2021 Luckiest Man

June 16, 2021 by  
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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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Show Me History

April 29, 2020 by  
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Ed Kasputis interviews author, James Buckley Jr. from showmehistory.com about his newly released graphic novel, Babe Ruth: Baseball’s All-Time Best!

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2019 Luckiest Man

May 1, 2019 by  
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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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2017 Luckiest Man

May 3, 2017 by  
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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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2014 New York Yankees

July 3, 2014 by  
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Episode 268 - New York Yankees

Happy Fourth of July as we remember Lou Gehrig‘s classic farewell speech at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939.  Our PhD Committee talks all things Yankees and Ed Kasputis interviews Craig Muder from the National Baseball Hall of Fame about its upcoming induction ceremonies.

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2013 Minicast – Luckiest Man

May 20, 2013 by  
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Episode 99 - Luckiest Man

Ed Kasputis interviews Jonathan Eig about his best selling book – Luckiest ManThe Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.

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Minicast – Luckiest Man

January 16, 2012 by  
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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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Albert Pujols

June 15, 2010 by  
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Albert Pujols

Could Albert Pujols eclipse Lou Gehrig as the greatest first baseman?  Ed Kasputis interviews Ed Marcou during our podcast featuring the St. Louis Cardinals.  This podcast will be released on June 18th.

Are you a Cardinal fan?  Click on the picture below and learn what Cardinal fans hum after a Pujols at bat.

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New York Yankees

March 19, 2010 by  
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New York, New York!

Welcome to Baseball PhD.  New York, New York,  the unofficial capitol of the world and home to the most valuable franchise in baseball history, The New York Yankees.

In this episode, Ed, Farley and Mark talk about the Big Apple and how to enjoy it to the max.  Farley reviews his first movie – The Pride of the YankeesWatch it here for free!

Next Ed interviews, Jonathan Eig about his 2005 Baseball Book of the Year, Luckiest Man.  After three years of exhaustive research, Eig shares his knowledge about the game’s greatest first baseman, Lou Gehrig. The interview concludes with Ed learning that Al Capone was a loyal Cubs fan.  Learn more about Capone on April 27, 2010 as Eig’s next book, Get Capone is released.

The Wise Guys battle it out over New York Yankees history and Baseball Bob concludes our podcast with the trivia question of the podcast.  Who was the last player to hit four home runs in one game? Lou Gehrig hit four home runs in one game on June 3, 1932 against the Philadelphia Athletics.

Lou Gehrig’s Farewell speech from The Pride of the Yankees, 1942.

 

2010 Season Preview

Read the Sporting News 2010 Season Preview for the New York Yankees.

Yankee Facts:

New Yankee Stadium opened on April 16, 2009.  Capacity is 52,325 and is located across thestreet from Old Yankee Stadium in the South Bronx.

New Yankee Stadium cost $1.5 billion, making it the most expensive ball park ever built.Derek Jeter

Old Yankee Stadium’s capacity of 57,545 was 10% bigger than New Yankee Stadium.

Flagship Radio Station is 880 AM WCBS.  All Major Leagues games can also be heard  on XM Radio.

Public Transit:  New York City has an expansive subway system.  Its the best way to get to a game at New Yankee Stadium.

Another great way to see the Big Apple is through a Circle Line Tour.

Pre-Game Rituals:  Walk the exterior of the ball park and take in the atmosphere.  Enter the park early and visit monument park.  Park opens when the gates opens and closes 45 minutes before the game.  Bring your camera!

Things to see.  The right field bleacher’s creatures roll call salute.  They clap in unison chanting the name of every Yankee on the field until each player acknowledges the cheer.  Alcohol is not sold in the right field bleachers.

Touring NYC

Central Park

Central Park

Times Square

Lower Manhattan

New York Stock Exchange

South Street Seaport

Battery Park

Central Park

Broadway

Greenwich Village

Seinfield diner at West 112th and Broadway

 

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