviews baseball historian Lloyd Johnson about this year’s Royals and Toni Alexander from visitkc.com about all the great things to see and do when visiting the City of Fountains.
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2016 Minicast – Grape Radio
March 23, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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In 2010, award winning podcast Grape Radio helped to inspire the creation of Baseball PhD. Ed Kasputis interviews and pays homage to Jay Selman from Grape Radio.
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The Walker Brothers
March 20, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interview baseball historian, Craig Brown about Moses Fleetwood Walker (1856 – 1924) and Weldy Walker (1860 – 1937), who were the first two African American professional baseball players.
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2016 Minicast – Road Trips with Tim
March 15, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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What better childhood memory than going on a baseball road trip with your dad? Ed Kasputis interviews Todd Cook about his many road trips with his son, Tim and their blog, Cook & Son Bats’ Blog. Go Mariners!
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2016 Spring Training
March 13, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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Spring has sprung as we talk about Spring Training and interview Dave Matejczyk from Phoenix as he is having fun.
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2016 Minicast – James “Deacon” White
March 9, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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Ed Kasputis interviews baseball researcher, James D. Smith III about the barehanded catcher, James “Deacon” White (1847-1939) who was the only player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Hot Springs, Arkansas
March 6, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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Season 7 has begun 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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2016 – The Original Curse
March 3, 2016 by Edward Kasputis
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Let’s go back 98 years to the only World Series played in September, the 1918 World Series. Did the Chicago Cubs throw the 1918 World Series to the Boston Red Sox? Did this act curse both the Cubs and Red Sox organizations for decades to come? Can the 2016 Cubs finally break this curse? Ed Kasputis interviews Sporting News writer and author, Sean Deveney about his intriguing book, The Original Curse.
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