Did the Cubs throw the 1918 World Series?
May 10, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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1918 World Series: Cubs vs. Red Sox
This week is Cubs’ week with our podcast featuring the Chicago Cubs being released on Friday, May 13th. Did the 1918 Cubs teach the 1919 Black Sox how to throw a World Series? Ed Kasputis will be interviewing Sean Deveney about his book, The Original Curse in the first of a two part interview spanning two podcasts.
The 1918 Major League season was like no other. America had entered World War I. The U.S. Government had passed a work or fight law. Major League Baseball started its season not knowing if the U.S. Government would shut it down at any time. Players were getting drafted and leaving for military service during the season. Deveney paints a wonderful word picture on what our country was going through and sets the stage for the 1918 World Series.
“The Original Curse really taught me many things that I did not know,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD. “This book is the perfect Baseball PhD book. You’ll learn a lot about baseball but more importantly you’ll learn a lot about our country’s history. Deveney’s web site for this book is also a thinking man’s treasure.”
1918 Pandemic
National World War I Museum in Kansas City
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Cactus League 2011
February 24, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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It’s time to start Season 2 with our Cactus League 2011 podcast. We’ll catch up with Marvelous Marv from marvelousmarv.com and then review the movie Fantasyland with Andre Lower from baseballbypositions.com. Andre will tell us about his website and our PhD Committee will talk about all things Cactus League including the Cubs strategy of scalping their tickets first! We’ll also hear the wisdom of Bill Veeck about the wonders of spring training. The podcast concludes as we start our 100 Places to See season long series and our PhD Committee packs up and leaves the desert for the vitamin C of Florida. Grapefruit League, here we come!
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Marvelous Marv & the Cactus League
February 21, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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Cactus League 2011
This is Cactus League week with our podcast featuring the Cactus League being released on Friday, February 25. During this podcast we’ll catch up with a good friend of the podcast, Marvelous Marv. Marvelous Marv is a private tour operator for the Grand Canyon.
Listen to our 2010 Cactus League Podcast (Episode 3 released on March 12, 2010)
2010 Marvelous Marv interview
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