2023 San Diego Padres
July 23, 2023 by Edward Kasputis
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The Padres are like a bad boyfriend. Sometimes they come through but sometimes they really let you down. Ed Kasputis interviews San Diego baseball blogger, Brittany Frederick to understand the nuances of love/hate.
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Season Resumed
March 13, 2022 by Edward Kasputis
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We celebrate as the Players and Owners have agreed to a new MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement for the next 5 years. Opening Day is April 7th!
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Season Delayed
March 6, 2022 by Edward Kasputis
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The Season has been delayed. We discuss with Jeff Cohen from the podcast Baseball and BBQ and ponder why the players and owner’s can’t just take the plunge like Farley.
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Locked Out
December 5, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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The MLB owners have locked out the players. What’s next? Will Spring Training or the Season be delayed? We debate.
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2021 New York Yankees
July 18, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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The second half of the season has begun but some Yankees have COVID-19 again. Can the Yankees make a run or will the virus make them done? Ed Kasputis interviews Andrew Mearns from pinstripealley.com about those men in pinstripes.
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2021 Atlanta Braves
April 4, 2021 by Edward Kasputis
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We interrupt our previously scheduled Milwaukee Brewers podcast and turn to Atlanta as Major League Baseball has abruptly pulled this year’s All-Star Game from the Capitol of the South in response to Georgia’s new Election Integrity Law (Senate Bill 202). We review the law, COVID-19 updates and the State of the Braves.
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Tired of the Noise
June 21, 2020 by Edward Kasputis
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We are tired of the noise as MLB owners and the MLB Player’s Association continue to bicker about whether to start the 2020 season. Our PhD Committee discusses and our podcast concludes as we get perspective from the one and only, Zack Hample.
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100% Game Delay
June 14, 2020 by Edward Kasputis
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Commissioner Manfred has promised that there will be a 2020 MLB Season. We celebrate and discuss but with an eye on the reality that the devil is always in the details.
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60 Games?
June 7, 2020 by Edward Kasputis
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The players and owners are deadlocked? Could the Commissioner unilaterally declare a 60 game MLB regular season? If so, let’s play ball!
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Blame the Players?
May 17, 2020 by Edward Kasputis
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Could this year’s MLB Season never begin because of collective bargaining problems? The owners have proposed a 50/50 revenue split. If the players balk, should we blame the players?
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