No Crying In Baseball

*Not* a reference to Tommy Pham , but he does appear in Police Blotter for possibly a record-setting time. Our fantasy team infields continue to make news with Pottymouth contemplating Rice from Wong and Patti finally covering 3B. Christian Walker heats up, Eugenio Suarez makes some noise, Wyatt Langford is back with a bang, and Pete CA can’t stop taking it to the Dodgers. Again we make with the C...

Jackie Robinson Day came and went with Kareem calling out the President’s attack on DEI (although we don’t think it is a ruse for segregation, we think it *is* segregation), Mookie saying some hard truths about the LAD at the White House, and the commissioner saying some weak things and making questionable visits. Pottymouth got the Puk out of there and told us of fast boys , Patti’s flock is maki...

So many catchers in this snack size episode.  We’ve got pinky injuries, rolled ankles, welcome back dingers with glasses , and only dingers against Toronto. The Orioles help build an outdoor classroom at Harlem Park Elementary with a donated playoff share, and players fill its library with their own favorite books.  Pottymouth is well aware that she should roster her NYY bf but you can’t take the...

The reason torpedo bats are a thing is because they are not called bowling pin bats . Patti catches you up on all things torpedo . It seems like all the cool kids are getting contact extensions and we float a few more contenders . Pottymouth wants to complete her Walker set and Patti just wants a complete infield. Profar is a deep disappointment, and Ian Happ is still making us coffee 1000 games l...

We made it to 400 episodes and celebrated in style. Kat D. Williams joined us to talk about her new book “ All The Way: The Life of Baseball Trailblazer Maybelle Blair. ” Kat is a terrific storyteller and took us along for the ride of childhood Maybelle demanding a girls’ team in elementary school, adult Blair playing professional baseball *and* softball, planning and executing the transporting (b...

It’s the week of Hopening Day! Patti’s infield is a mess and Pottymouth is looking at the centerfield version of second base but nonetheless we have our fantasy team starting lineups ready. This week’s rant is geared at the scrubbing of history in the name of the wrong definition of DEI. And maybe it took messing with J ackie Robinson *and* The Golden Girls but people are paying attention. Except...

MLB is just printing money now, with deals for bad hats , alter-egos for minor league teams, and gold patches that will turn into collectibles and replica jerseys.  We really do buy all the things. It’s time to pick our pitching squads (flocks?) and weirdly we leave LAD alone. Pottymouth finds her ideal law firm, and inner 12 year old , in ARI and Patti says PHI is the place to be. The Dodgers and...

Baseball boyfriends are by definition guys we like, but sometimes it takes a while to get to that part.  Welcome to the show where we profile Yankees and Dodgers. LA brings us a defection story and a high profile international signing , and NY brings us a childhood Pesky pole situation and a putting one over on the parents with a  dirty uniform . Spring training gives us Walkers and talkers , and...

It’s always a holiday when we get to pick boyfriends. For CLE, Pottymouth has her first Noel and Patti picks a postseason star , then we find some Clemeni and some long game with the PHI. We throw some love to Jake Burger’s baby , and admire how Pottymouth sweeps an outfield . Cashman backpedals on Duck Dynasty and Manfred shares some lock out thoughts with a tinge of threat.  The WBC qualifiers f...

Thank you to brave governors and former NFL players for speaking truth to power. Spring Training is back and that means our guys are hitting bombs , speaking out of turn, gifting cars , and sneaking freshly baked bread into cubbies. We’ve got boyfriends on the Os and Pads including a once and forever, a guy that just wants to make us happy , and additions to our Jackson and Rosario collections. Th...

We love a good anthem kerfuffle, especially when we get to cross-train with it. The big news is Bregs to Beantown and Pottymouth and her dad couldn’t be happier.  The boys are back – from injuries and to Spring Training.  We check in with Christian’s actual back, Freddie’s ankle, Shohei’s throwing arm, and Tito’s triggers. We’ve got new boyfriends with HOU and MIL, so you’ll hear about an addition...

Yup, KC boyfriends get picked on Superbowl Sunday, but we throw in for the Eagles and back up our claim that they are a morally better team . This does not stop us from wanting to have a beer with a dad or Hunter Pence, Jr. Over at the NYM we pick a former LIDOM MVP and a little brother living up to the hype. The Serie was in fact in the Caribe , but it ain’t as Caribe as it used to be.  The Polic...

We’re in the middle of the arbitration window and of course we are keeping score . Find your way to honor Black History Month – maybe with a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum while the Royals are picking up the tab. Meet our boyfriends with the Tigers and the Hammers, including superheroes , little brothers, and donuts . Pottymouth rides the success of her Winter Ball teams and bf picks r...

