Rain Delay Theater

The first game of the year is here for the Rain Delay boys! Jack and Jeremy head to Wrigley Field for a clash of division rivals and the tension wasn't only on the field! The guys have their usual beef with a group of very late arriving people who force them out of their seats. There's also a little static as a request by one co-host to record the Cubs/Brewers bench clearing situation doesn't go o...

It's Opening Day 2022 and Jack and Jeremy drop in to give a little preview of the season! The guys talk about some Cubs, Sox, and Brewers who made the squad, some rookies who made the Opening Day roster, and some bums who decided to hang it up. We also hear about some real bets the guys made for the 2022 season and a new "Jack has to wear a Javy Baez jersey to a non-Cubs Brewers home game" prop be...

With the 2022 season quickly approaching, Jack and Jeremy make their annual (legit) baseball predictions. We hear the guys’ picks for division, pennant, and World Series winners. We also get their individual award winner predictions as well, with a real stunner of a pick for NL MVP by Jack. Tune in and get ready for the 2022 baseball season!

The Rain Delay boys are back to bring you another non-roster invitee episode this spring! It's the usual drill as Jack and Jeremy run down a list of fringe guys, former Cubs bums, and guys who you thought were long retired, trying to stick with a ballclub this season. Many names will get mentioned and Chris Owings gets dumped on again this year! Check it out. The guys also run down their respectiv...

This week, Jack and Jeremy celebrate the end of the lockout and welcome in the 2022 season! Rob Manfred made his identity as a baseball villain very clear during this lockout and the Rain Delay crew decided to compile their own list of baseball villains and victims. The guys also breakdown the new CBA, talk about some free agent signings in the wake of the new agreement, and also talk about Joe Bu...

It's Rivalry Week on Rain Delay Theater as Jack's alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee takes on Jeremy's alma mater, University of Illinois at Chicago in hot college basketball action! We take a trip down Jeremy's memory lane as the RDT boys descend upon the UIC campus. The guys deal with a mind boggling ticket debacle at the box office, experience some bobblehead rigamarole, and have a c...

This week, Jack and Jeremy build an All-Cubs/Brewers roster of players who played for both franchises. The guys try to pick one player for each position and it was harder than you'd think - sometimes for good, but mostly for bad reasons. Let's just say, there's a few weak spots in the lineup... The guys also talk about the release of Series 1 of 2022 Topps baseball cards and the contract extension...

With the MLB Lockout dragging on with no end in sight and spring training right around the corner, Jack and Jeremy decide to dig into the issues at hand and try to make sense of it all. The guys break down the handful of issues being negotiated right now and try to explain them and give a little perspective. We also hear a recap of the (real) HOF voting and the guys go on many tangents including r...

This week, Jack and Jeremy induct the Worst of Fame class of 2022! New nominees are proposed, two all-time players are selected by the Veteran's Committee, the official ballot is written, and the guys vote for this year's inductees...or maybe no one gets in...? Tune in to see how the guys vote! Also, we hear about a major card pulled by Jeremy and the guys discuss The Innings Festival - a music fe...

Fire up the Zamboni, Jack and Jeremy are heading to the United Center for their first hockey game of the podcast! The guys are treated to a pretty competitive game between the Blackhawks and Avalanche. We also hear about a guy who helped build Guaranteed Rate Field, the guys meet a low rent Joey Votto and some hippies, and we hear another late pod Jeremy story as he recounts his time forgetting hi...

Rain Delay Theater gets in the Christmas spirit this week as Jack and Jeremy re-write the classic song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" with a new baseball-themed version and a RDT twist - warning it gets a little raunchy around the seventh day... See which podcast favorites and whipping boys make the list. Also, this week's #148 guy elicits a very cringeworthy story from Jeremy - enjoy that right a...

Jack and Jeremy come to you this week with another watch-along recap episode. This time, the guys move to the world of television and, more specifically, 1990s teen melodrama Beverly Hills, 90210. The episode follows Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Steve (Ian Ziering) as they coach a local little league team and deal with bad sportsmanship, a nose-picking slovenly teammate, and a skeezy commissioner...

