Rain Delay Theater

This week, Jack and Jeremy turn back the clock to recap a random episode of This Week in Baseball from 9/27/89. The guys talk about Mel Allen, the 1989 Cubs division clinching celebration, and a home run chasing mailman. The guys also weigh in on the GameStop stock pump and it's baseball connections, Masahiro Tanaka's return to Japan, and the HOF non-induction vote. It's another episode of Rain Delay Theater comin' atcha, how about that?!

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This week Jack and Jeremy compile a ranked list of MLB Managers based on their ability from their playing days. What kind of cockamamie list of managers has Chris Woodward over Joe Maddon? This one! Tune in to hear the rundown! The guys also talk about the Jared Porter scandal and firing, the slew of Cubs being signed by other teams, and ARod at the Presidential Inauguration. Coming in at #1 in baseball podcasts named Rain Delay Theater...this show!

A new tradition begins on Rain Delay Theater as Jack and Jeremy induct the inaugural class of the Worst of Fame. The guys nominate 10 players for the 2021 ballot of worst players in the majors with a minimum of 10 years played and then vote to see who makes the actual Worst of Fame - in classic Rain Delay Theater spirit, many ex-ballplayers get dumped on. Check it out!

It's a new year but it's the same two snarky hosts of Rain Delay Theater! Jack and Jeremy come at you this week with their own New Year's resolutions for each of the 30 MLB teams for 2021. More homers in Colorado, more snakes in Arizona, and less tomahawk chops in Atlanta - are just some of the suggestions from the boys this week! Plus, Jack and Jeremy weigh in on the Cubs' hiring of Jon Sciambi and the tale of Jeremy eating a 3lb hot dog at Alice Cooperstown restaurant in Phoenix. All this and more on the first Rain Delay Theater of 2021! Happy New Year, folks!

Jack and Jeremy check in for a minisode to close out 2020. The guys look back at the 2020 shortened season and look ahead to 2021. The guys also weigh in on the state of the Cubs and the Yu Darvish trade to the Padres. Ring in the new year with Rain Delay Theater!

It's Rain Delay Theater's big 100th episode and Jack and Jeremy bring you a very special supersized show with special guest Mark Gentile! Mark played pro baseball in the Diamondbacks and White Sox organizations and has an interesting and unconventional story of his playing career. From fights with teammates on busses, to naked teammates eating on locker room floors, to an unforeseen condition that cut his career short, Mark spends an extended time with the guys to give you a candid, behind-the-scenes, and hilarious look at a baseball career that blew up quick and ended maybe even quicker (24:50). This is some compelling inside baseball talk exclusive to the Rain Delay pod and brought to you in celebration of Jack and Jeremy's 100th episode! Tune in!

In honor of episode 99, the guys run down a list of players to wear the number 99! See how your two venerable hosts are able to evaluate players like Aaron Judge, So Taguchi, and Brian Bruney with the same amount of insight. Jack and Jeremy also check in on the Len Kasper departure from the Cubs, the Adam Eaton acquisition for the White Sox, and some other free agent signings. Plus, we're treated to a story from Jack about how being Scott Rolen's cousin can get you sweet free tickets to a San Francisco Giants game!

It's episode 98 and that calls for another revisit to a recent expansion draft as Jack and Jeremy take a look at the inaugural rosters for the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The guys also run down some notable Rule 5 picks from the recent past, in honor of the upcoming draft. Also, at the top of the show, the guys run down a few news items including the non-tender of Kyle Schwarber. Jeremy closes out the show with another tale from his vault, this time about former White Sox closer Roberto Hernandez and a 2nd grade teacher at his elementary school. Feeling great at 98, tune into the show!

This week, Jack and Jeremy look back all the way to the late 1800s to talk about a couple old, old, old timers who were a couple of the best baseball players of their generation, Billy Hamilton and Dan Brouthers. The guys also recount some fun stories of seeing their '97 rookies in person.

Jack and Jeremy bring you a whopper of an episode this week as the two breakdown all the names on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. Many thoughts are shared and stay tuned for yet another late episode bonus rant by Jeremy about Barry Bonds. At the top of the show, the guys discuss the departure of Theo Epstein, the Ryan Tepera MVP vote, and the recent hospitalization of Tommy Lasorda coming off his spotlight appearance on last week's episode. Jack and Jeremy will FIGHT for you! So tune in for them!