Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

Fatherhood, baseball, romance and family – those are the themes of Kelli’s Pine. We break our mold as Ed Kasputis interviews our first fiction author, Jay Grochowski about his great new book, Kelli’s Pine.

The Nats are in last but they hope their rebuild will be fast. Ed Kasputis interviews Paul Francis Sullivan from Locked on MLB podcast about all things Nationals including Juan Soto.

Our PhD Committee reviews the history of sign stealing and the recent development that the Houston Astros have been accused of improper sign stealing from 2017 through 2019.

Are the Rangers upward bound with Cory Seager or will it just be more of the same with a higher payroll? We discuss as Mark and Ed call Farley while he seeks his most memorable cup of coffee.

Let’s learn about the woman who called Babe Ruth “daddy” as author Jerry Amernic interviews Babe Ruth’s daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens who passed away this year at the age of 102.

We’re in Pittsburgh where PNC Park is the star. Will the Pirates improve? We debate as Ed Kasputis interviews Joe Connor aka Mr. Sports Travel about things to do in Pittsburgh.

Ed Kasputis interviews author Jim Collins about his updated book, The Last Best League.

Welcome to Miami! Can the Fish swim throughout the NL East in 2022 as the Braves, Mets & Phillies have payrolls over $200 million dollars? Ed interviews Craig Calcaterra about his new book, Rethinking Fandom: How to beat the Sports-Industrial Complex…

Ed Kasputis interviews children’s author, Dan Gutman about his book, Ray & Me.

He knocked in the winning run on Opening Day. The Bobby Witt Jr. era has begun. With the added experience of Zack Greinke, will the Royals make a dramatic improvement? Ed Kasputis interviews Professor Bruce Bukiet from the New Jersey Institute of Technology about the 2022 season and his predictions for each team.