Damian Miller "looks like he's no fun to hang out with", that's clear to see, at least if you're past guest Marc Bubblebath. So this week, in honor of the current MLB lockout, Jack and Jeremy propose a pair of baseball personalities and make the other choose which to let in their apartment to hang out and which to lock out! There's some real Sophie's Choices in this one! The guys also run down the...

Jack and Jeremy gather together to give thanks for various baseball things this week - don't worry, some people still get hurt in the process. The guys also talk about the 1986 Mets 30 For 30, the Kendall Graveman and Harold Ramirez acquisition, and the Wander Franco contract extension. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Jack and Jeremy head to their first off-season event to see the Dynamic Wrestling Alliance Invitational at the Compass Arena in Willowbrook, IL. We see some old friends from the last DWA pre-pandemic event as well as some new oddballs. Highlights include some controversial political comments by Mr. Ricolo the ring announcer, a bag full of tricks from Yabo the evil clown, and a possible wardrobe ma...

This week, Jack and Jeremy recap their 2021 over/under predictions and see how much Jeremy is a homer and Jack is proud of his Brewers predictions. Plus, the guys preview next week's big live event recap episode!

Inspired by last week's discussion about Mike Morgan giving up Mark McGwire's 61st home run in 1998, the guys decided to go back and take a look at some other home runs, significant and not-so-significant, in baseball history and see who gave them up. Jack and Jeremy also wrap up the 2021 World Series, talk about how the Braves fleeced the league for their revamped outfield, and drag Aaron Rodgers...

Your team lost the World Series, but who's to blame? No one, it's a team sport, right? Wrong! Jack and Jeremy go back to the last 16 teams who lost the World Series and find one person to blame for the loss. Unfair? Maybe. Completely on-brand for Rain Delay Theater? You know it! The guys also check in on the uninspiring Astros/Braves World Series matchup and talk about the guy who gave back Tom Br...

Jack and Jeremy take a look at baseball players who've changed their names at some point in their pro careers and decide if it was a good idea or a bad idea - lookout Fausto Carmona! The guys also talk about the firing of Mike Shildt and the League Championship Series' and Jack's review of "Long Gone Summer" the McGwire/Sosa 30 for 30.

Jack and Jeremy take a look at some bad contracts in baseball and try to see if we can propose some trades that will help out both teams...or at least move around some players who may be destined for jail. Before that, the guys talk about the Division Series' and the elimination of any interesting teams left. And, of course, the guys touch on the end of the White Sox season, John Cusack, Cane Guy,...

The Wild Card Games are in the books so Jack and Jeremy recap them as well as preview the LDS series' coming up. The guys also talk about Ozzie Guillen's local Emmy nomination, Frank Thomas buying the Field of Dreams, Dusty Baker drinking champagne out of a shoe, the departures/firings of some managers and Cubs coaches, and also Jeremy's solo experience of autograph hunting at Wrigley the day afte...

For the final time this season, Jack and Jeremy head out to the ballpark to see the White Sox take on the Reds in a game that was kinda bad and left an overall dirty feeling on the guys. Our duo deal with some tension sneaking into the 100 level and are surrounded by numerous unpleasant characters in their section. The night may have been saved by a delicious Spicy Ditka Polish and a bargain bin s...

The Rain Delay boys head out to a Cubs game for one last time this season and take in their first game for the pod from the famous Wrigley Field bleachers. The guys get to meet Bleacher Jeff, experience some bleacher bum security guards, and learn about the secret value of shoestrings. Jeremy also partakes in some exclusive bleacher food from Hot Doug's! The real show comes after, once again, when...

Jack and Jeremy return to the site of episode 5 of the pod, Beloit, Wisconsin, to see the Beloit Snappers take on the South Bend Cubs in High-A minor league action! In this episode, Jeremy is accosted by a Chicago-hating Wisconsin yokel, a super-twangy National Anthem is sung, a Johnny Carson-soundalike PA announcer, and VOMIT! Check out all that Beloit has to offer our podcast duo! The guys also...

For the second time in one week, Rain Delay Theater is taking in some quality Pirates baseball! Not really, but they did see them play twice. This time on the northside against the Chicago Cubs! We hear tales about a group of four older guys with young guy shenanigans...and wine. We also hear about an ill-fated non-bleachers beer snake, a Ditka lookalike, and more visiting team autograph hijinks,...