No Crying In Baseball

Let’s tick them off: We reframed the whole Grand Tetons situation into how ‘bout you just play baseball in existing ballparks where you can see a national park from your seats? WAS, KC. etc.?  In honor of her incredible performance in Game 5 of the WPBL finals, we’ve named pitching a complete seven inning game shutout in 75 or fewer pitches a “Sato.” We’ve redirected the NFL to pay attention to ac...

The postseason bracket is coming into focus but we needed to shed some light on another race – the voting for the Roberto Clemente Award. Please vote as it is important to recognize the whole person, the community outreach, the giving back, and the character of our favorite players.  Pay attention though, to that whole person. Caring for kids is admirable, but if at the same time y ou treat other...

Patti and Pottymouth are back in the studio at last. Pottymouth is batting clean up on her fantasy team – when did all these changes happen? Patti shows personal growth regarding Adley on that other team. Your hosts’ bfs Sal and Kaz share a pretty cool rookie stat but is Kaz really a rookie? MIL and TBR are the first to clinch, and MIL does it in a way that makes us nostalgic for two weeks ago. Th...

Patti and Pottymouth are back from our Epic Baseball Road Trip and are unpacking and remembering how to go to work or learning how to be retired, respectively. While we take a minute, we thought we'd share with you the inspiration for the adventure. Back in January, we had the honor of interviewing Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum . As soon as we finished, we both thoug...

That’s our big thank you wish for all the fun and support on the Epic Baseball Road Trip. 8 ballparks, 10 beds, 2799 miles, a handful of breweries, wineries, and distilleries, one amazing day with Bob at the NLBM, one Scottish play, one evening of Mozart and Frank Zappa, more cheese than should be legal, and the kindest, friendliest baseball fans and staff we could hope to meet. Today’s show bring...

We are over 1700 miles in to our approximately 2500 mile road trip. Today’s show covers the crazy game in MIL, our two game visit to Springfield to see the WPBL in action, and two games in Kansas City. MIL gave us an historic shut out, a tornado warning, and a “throwing error” for the ages. On the way to Springfield we paid our respects to Rockford, the home of the Peaches, and future home of the...

Lovely humans. Yes it’s our first episode from the Epic Baseball Road Trip: CLE, DET, CHI edition. We give you the NCiB takes on Progressive Field, Comerica Park, and Wrigley Field. What are pierogi nachos, really? Yes we care that the bathrooms are just that good. No, in fact “good” beer is NOT available everywhere in the park. How far will Patti travel to execute a visual Hello Kitty/Detroit Tig...

It’s a good day when Pottymouth can work “ Durbinator ” into a sentence. Patti, like parents of dogs, cats, and small humans all over Baltimore, cannot quit Adley so she will be making questionable if not terrible roster decisions . Luis is mentoring Justin , Salvy is impressed by very strong Jac, PCA and Shohei keep the race interesting. Pottymouth has her first Baseball Girlfriend and Denver is...

It’s really the only way to cope with the trade deadline . Lots to cover in this super-sized episode, only partly fueled by very delicious (organic!) tequila. The big news was supposed to be Tarik Skubal , for which Patti doesn’t fault the LAD, she faults everyone else. The gut punch was once and forever Adley to BOS, which sets up all sorts of interesting co-host dynamics for AL East games to com...

Yeah, well, our teams killed each other’s streaks so we’re moving on to the trade deadline. While the Mead/ Early trade got things kicked off, the big target is Skubal . Grady and the Rays set a record for a HS draft pick, but sometimes a water gun will do. Salvy sets a Royals franchise record, Kaz sets a Japanese rookie record, and Drake does his job. Pottymouth talks about Caleb like Patti talke...

That described the two longest active winning streaks and coincidentally our two favorite teams, one of which was going down shortly after recording. More wood was knocked upon. Patti’s got two players of the week on her boyfriend roster, congrats to Drake and WIlyer . Several of our guys made their marks in some very lopsided games this weekend. Pottymouth learns that SDI is not what it was in ou...

Everyone knows you can’t  just talk about a streak without following it up with a protective action. Sure, you all know how the Home Run Derby turned out but we recorded the day before so you get the joy of our terrible predictions. We have some do it for Venezuela, some home field advantage, and our thoughts on dads pitching . We ponder how ASG replacements actually work because it sure is not on...

Pottymouth does not disappoint bringing you the Cavalli-Contreras rant you’ve been waiting for. Putting it firmly in the larger context of the devastating earthquake in Venezuela, Contreras’ home country, we walk through the “ brush ,” the slur that came awfully easily to Cavalli, and the ensuing fracas (not a picnic, not a brawl). There’s yet another teaching moment about an apology that really i...

