The Royals are in last but we talk about new Royals Stadium and the Crown District. Ed interviews baseball author and helicopter dad, Brian Gaffney about his upcoming book, School of Hard Knucks: My Three Sons and Baseball’s Wildest Pitch.

The Cardinals are in the hunt for a playoff birth with the re-emergence of Jordan Walker who was just placed onto the National League All-Star team. Ed Kasputis interviews Kurt Smith from ballparkeguides.com about Busch Stadium and Ballpark Village.

The Phillies have been hot and within striking distance of the Braves as the City of Brotherly Love prepares for the 96th MLB All-Star Game. We celebrate July 4th by remembering the courage of our Founding Fathers in 1776. We conclude the podcast with Ed Kasputis interviewing American author and journalist, Randall Sullivan about his book, The First All-Star Game: Babe Ruth, FDR and America at the Crossroads.

Trout is hurt and the Angels are in last, at least we can enjoy Disneyland and all of its past.

The Tigers have started out slow but there is still hope. Ed Kasputis interviews Kurt Smith from ballparkeguides.com about Comerica Park.

While the Reds are in last, we celebrate their past as Ed Kasputis interviews the great Mo Egger from ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati about this year’s Reds.

The Athletics head to their future City to play six games this week. Ed Kasputis interviews the Honorable Louis Schiff, co-editor of Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame about the City of Sacramento wanting an MLB expansion team and much more.

Denver is great but the Rockies are not. Our PhD Committee discusses the first stage of negotiations between the Players Association and the Owners. Ed Kasputis interviews Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal about nanoneedles and much more.

The Cubs are up and the Cubs are down, currently in third place. Ed Kasputis interviews Al Yellon about this year’s Cubs and his new book, The Incredible Chicago Cubs Trivia Book.

Manager Alex Cora has been fired and the Red Sox remain in last place. We celebrate the band, Boston as Ed Kasputis interviews Kurt Smith from ballparkeguides.com about beautiful Fenway Park.