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		<title>School of Hard Knucks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 21:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ed Kasputis interviews Brian Gaffney about his new book, School of Hard Knucks: My Three Sons and Baseball&#8217;s Wildest Pitch.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ed Kasputis <a href="https://youtu.be/s2-biGrl3EQ?si=AzkqPQiSaD9NUaec">interviews</a> <a href="https://x.com/BrianGaffneyFNC">Brian Gaffney</a> about his new book, <strong><em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPNF2VGW/?bestFormat=true&amp;k=school%20of%20hard%20knucks&amp;ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k0_1_18_de&amp;crid=EODHN93WFCCO&amp;sprefix=school%20of%20hard%20knu">School of Hard Knucks: My Three Sons and Baseball&#8217;s Wildest Pitch</a></em></strong>.</p>



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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year, small-ball won the World Series. The Milwaukee Brewers were dominant in 2026. What lies ahead in 2027? We ponder, worry and debate.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This year, small-ball won the World Series. The Milwaukee Brewers were dominant in 2026. What lies ahead in 2027? <a href="https://youtu.be/64JrfE4bc-s?si=dYP-gYVwL-1nIFtm">We ponder, worry and debate</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Kasputis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Brewers have taken Game 1, much more baseball lies ahead as our PhD Committee opines and debates.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Brewers have taken Game 1, much more baseball lies ahead as our PhD Committee <a href="https://youtu.be/I9eMG0cqmBg?si=RYTM8emX0RDNMVJK">opines</a> and debates.</p>
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		<title>2026 League Championship Series</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Kasputis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Dodgers, Brewers and Rays are in while the White Sox head to Cleveland for Game 5 of the Division Series. The final four is almost set as Ed Kasputis interviews Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal about his recent articles and the League Championship Series.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Dodgers, Brewers and Rays are in while the White Sox head to Cleveland for Game 5 of the Division Series.  The final four is almost set as Ed Kasputis <a href="https://youtu.be/e0T9UQmgcaU?si=Hj39cG2vcsQRLOmQ">interviews</a> <a href="https://x.com/jareddiamond">Jared Diamond </a>from the <a href="https://www.wsj.com">Wall Street Journal</a> about his recent articles and the League Championship Series.</p>
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		<title>2026 Wild Card Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eight teams are left including the White Sox as Major League Baseball prepares for the Division Series. We review and predict.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Eight teams are left including the White Sox as Major League Baseball prepares for the Division Series. We <a href="https://youtu.be/8azBHltxr30?si=sz3TQrVIecaMLWgc">review and predict</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The playoff field is almost set with 2 games to go. The Guardians, Rays White Sox, Yankees and Red Sox are set to go as the two Texas teams fight for the last playoff spot in the American League. As for the National League, the Braves, Brewers, Dodgers, Cubs and Padres are in while the Phillies and Dbacks fight for the final spot. Ed Kasputis <a href="https://youtu.be/euFov00ihYQ?si=DhpHQSs6fdr5EDmf">interviews</a> baseball author, <a href="https://x.com/BennettHipp">Bennett Hipp</a> about the upcoming playoffs. Hello October!</p>
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			<itunes:explicit/><itunes:subtitle>The playoff field is almost set with 2 games to go. The Guardians, Rays White Sox, Yankees and Red Sox are set to go as the two Texas teams fight for the last playoff spot in the American League. As for the National League, the Braves, Brewers, Dodgers, Cubs and Padres are in while the [&amp;#8230;]</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>The playoff field is almost set with 2 games to go. The Guardians, Rays White Sox, Yankees and Red Sox are set to go as the two Texas teams fight for the last playoff spot in the American League. As for the National League, the Braves, Brewers, Dodgers, Cubs and Padres are in while the [&amp;#8230;]</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>podcast, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Bennett Hipp, Cleveland, Cleveland Guardians, Ed Kasputis, Farley Dillinger, Guardians, New York Yankees, Progressive Field, Wild Card Preview, Wild Card Series Preview</itunes:keywords></item>
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		<title>2026 San Francisco Giants</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Kasputis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Giants had their worst season in five years. What went wrong? What went right? Can Buster Posey right the ship? Ed interviews Connor Grossman from Giants Postcards about what lies ahead.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Giants had their worst season in five years. What went wrong? What went right? Can Buster Posey right the ship? Ed <a href="https://youtu.be/uKkvIF1M4B8?si=3YCBWwMMprYLsWNs">interviews</a> <a href="https://x.com/connorgrossman">Connor Grossman</a> from <a href="https://www.giantspostcards.com">Giants Postcards</a> about what lies ahead.</p>