It was a helluva week. We do get to the baseball but we take a moment to remind you every day is a good day to join the resistance, and do what you can from where you are.  Congrats to the new Hall of Fame class, but is Ichiro rewarding the wrong voter with a drink and a chat? Max and Christian provide an unforgettable afternoon for Little League families in fire-plagued Encino, and Jurickson , An...

It’s how the Dodgers signed Sasaki -- well, that and acing their homework assignment. Patti invented a fennel-clementine-gin cocktail in the comfort of her own home, and Pottymouth enjoyed local brews in the great state of MA, and yet we still found the time to tell you stories of boyfriends on the Twins and the Cards . LA Strong continues to happen with wildfire relief actions at Dodger stadium,...

Justin , Freddie, and Chris are putting their money where their hearts are to support those fighting the LA wildfires, and those who have lost their homes. You can help too, through the LA Strong collaboration .  We lay out all things arbitration deadline for you — who came out on top, and who has the biggest gap remaining. Boyfriends this week are from the Red Sox, where Pottymouth makes good on...

Not the opening line to a joke, but an intro to our Rays boyfriends . In addition to our TB infielders, we introduce you to our SF guys, where we find sexy defense and too many puns . The hot stove is pretty pitcher-centric with the Subject of our Sentence going to BAL for a year and the long term solution to ARI. Roki Sasak i is enjoying his film festival while evaluating offers from possibly 20...

Happy New Year, Friends! We’ve got Mookie going full Pottymouth, Carlos with extremely bad but a little funny real estate issues, and Shohei letting us cross train with Babe Didrikson. Our TEX boyfriends include a Duran upgrade and a small town boy making good, and CIN brings us a viking and an NBA smackdown . The umpires’ union says sure to the electronic strike zone, and Dave Kaval cuts and runs...

Pottymouth and Patti (but not Patti’s voice), take you into a holiday week with boyfriends from Toronto and Pittsburgh. While Pottymouth finds those MA connections , Patti looks at the cooks. Cody Bellinger goes to the Yankees, just like dear old dad, but we are more interested in his girlfriend as a serial MVP dater . MLB releases their report on pitcher injuries – the bottom line is, fault is ev...

On recent shows, Patti and the Pottymouth have talked about Ohtani's 50-50 Ball, Freddie's World Series Grand Slam Ball, and other meaningful baseballs.  In this bonus Episode, from The Sports Appraiser Podcast, we bring you the experts to dig deeper: Michael Osacky is a USPAP Compliant sports appraiser and lead appraiser for PSA, which is the world’s largest third party grader of sports collectib...

A 26 year old is a forever Met and is $765 Million richer. A 10 year old is a forever Freddie fan and his parents can send him to college. CHI is making some moves with Kyle and Carson, and TOR is just getting started wth Andres. We introduce our guys from the no-City-designation Athletics and our Washington Nationals, including some goofy , some hot start, some local boy makes good , and some of...

Here’s to believing that Pottymouth’s picks for LAA and MIA are men from Florida and not Florida Man. Patti avoids the potential pitfall by concentrating on California instead and exploring the ongoing Taylor vs Tyler naming conventions. We are flabbergasted that Aroldis F’n Chapman can still get a job and this Maura McGurk piece explains it better than we can. We workshop some approaches for a co...

Baseball teams fed a lot of people , Big Papi bought part of a ballclub, Brandon Crawford retired, LAD signed Blake Snell – how was your holiday weekend? We kick off the new year of baseball boyfriends with our picks for the CWS and COL. This week’s math lesson is how the playoff pool, this year a record-setting > $129 million, gets calculated and distributed to postseason teams. Rudy Guiliani...

Happy Thanksgiving week to all our friends – we are so thankful for you, and also that baseball thing. The big awards were announced and we’re surprised by our non-zero prediction success, happy about Stephen Vogt, and bitter about Chris Sale winning and Colton Cowser not. We brush up on hot stove vocab like “tender, ” Rule 5 , and qualifying offer . Kelsey stands in for Justine in Mexico and Alys...

Wander Franco just keeps trying new things and we’d like him to stop trying to collect the whole set. We try to block out the Juan Soto rumors because it is all a big tease because we’re pretty sure he’ll stay in NYC. The Trop is a wash for this season so the Rays will actually play in Tampa for the first time – thanks to the Yankee’s spring training facility and $15million. The Great Wall of Balt...