Berger & Berg

November 4, 2010 by  
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Berger & Berg

The Baseball Biography Project

The Baseball Biography Project is an ongoing effort to research and write comprehensive biographical articles on people who played or managed in the major leagues, or otherwise made a significant contribution to the sport. The project is run by the Bioproject Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research.  To date, the Bioproject Committee has written 1,460 biographies.

Ralph Berger is a member of the Bioproject Committee.  Ralph has written 58 biographies about Major Leaguers.  One of his most important works is his biographical research about Moe Berg.

Ralph will be a guest on our next podcast featuring Moe Berg.  This podcast will be released on Friday, November 12th.

Moe Berg Podcast Trailer

Moe Berg – Discover His Story

November 3, 2010 by  
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Moe Berg - Discover his story

Episode 36

Our next podcast will be about the man who inspired the creation of Baseball PhD – Moe Berg.  It all started on Sunday, April 19, 2009 when Baseball PhD’s future creator, Ed Kasputis was at Citi Field.  Ed was with his family and friend from Philadelphia, David Drubin watching the first Sunday game at the Mets beautiful new ball park.

“It was the 6th inning when David Drubin starting telling me about the incredible story of Moe Berg,” said Ed Kasputis.  A few days later, Drubin mailed a book about Berg to Kasputis.  “I read the first half of the book and came up with the idea of Baseball PhD,” said Kasputis.  “Just like Moe Berg, I wanted to get a PhD in life – through baseball.

Our Moe Berg podcast will be released on Friday, November 12th.  Let’s discover his story together.

Moe Berg Podcast Trailer