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			<itunes:explicit/><itunes:subtitle>The Giants had their worst season in five years. What went wrong? What went right? Can Buster Posey right the ship? Ed interviews Connor Grossman from Giants Postcards about what lies ahead.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>The Giants had their worst season in five years. What went wrong? What went right? Can Buster Posey right the ship? Ed interviews Connor Grossman from Giants Postcards about what lies ahead.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>podcast, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Buster Posey, Bye Bye Baby, Chicago White Sox, Connor Grossman, Ed Kasputis, Farley Dillinger, Giants, Giants Postcards, Golden Gate Bridge, Moe Berg, Nancy Pelosi, Oracle Park, Princeton, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Giants, White Sox, Will Venable</itunes:keywords></item>
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		<title>2026 Pittsburgh Pirates</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Kasputis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Pirates appear to be down and out but there is always a slight chance for the playoffs if they hit a streak. Let&#8217;s cross the Roberto Clemente Bridge together as Ed interviews Kurt Smith from ballparkeguides.com about baseball&#8217;s greatest ballpark, PNC Park.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Pirates appear to be down and out but there is always a slight chance for the playoffs if they hit a streak. Let&#8217;s cross the <a href="https://youtu.be/-B2kpkUoFAg?si=3SY0buvYjGaR7SaB">Roberto Clemente Bridge</a> together as Ed <a href="https://youtu.be/_q-JF9ok9HI?si=8VqvpTofNfhZZsul">interviews</a> Kurt Smith from <a href="https://ballparkeguides.com/">ballparkeguides.com</a> about baseball&#8217;s greatest ballpark, <a href="https://youtu.be/gBSQLNZ3a8k?si=LBrkY97lALZV624W">PNC Park</a>.</p>



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			<itunes:explicit/><itunes:subtitle>The Pirates appear to be down and out but there is always a slight chance for the playoffs if they hit a streak. Let&amp;#8217;s cross the Roberto Clemente Bridge together as Ed interviews Kurt Smith from ballparkeguides.com about baseball&amp;#8217;s greatest ballpark, PNC Park.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>The Pirates appear to be down and out but there is always a slight chance for the playoffs if they hit a streak. Let&amp;#8217;s cross the Roberto Clemente Bridge together as Ed interviews Kurt Smith from ballparkeguides.com about baseball&amp;#8217;s greatest ballpark, PNC Park.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>podcast, ballparkeguides.com, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Ed Kasputis, Farley Dillinger, Kurt Smith, Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, PNC Park, Primanti's is also at PNC Park, Roberto Clemente Bridge</itunes:keywords></item>
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		<title>2026 Subway Series</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Kasputis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we remember 9/11, the Mets travel to Yankee Stadium to play a subway series. Ed Kasputis interviews Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal about all things baseball. Let us never forget.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As we remember 9/11, the Mets travel to <a href="https://youtu.be/MkUqpC4Fl8k?si=l-ladJUBi874R0zM">Yankee Stadium</a> to play a <a href="https://youtu.be/jRjcoBgRWfI?si=HQkSC81aU8krfEZH">subway</a> series. Ed Kasputis <a href="https://youtu.be/OWWQS_EiV4E?si=PEEWYe1OQI0bP3zi">interviews</a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/search?query=Jared%20Diamond&amp;mod=searchresults_viewallresults">Jared Diamond</a> from the <a href="https://www.wsj.com">Wall Street Journal</a> about all things baseball. Let us never forget.</p>
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			<itunes:explicit/><itunes:subtitle>As we remember 9/11, the Mets travel to Yankee Stadium to play a subway series. Ed Kasputis interviews Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal about all things baseball. Let us never forget.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>As we remember 9/11, the Mets travel to Yankee Stadium to play a subway series. Ed Kasputis interviews Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal about all things baseball. Let us never forget.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>podcast, 9/11, Angel Stadium, Angels, Arte Moreno, Baseball PhD, baseball tours, Ed Kasputis, Farley Dillinger, Jared Diamond, Mark Rantala, Mets, Never Forget, New York City, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Stan Kroenke, Subway, Subway Series, The City that never sleeps, Wall Street Journal, Yankee Stadium, Yankees</itunes:keywords></item>
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		<title>2026 Tampa Bay Rays</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Kasputis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We celebrate as the Rays are finally on track to get their forever home. We review the stadium deal, the current Rays and all things baseball.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We <a href="https://youtu.be/i0x1RRJjlm8?si=UjBM5LynTWcTYvKZ">celebrate</a> as the Rays are finally on track to get their forever home. We review the stadium deal, the current Rays and all things baseball.</p>
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