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 Puig’s perceived lack of remorse, and the wrong kind of banner day at Nat’s Park. Pottymouth’s boyfriends battle it out – Will Blaze be the new Westy? How will the Jorbit/Nasim contest end? Patti’s guys have the big bats this week, and she finally has a starting pitcher back in the flock. Gavin is locked in for the clutch hits. And Tommy Pham becomes the Free Space. CBA negotiations have finally begun and this piece on ESPN can help you get up to speed.

We say, “I can’t explain Tommy Pham,” “our favorite bat-licker,” and “the only sport where you should have knives on your feet is ice hockey.” Fight the man, go see some live baseball, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. We now have episode transcripts available!  They are available for free at our Patreon site. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.