2014 Chicago White Sox

We’re wrapping up two weeks in the Windy City and let’s talk about the White Sox.  Ed Kasputis interviews Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor about all things Chicago and Zachary Gropper from grabsomebench.com about those men in black.

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2013 Chicago Cubs

Go Cubs Go!  Farley loves Wrigley and we love Farley.  Our PhD Committee honors America’s Second City. Ed Kasputis interviews Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connors about the Windy City and then Ed interviews author, Roberts Ehrgott about his wonderful new book, Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club: Chicago and the Cubs during the Jazz Age.  Our podcast concludes as we leave baseball 2nd oldest ballpark and head to baseball’s third oldest ballpark.  It’s time for Dodger baseball.

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2011 Chicago White Sox

Go Go White Sox!  We close our two week stay in the Windy City with three great interviews, John Chikow from The Magnificent Mile, Tom Skwerski from the Field Museum and Sean Deveney, author of The Original Curse.  Can the White Sox catch the Indians in the AL Central?  What about those Twins?  Next week we’ll be in the Twin Cities to talk about the Twins and to remember Hall of Famer, Harmon Killebrew.

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2011 Chicago Cubs

We’re at Wrigley Field talking about those lovable Cubs.  Farley’s happy and the Windy City is great until Ed interviews Sean Deveney, author of The Original Curse.  Deveney breaks the news that the 1918 Cubs taught the 1919 Black Sox how to throw a World Series.  Say it ain’t so Farley, say it ain’t so.  After the podcast, we hit the Red Line and head to the south side of Chicago in search of Chicago’s other baseball team and bad bad Leroy Brown.

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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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Chicago White Sox

We are back in the Windy City for the last time in 2010.  So much to see and do, Michigan Avenue, Navy Pier and Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower).  Ed, Farley and Mark review the many sights including Michigan Avenue.  Ed then interviews baseball researcher, Jim Nitz as they review the 1988 baseball classic movie, Eight Men Out.  The Wise Guys battle it out over baseball history, live at US Cellular Field. The podcast concludes as Ed, Farley and Mark prepare to leave the Windy City and head for the next best place for citizens of Chicagoland – Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun.

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