No Crying In Baseball

Patti defends Baltimore’s City Connect choices – it’s high concept, people. We discuss booing by fans AND by moms (We don’t like it but it seems to work for Trea). Adley goofs off at the MLB flagship store. Luke Raley strikes out Vladdy, then gets lit up. Christopher Morel can’t stop raking. Craig Kimbrel reaches a milestone. In the Police Blotter, The Dodgers apologize to the Sisters, Glen Kuiper gets fired for his not-really-a-flub, and Aaron Boone keeps on getting tossed, this time for “expectorating.” Summer collegiate leagues are starting, and Broxton Rocks Marika Lyszczyk becomes the first woman in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Good luck to Venezuela’s Francys Sandoval, the only girl playing in the 12U Baseball World Cup.

We say “It’s a very light toddy,” “Take backsies and a spit take,” and “you can’t say holy shit to that.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Join us for birthday cross training, swag fails, rule corollaries, and a guest appearance by West Coast Correspondent Deborah. Adolis > Aaron, Mark Vientos comes up and Yahoo won’t let Patti capitalize on that, Seiya is turning a corner, and Bryce Miller scores an emergency fantasy draft. Deborah and Jayson Stark do a deep dive into the state of the new rules, and if the A’s are bad, or Spider-bad. Liam Hendriks brings the love through food trucks. We take an upstream look at the Dodgers vs.The Sisters debacle. Zac Gallen channels Randy Johnson in the worst way, and we revisit Sticky vs. Tacky on the occasion of Domingo Germán’s suspension. Deborah is going to buy this shirt, you might want to, too. Congratulations, Pottymouth, Jr.

We say, “No scrum for swag rule,” “All those guys are 0 for Tuesday,” and “Mommy and Mommy are fighting again.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Nothing better for these moms than talking baseball on Mothers Day, plus a detour to the farmers market for bread and booze, to NYC for a show, and a little sitcom talk. The entire AL East remains above .500 which makes us proud and pissed at the same time. Cedric Mullins hit for the cycle during Patti’s book club and Triston Casas “regrets” his 442’ homer. If Mickey Moniak’s season debut including a homer and 2 stolen bases on his 25th birthday had happened for the NYY instead of the LAA, Harrison Bader would have gifted him a very nice bottle of wine. Pottymouth checks in on not-in-her lineup boyfriends plus new to her lineup Christopher Morel. Kenley Jansen gets his 400th save but gets drawn offsides by Willson Contreras, more than once. Crosstraining and the Police Blotter are one and the same as college basketball and the NHL join MLB for slurs and insensitivity. Start prepping for next summer’s Women’s Baseball World Cup now – opening play-in rounds start next week.

We say, “If you can make the ice work, I can make the next drink work,” “We did not need to use duct tape or a paper clip at any point,” and “I’m going to explain logic.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

We agree with Fernando Tatis, Jr. when he says, “who doesn’t love Ha-Seong Kim?” Max Muncy flexes his dad power. Pottymouth’s weekly Kiké mention is really about the ceremonial first pitch of his model cousin Sofía Jirau. Last Friday’s Hammers vs Os game, with Max Fried vs. Dean Kremer, was the 5th time in MLB history with two Jewish starting pitchers. The High A Hillsboro Hops (with manager Ronnie Gajownik) vs. Vancouver Canadians (Ashley Stephenson position coach) series brought us women in uniform on both sides of the field. Our Police Blotter features a conversation of when is a flub really a flub as we discuss the suspension of Glen Kuiper, As broadcaster, for his on-air racial slur. We highlight the international asshattery of Trevor Bauer, and the multiple plunkings of Arozarena. Bryce Harper and Jose Altuve come back quickly, and Liam Hendriks shines in a rehab start. Justine Siegal piles on the impressive firsts by adding “first woman to coach in LMB.” Our pre-season predictions predictably stink.

We say, “It’s perfectly acceptable for Arozarena to do his pose at third WHEN HE HITS A TRIPLE,” “Dad to dad baton thing,” and “I bet *he* can rollerblade and not pull anything.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Crosstraining with Games 7 provides the opportunity to revisit both grammar and the “gear algorithm.” Vocabulary lessons include “hamate excision,” “batter’s eye,” and “cheezstayk” (which Patti objects to on many  levels). Pottymouth’s trip to Philadelphia includes a great showing by Patti’s former bfs (Castellanos, Pache, and Marsh), an Aquaman sighting, and beer as souvenirs because it is always the right size. Yu Chang is about to obtain superpowers, Corbin Carroll has super speed, and LA has something super as there are a large number of Little Tiny Dodgers. Patti’s bfs Raleigh and Raley are not only alliterative, but also repetitive with the homers. Our Police Blotter includes suspicious edits, a pottymouth but not in a good way, and an opportunity to say “run it out.” Pottymouth is all about the Mexico series, especially swag bags, and the Padres and Giants spending time out in the community, but MLB expansion there is not likely.

