2022 Just Like Me

January 23, 2022 by Edward Kasputis
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Ed Kasputis interviews author, Kelly G. Park about his new book, Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot which is the first book to tell the story of professional baseball players’ memories of playing youth baseball.

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Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Charlie Lloyd, confident or just cocky, fatherhood, Jim Hickman, Jim Kaat, Just Like Me, Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot, Kelly G. Park, Kelly Park, Kentucky, Louisville, Pete Rose, Phil Ruth, Ray Fosse

2021 Casey Stengel

September 29, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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Ed Kasputis interviews Marty Appel about his book, Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character.

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Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Baseball's Greatest Character, Billy Martin, California, Casey at the Bat, Casey Stengel, Congress, Edna Stengel, Elston Howard, Glendale, Kansas City, Marty Appel, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Satchel Paige, The Old Perfessor, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra

2021 War Fever

September 15, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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Farley’s back in the studio as we interview Professor and co-author, Randy Roberts about his new and timely novel, War Fever: Boston, Baseball and America in the Shadow of the Great War.

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Tags: 1918 Chicago Cubs, 1918 Pandemic, 1918 Red Sox, 1918 World Series, Babe Ruth, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Boston, Chicago, Comiskey Park, Ed Barrow, Ed Kasputis, Farley Dillinger, Fenway Park, Great War, Johnny Smith, Mark Rantala, Randy Roberts, Spanish Flu, Star Spangled Banner, The Great War, War Fever: Boston

2021 Minicast – Who was Better – Ruth or Bonds?

August 18, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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As we enjoy the dog days of August, let’s ponder who was better – Ruth or Bonds? Ed Kasputis interviews baseball authors Bill Nowlin and Jim Prime about this question for the ages.

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Tags: Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Bill Nowlin, Dave Matejczyk, Ed Kasputis, Edward Meeker, Farley Dillinger, Jim Prime, Take Me Out To The Ballgame

2021 Luckiest Man

June 16, 2021 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

2021 Hot Springs, Arkansas

March 17, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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Let’s remember Season 7 (2016) as our PhD Committee learned 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

2021 The Famous San Diego Chicken Re-broadcast

January 17, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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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.