Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

This podcast features baseball sportscaster great, Ernie Harwell. Our PhD Committee first reviews Major League Baseball’s playoff expansion idea of adding an additional wild card team in each league and then shifts into analyzing who is listening to our podcasts. Then it’s time for Harwell. Hear Harwell’s moving 1955 poem – The Definition of Baseball, then hear Harwell’s account of baseball’s Shot Heard ‘Round the […]

Greatest Baseball Sportscaster of All Time Our PhD Committee honors Vin Scully (1927 – 2022) as the greatest baseball sportscaster of all time. Ed, Farley and Mark then explore the life of Scully and listen to some of his greatest clips. Ed then interviews Dodger faithful and English Professor, Frank Ardolino about Scully. We then […]

The Catcher Who Was a Spy This week we honor the man who inspired the creation of Baseball PhD – Moe Berg (1902 – 1972). Moe Berg got his PhD in life – through baseball. Berg spoke 12 languages travelled the world, played in the major leagues and served as America’s foremost atomic spy during World War II. Berg knew […]

We pay tribute to a towering personalty who could have played in either the MLB or NBA. He choose baseball. Ed Kasputis interviews baseball author, Lew Freedman about the late, great Frank Howard (1936 – 2023).

We’re Rockin’ in the Free World as we celebrate the election of David Ortiz into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and ponder the fate of the rest, including Curt Schilling. Louis H. Schiff, co-author of Baseball and the Law: Cases and Materials joins our conversation to add wisdom and perspective.

Finally, the Texas Rangers are World Champions. We discuss, ponder and review.

The Rangers take Game 1 in an extra innings thriller. We review and interview West Jones from nolanwritin.com.

Warren Spahn won 363 games ranking him as the winningest southpaw in Major League history. Ed Kasputis interviews author, Lew Freedman about his compelling

The Final Four is set. Rangers vs. Astros. Diamondbacks vs. Phillies. We celebrate playoff baseball and interview William Metzger from crawfishboxes.com about his beloved Astros.

Let’s remember one of the greatest World Series games of all time – Game 6 of the the 2011 World Series.

Let’s learn about Hall of Fame Great, Willie McCovey who hit 521 career home runs and passed away in 2018 at the age of 80. Ed Kasputis interviews baseball historian, Mark Armour about “Willie Mac.”

The Giants playoff hopes are dead as they struggle to win on the road after the All-Star Break. We remember.

The Rangers have had a great year as the run neck and neck with the Astros and Mariners. Are they playoff bound? Ed Kasputis interviews West Jones from nolanwritin.com to find out.

Let’s pay honor and remember our 2,996 countrymen who perished on September 11, 2001. Never forget.

The Rays are locked in a pennant race with the Orioles. Who will win the AL East? Ed Kasputis says good bye to Petey, the Greatest Dog in the World and interviews Paul Francis Sullivan from Locked on MLB podcast about the Rays.

The Royals want a new taxpayer funded ballpark but are on pace to lose 110 games. Good luck. Ed Kasputis interviews Max Rieper from royalsreview.com to see what is going on.

The Brew Crew are in first place with the Reds and Cubs nipping at their heels. Can they hold on? Ed Kasputis interviews Jack Stern from brewcrewball.com to find out.

The Little League World Series starts on August 16, 2023, while the Little League Classic featuring the Philadelphia Phillies against the Washington Nationals is slated for August 20, 2023. We celebrate as Ed Kasputis interviews Rich Baxter from fightinphillies.com.

The Rockies have surprised no one as they have the worst record in the National League. Ed Kasputis interviews the one and only, Paul Francis Sullivan from Locked on MLB podcast about this week’s trade deadline.

Ed Kasputis interviews Professor of Law and the author of numerous baseball books, Mitchell Nathanson about his new book, Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original.