2018 Seattle Mariners

They started fast and are finishing slow. The Mariners are slip sliding away as Ed Kasputis interviews Kate Preusser from lookoutlanding.com.

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2017 Seattle Mariners

As the Mariners retire the number of Edgar Martinez (#11) we ponder whether they can make the playoffs with Felix Hernandez on the DL.  Ed interviews Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor about all the things to do in Washington State.

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2016 Seattle Mariners

We are in the Great Northwest as Mark comes home from Ireland.  Ed Kasputis interviews Ted Huetter from the Museum of Flight and Matt Ellis from lookoutlanding.com.  The podcast concludes as Farley helps close it out and keeps his streak alive for never missing a Baseball PhD podcast  (357 and counting!).

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2015 Seattle Mariners

A flat year for the Mariners but it’s always fun in Seattle.  Ed Kasputis interviews Kauilani Robinson about things to see in the Emerald City and Larry Manch about the Mariners and the hotly contested AL West.

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2014 Seattle Mariners

Can the Mariners cap off a great year with a wild card berth?  Who would’ve thought as Ed Kasputis interviews Matt Ellis from lookoutlanding.com.  Does the baseball soul of the AL East now reside in the AL West?

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2013 Seattle Mariners

The Mariners have been hot and as usual Seattle is hotter.  We explore the Great Northwest and Ed Kasputis interviews baseball researcher, Jeff Sullivan about his beloved Mariners.  Our podcast concludes as we head to Toronto.  How about those Blue Jays???

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2011 Seattle Mariners

The Mariners are hanging tough in the American League West and our PhD Committee is excited to be at beautiful SAFECO Field.  Let it rain.  Let it rain! Farley has picked the Mariners to win their division.  Rocky II, Dave Niehaus, the NFL Draft, Ichiro and the LeBron James of Seattle?  These are just some of the highlights of this podcast as Ed interviews both Arthur Lee and Terrie Aamodt.  The podcast concludes as we grab a Starbucks and catch a plane for the Windy City.  We’ll be in Chicago for the next two weeks for the Cubs and White Sox podcasts.

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Seattle Mariners

We are in the Capitol of the Pacific Northwest – Seattle.  Ed, Farley and Mark explore the Emerald City and SAFECO Field.  Ed interviews Seattle native, Todd Cook about his blog, children and road trip adventures.  The Wise Guys battle it out over Mariner history and Baseball Bob (the smartest man we know) throws out his trivia question of the podcast.  Our PhD Committee boards the plane for our next podcast venue.  We are headed to the Capitol of the South – Atlanta.

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Playing Catch With Dad

Todd Cook lives in Reading, Pennsylvania with his lovely wife and two children.  A die hard Mariners fan, Cook still considers SAFECO Field in Seattle to be his baseball home.  He travels through the Major Leagues demonstrating his love for both the Mariners and his children.

Cook has taken his oldest child, Timothy to 23 ballparks.  Timothy is 4 years old.  For Timothy, traveling around the baseball world with his Dad has got to be heaven.

Cook is the author of his own blog – Cook & Son Bat’s Blog.  Last week, Cook uploaded his ten thousandth picture to his blog.  He’s essentially using blog technology to write an ongoing love letter to his children.

Ed Kasputis will be interviewing Todd Cook during our next podcast featuring the Seattle Mariners.  Cook & Son are getting their PhD in life – through baseball.  This podcast will be released on Friday, September 17th.

Field of Dreams – Playing Catch With Dad

Mariner Moose

The Mariner Moose is the feisty mascot for the Seattle Mariners.  This week is Mariners‘ week with our podcast featuring the Seattle Mariners being released on Friday, September 17th.

The Moose is the first and only mascot for the Mariners.  He made his debut on opening day, April 13, 1990.  The idea of the Moose was selected as a result of a contest with 2,500 entrants.  The Moose was the idea of then fifth grader, Ammon Spiller who said “I chose the Moose because they are funny, neat and friendly. The Moose would show that the Mariners enjoy playing and that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. It shows they’re having fun no matter what the situation.”

The Moose can be seen at SAFECO Field zooming around on an ATV.  Be careful.  The Moose is reckless but he does have his own Facebook page.

The Moose runs over Coco Crisp

Dancing with a (fake) Umpire

Moose and Indians’ Slider both hurt