We say “I wish there were more Pucker,” “zombie apocalypse,” and “he only wears his shirt unbuttoned one button but it feels like more.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

The A’s buy land in Las Vegas so of course Patti and West Coast Correspondent Deborah talk anti-gentrification, environmental clean-up, affordable housing, and pitch a cross-training idea of an NHL expansion team at Howard Terminal. Max Scherzer takes over the Police Blotter with his ejection for hands “the stickiest it's been.” The case in point pigeon delay leads WCCD to express some compassion for umpires dealing with new rules with little guidance. Manny makes a kid’s day, Kiké expresses 100th homer joy in a fully Pottymouth way. Bryce is a medical miracle, Joey’s bat wakes up as soon as Patti benches him, Vladdy is no friend of the NYY, and Josh Harrison just keeps doing his job.

We say “Coffee is my beer,” “Inigo Montoya moment,” and “having dirt bike accidents and not telling the team before  it was cool.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Jackie Robinson Day always teaches us something new. The 2013 Red Sox commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, Pedro begins a mentoring program, and Pottymouth takes issue with the bleeping of David Ortiz. Yu Chang starts hitting, Jarred Kelenic hits it far, and Franchy is hitting big for the wrong team. Patti dives into the math around the uptick in stolen bases – will this year’s champ hit 60? 80? And Trea wants to make sure we’re stealing for the right reasons. Tatis finally gets a shot at AAA ball. We’re with Rocco in the Police Blotter where he takes issue with umpires allowing Doming Germán to remain in a game after not following the crew chief’s directive, and we’re baffled about the “umpire discretion/we’ve got a policy but no one followed it” pitch clock violation when all the Dodgers fans wanted to do was welcome Cody home. Yankees broadcasters need to understand that kids from Cleveland get to rock long hair, even when forced to wear a NYY uni. A handful of teams are extending alcohol sales past the 7th inning, given the increased speed of the game, begging the question of the goal of ending sales early – it used to be to prevent drunk driving – which seems to be a moving target.  Don’t get us wrong, we’re all in for a second beer because we are either on the metro or with a designated driver, but the policy, dammit. Stay tuned for what happens next weekend when the Pottymouth’s ditch Patti for a baseball trip to see the Phils and the Iron Pigs/Woo Sox.

We say “way more wahoo than I’m comfortable with” “welcome back to three years ago”, and “he’s good to go until he gets on a bike.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

The governor of Maryland shows that he postgames like we pregame, so he is our people. Our Brewer’s boyfriends get our attention this week as Brice Turang grand slams for his first HR, and Garrett and Haley Cruse Mitchell have some social media fun. Patti’s CLE bf Myles Straw leads the league in stolen bases and gives Patti her only lead in fantasy baseball. In a BF plus one crosstraining note, we wish Mallory Swanson a speedy recovery. We note that Corbin Carroll does not dig himself out of the ”parents dropped me off for the first day of school” issue by saying that they just needed the car. The unforeseen consequence of the pitch clock appears to be the frequency in which players will now appear on the Police Blotter for reacting to  not being granted their requested time out.  Manny is the first, of course, to be tossed for arguing the issue, followed closely by Tim Anderson.  Anthony Rendon continues his descent from his former once and forever bf status with his suspension for an altercation with a mouthy fan. Dartmouth says it’s climate change and  Emory says watch us score all the runs. Thanks to Jeff Passan we have more of the story of how the minor  league CBA came to be. The Copa de la Diversión is bigger this year so prepare to buy all the merch and get yourself to at least one of the 400 Fun Cup games this season. 

We say “Bartles and Jaymes,” “keep that name in your rolodex,” and “anthropomorphizing alcohol. ”Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Join Patti and Pottymouth for a conversation with Bryan Ruby, ballplayer, country music artist, and founder of Proud to Be in Baseball. Come for the important conversation about creating a safe space for LGBTQ+ baseball players, learn about the life of a journeyman baseball player, and share some country music dreams.  Stay for the qHAR tips and the near miss of being named for Cal Ripken, Jr. Find Baseball Country, Left Field, and more of Bryan's music in "all  the places," and look for him at a ballpark near you this summer.

In which we make likely terrible predictions for the upcoming season, celebrate the new CBA for Minor League players, and share a teaser of our upcoming interview with ballplayer, country music artist, and founder of Proud to be in Baseball, Bryan Ruby. Adley Rutschman sets an enormous number of firsts on his first Opening Day. Pottymouth heads to Boston to reassure Dad about some particular Red Sox. We look at the effect of MLB’s new rules on game time, stolen bases, and beer sales based on one day of data. Minor Leaguers ratified their first ever CBA, more than doubling their salaries and improving their living conditions in one fell swoop. Patti and Pottymouth make their annual predictions on standings, championships, and individual awards, rooted deeply in research and not at all on small sample sizes and whims. Pottymouth wants you to Czech out more international baseball. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you don’t miss our full length interview with Bryan Ruby, dropping later this week!

We say “Raking on both sides of the situation,” “So Much Painful,” and “Bracket to win, bracket of your heart, and bracket just to mix things up.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @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. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.