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2024 Minicast – First Year Manager
In 2013, Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interviewed baseballs youngest professional manager, 29 year old Drew Saylor about what he learned as the first year manager for the short-season Class A affil
2024 Hall of Fame Ballot
The vote is over. The results will be announced on January 23, 2024. Has any player been elected this year to the Baseball Hall of Fame? We debate.
2024 Minicast – Say it ain’t so, Pete Rose
Lets go back to 2017 when our PhD Committee discussed the allegations that Pete Rose had an affair with a 16 year old girl in the Cincinnati area in the 1970s. Is this the final straw that keeps C
Minicast – Kid Gleason
Happy New Year as we launch Season 15 of Baseball PhD. Who was Kid Gleason? Lets learn together as Ed Kasputis interviews baseball renaissance man, Dirk Baker.
2023 Harry Caray Re-broadcast
Holy Cow! We conclude our 6 podcast series on baseballs greatest sportscasters withHarry Caray(1914 1998). Caraybroadcast Major League Baseball for 53 years. Ed, Farley & Mark review the 2006 P
2023 Christmas Podcast
We celebrate Christmas since God has no off season. We remember the birth of Jesus and the 700 million dollar contract of Shohei Ohtani as Ed interviews Dave Matejczyk with the help from the world ren
2023 Jack Buck Re-broadcast
Jack Buck(1924 2002) called 11 World Series, 4 Major League All-Star games and 18 Super Bowls. Ed, Farley and Mark reviewBucks career and make their Super Bowl predictions in his honor. Ed inte
2023 Red Barber Re-broadcast
Barber hired Vin Scully We honor one of the greatest baseball sportscasters of all time Red Barber. We explore his life and influence. Ed interviews and thanks Dale Mugford fromBrave New Codefor
2023 Mel Allen Re-broadcast
Mordecai Israel was his name Mel Allenwas born inBirmingham, Alabama and grew up to become the Voice of theYankees. Our PhD Committee relives his great life with the help of authors,Stephen Bor
2023 Ernie Harwell Re-broadcast
This podcast features baseball sportscaster great,Ernie Harwell. Our PhD Committee first reviews Major League Baseballsplayoff expansion ideaof adding an additional wild card team in each league