2018 Boston Red Sox

Could this year’s Red Sox team be the greatest in franchise history? We debate it as Ed Kasputis interviews Red Sox beat reporter, Jason Mastrodonato from the Boston Herald.

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2017 Minicast – The Great Eight

Let’s go back to 1975 and remember The Great Eight from the Big Red Machine as Ed Kasputis interviews baseball researcher and editor, Mark Armour.

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2017 Boston Red Sox

We are in Bean Town as we focus on the playoff bound Boston Red Sox. Ed Kasputis interviews Jason Mastrodonato from the Boston Herald about this year’s Sox.

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2016 Boston Red Sox

Are the Red Sox a playoff team?  Our PhD Committee makes our 2016 MLB Predictions and Ed Kasputis interviews Jason Mastrodonato from the Boston Herald.

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2015 Boston Red Sox

Happy Birthday!  Fenway Park is 103 as we explore Boston.  Ed Kasputis interviews Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor about things to see in bean town and Jason Mastrodonato from the Boston Herald about this year’s Red Sox.

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Minicast – The Great Eight

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2012 Detroit Tigers

Could this be the Year of the Tiger?  Our PhD Committee is in Detroit as our two time predictions champ, Professor Bruce Bukiet makes his 2012 MLB predictions for all teams.  Ed then interviews author, Tim Wendel about his new book, The Summer of ’68: The Season that Changed Baseball and America Forever.  Our podcast concludes as we say good bye to the Motor City and head to Beantown.  Fenway is 100.

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2011 Oakland Athletics

We are in Oakland pondering why the A’s with their great pitching are out of contention.  Our PhD Committee talks about Brad Pitt, Moneyball – the movie and all things A’s.  Baseball Bob gives us his insight on this year’s A’s season.  The Wise Guys share their first time experience at Fenway Park and in another segment of Where in The World is Dave Matejczyk, Dave shares a Charlie Finley story and tells us about the California League.  We then pack up and head east to what may be the prettiest Major League ball park – PNC Park.  Pittsburgh Pirates here we come!

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Moneyball – The book becomes a movie

This week is A’s week with our podcast featuring the Oakland Athletics being released on Friday, August 12th.  Moneyball was the 2003 best selling book by Michael Lewis about the Oakland A’s.  The movie version will be released on September 23rd.

Our PhD Committee will be talking about this upcoming movie and all things A’s (and Charlie Finley). We’ll also hear from the Wise Guys as they visit Fenway Park for the first time.

Oakland Athletics’ Team Pulse

Listen to our 2010 Oakland A’s Podcast

 

 

 

 

 

The Smolders take New York

The City that never sleeps

This is Yankees‘ week with our podcast featuring the New York Yankees being released on Friday, July 22nd.  The Smolder family from Toronto, Canada headed south for a baseball road trip to remember. Boston on the 4th of July, Yankee Stadium to watch future Hall of Famer, Derek Jeter collect hit 3,000 and a visit to the sleepy village of Cooperstown to salute Yankee greats and Derek Jeter’s future home.  Click here to read their story.

Better than their written account will be their interview as Ed Kasputis interviews Mike and Donna Smolders.  You’ll hear Donna compare and contrast Fenway Park to New Yankee Stadium.  Mike loves Jackie Robinson.  Donna is on the gold standard, only Babe Ruth will do when it comes to baseball idols. The family visited the graves of both as the lives of these two great men continue to inspire fans who love the game.

New York Yankees Team Pulse

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Past Posts about the New York Yankees

Mel Allen

Stephen Borelli 

Red Barber

Meet the Mertzes (& Mel Allen)

All Roads Lead Through NY and Phil

Billy Martin

 

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