That’s the question posed by Kurt Weaver, the Executive Director of You Can Play, regarding how Pride events are handled in sports.  Read more here , after the finger pointing , the absence of leadership, and the spin. The deadly earthquakes in Venezuela hit the baseball world hard. Venezuelan players in MLB played through the pain , and wore their hearts on their caps. Current and former players...

Keep them everywhere, like ibuprofen. You never know when you need them.  We have thoughts about Giants pitchers , DOJ and Attorneys General wasting taxpayer dollars on non issues, bigotry having consequences , and the chance for Book Club Girl to say Pride and Prejudice on a baseball podcast. The World Cup continues to provide endless opportunities for cross-training. Ecuador/Curaçao brings out t...

That’s right, it’s Happy Retirement Week for Pottymouth – from her day job, not the pod! But that means a little less incognito. If there’s a beer in front of her face, it is because she’s drinking it, not hiding behind it. We’ve got some multihomer bfs this week, including one where others demand the credit , the espresso boys are lighting things up, Josh embraces the beer league. A’s Nick hits t...

Embrace the game! Stop your timid , even if it means running into the outfield wall. Twice. Josh Rojas has a minor league hit and a major league hit in the same day, in the form of an SAT question. Kazuma goes Tex Mex, adding a little Country with the quesadilla. Bello goes a little Devers. Matt completes the home run bingo card with Sacramento as the free space. Patti rants about basepaths . It’s...

We crosstrain with the Fascist-in-Chief tearing up the South Lawn of the White House in order to host a UFC event in honor of his own birthday and to celebrate America 250. Because nothing says patriotism, etc. Pottymouth finally gets Blaze on the roster, maybe a day late but it will be great and in talking about Caleb we wonder if anyone else has said GSwing out loud. Nick breaks a streak but als...

We’re pretty sure Batman doesn’t mean what Nathan Lukes thinks it means. The Password is up for PIT and the Username is in Maine. Nick surpasses Rickey ’s streak. Other Nick debuts in front of home town crowd. James Frickin Wood scores a real inside the park GS (sorry, JJ). Everybody loves Salvy , and Chris is retiring for real this time. It doesn’t matter if your home run hits the top of the foul...

Welcome to the episode where we embrace retirement age and a respect for poetry at the same time our inner 12 year olds attempt to discuss cockfighting with the seriousness it deserves. That’s right, in the same hour we reference NPR and the National Baseball Poetry Festival , and Edwin Diaz and his 150 cock photos on Facebook. Not that kind. We tell you about Thor dabbling with slander , Yasiel P...

Tarik may have had loose bodies removed from his elbow but Patti’s pitching flock remains in shambles. Our boyfriends are getting beaned , sometimes by the aforementioned flock member . We don’t care for it, and yet what happened to warnings? Pottymouth catches us up on her overabundance of catchers . Shea has Dad Power . JJ hits an inside the park grand slam and laments the running. Patti relates...

We have streaks , and streaks that have been struck , and hello new guy, and some monster home runs fueled by quesadillas . Patti preps you for collective bargaining which should start Any Day Now. And she wants you to do some homework by reading this piece in the Athletic if you want to get all caught up. Pottymouth gets all Alice in Wonderland with the Phils firing their manager and is Mattingly...

Is it the rant on the Boston massacre or an overview of the Cyclones’ Weenie Weekend? Take your pick, we’ve got both. Buckle up, Pottymouth has takes . Adley is back and he brought his bat, James spoils a debut, and Ben MacDonald has a UFO moment. The Mexico Series brought a split for SD and ARI, and a big win for local kids with a huge free baseball clinic and Play Ball benefits. Patti highlights...

In which we consider the logistics of the CWS-branded pope hat giveaway . Are they inappropriate?  Are they too tall to see over?  What are the optics if pope hat-wearing fans brawl? Alas, it’s not for us to determine first hand, but we do get in an inadvertent “holy crap.” In the boyfriend report we find both bombs and f-bombs where Sal is concerned, We celebrate the turnaround of slow starts by...

It's the episode you didn’t know you needed.  Patti and the Pottymouth review all eight new City Connect uniforms at one time. A+ for Baltimore and San Diego , who are both two for two (if we round up). The Os design leans hard into what makes Camden Yards great and an understanding of the importance of neighborhood. The Pads celebrate their bi-national city by embracing multiple cultures as well...