Rain Delay Theater

Opening Day 2021 is here and Rain Delay Theater convenes to give you Jeremy's first person account of what it was like to be in-person at the ballpark for the Chicago Cubs's season opener at Wrigley Field. Botched mobile food order, loud maskless galoots, and yet ANOTHER celebrity run-in for Jeremy (45:33). We have an exclusive report on the state of Wrigley Field in a "socially distanced" setting. Tune in!

Jack and Jeremy come to you on the eve of Opening Day 2021 to do a quick hit minisode on what they're looking forward to this upcoming season! The duo run down some key rookies making the opening day roster, some players who will be absent due to injury, and some thoughts about the hometown teams. Plus!!! Jeremy drops a bomb on Jack about a HUGE Chicago sports celebrity sighting he had this week. We also get a pre-first pitch of the season Cubs rant from Jeremy - ah, baseball is really back, isn't it, folks? Batter up! Baseball starts for the season after you listen to this minisode!

Spring Training is coming to a close and that might mean the end of the line for some veterans trying to make one last roster this year. So this week, Jack and Jeremy take a look at some baseball superstars that ended their career on a weird team. Like Ron Santo ending his career as a White Sox...or Greg Maddux ending with the Dodgers...or Mackey Sasser playing his last game as a Pirate. Hey, not so fast, Mackey - but you get the idea. The guys also talk about the drug bust of Cubs minor leaguer Jesus Camargo, the Jack Leiter no-hitter, and a happy ending to the Marquette/Wojo story.

This week Jack and Jeremy try to go legit as a baseball podcast and give their serious predictions for the 2021 season, that is, after a 20 minute detour at the top of the show as Jack tells a story about tumultuous rehearsals for the play where the Rain Delay duo first met. We (eventually) hear the guys' picks for division, pennant, and World Series winners as well as the three major awards: MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year. Jack also give an embittered tirade about the possibility of Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski being retained and Jeremy shares his apoplectic thoughts about the Bears signing of Andy Dalton. Tune in for mostly a baseball podcast this week!

Spring training marches on and Jack and Jeremy run down a few news items from around the league including the announcement that fans will be allowed at Chicago baseball games for Opening Day, Joc Pederson's hot spring training start, Nick Madrigal gets ridiculed by his teammates, and a poll that ranks the baseball fans that drink the most.

This week on the pod, Jack and Jeremy watch and review the 2016 indie film “Pinch” about two strangers battling over an autographed Norm Cash baseball bat. We learn a little about Jack and Jeremy’s baseball-related tv pilot they made several years ago, Jack learns that Norm Cash is a real player and the guys discuss The Bechdel Test. This ep clocks in extra long, so just be warned! If you’d like to watch “Pinch” before listening, it is available on Amazon Prime. And if you’d like to watch Jack and Jeremy’s tv pilot “Inside Baseball”, visit jeremydionisio.com!

The annual spring training tradition continues this week as Jack and Jeremy run down the list of non-roster invitees trying to break camp with their respective ballclub. It's an extra-long episode this week because when you're ragging on a bunch of fringe ballplayers, it takes some time! Arismendy Alcantara, Chris Owings, and Brian Schlitter make an appearance, so lookout! The guys also touch on the idiot, and now fired, CEO of the Seattle Mariners and his stupid comments about his team. What a stroke. Tune in!

With the start of any baseball season comes the release of a new set of baseball cards and this week, Jack and Jeremy take a look at some odd blurbs from the newest 2021 Topps Series 1 set! The guys also touch on the signings of Jake Arrieta, Brandon Workman, Justin Turner, and the Fernando Tatis Jr. contract extension. We are also treated to a controversial Rain Delay Theater t-shirt idea. Baseball season is inching closer, so let Jack and Jeremy take you through spring training all the way to Opening Day!

Jack and Jeremy break out a box of conversation hearts for this Valentine's Day episode and find the perfect MLB players as recipients. Love is in the air and it's time for the Rain Delay Theater boys to make their move, so look out Joba Chamberlain and Joe Biagini!

The Super Bowl is upon us and Rain Delay Theater explore some of their NFL roots this week and conduct a tournament of MLB nicknames vs. NFL nicknames to crown a true champion! Too Tall, The Refrigerator, and The Toy Cannon all make appearances as well as some of the classics. A lot to discuss about the virtues of a good nickname here! The guys also rip into Mickey Callaway and his embarrassingly lame text messages, they cover the signings of Kolten Wong, Joc Pederson, and Carlos Rodon, and they delve into some discontinued fast food burgers. Check out this week's episode in time for kickoff this Sunday! ...oh yeah...Jeremy's might claim that Tom Brady is a lizard person in this one too...tune in to find out!