Rain Delay Theater

Jack and Jeremy return to a game...a basketball game? That's right, Rain Delay Theater was in attendance at the United Center to see the one and only Chicago Bulls take on the Brooklyn Nets. There's plenty to talk about as the guys dive head first into Social Media Night, including lending their faces to a 3D CGI basketball dunking video (for real), photobombing the Bulls pregame show, and an awkward photo op in front of a video board. There's more goofy fans and a goofy usher to talk about, proving it just doesn't happen at baseball games. Let's face it, the guys can find annoyances wherever they go. We hear some of Jeremy's thoughts about why basketball frustrates him and Jack recounts an overheard story about a girl who passed on the chance to hook up with Rob Gronkowski. All this and more as the guys return to live game action on Rain Delay Theater!

This week, Jack and Jeremy run down their lists of baseball's naughty and nice and equate players to good or bad Christmas gifts. Find out who is the equivalent of a hard to assemble Ikea shelf or who's like a gift card that is impossible to redeem. Along the way, the guys touch on the questionable Mariners trades of Robinson Cano and Jean Segura, Joe Maddon's son's controversial tweets, and the sage-like knowledge of Ken Rosenthal.

The offseason is upon us but Rain Delay Theater is back to help get you through the long winter! Jack and Jeremy discuss what they turn to in order to survive the offseason. The guys check in with recent baseball news, including the leaked Bryce Harper White Sox video display photo, the Kris Bryant on the trading block rumors, and the Rookie of the Year announcements. For the main event, the guys run down a list of surprising 1st Round Draft picks and discuss how and why they never panned out. Rain Delay Theater is here to get you to Spring Training, so stay tuned to your podcast players for episodes all offseason long!

The 2018 baseball season has come to an end and in honor of the World Series (and Steve Pearce), we run down the list of the last 10 World Series Champs and pick the worst player on each 25 man World Series roster! Sorry 2016 Cubs Brian Matusz, you weren't eligible for this one! You ever see a fringe major leaguer and think "THAT guy has a World Series ring?!?" Well those are the guys we're talking about this week! Before the main topic, the guys share their thoughts and a bleh fall classic, discuss Nathan Eovaldi folk hero, give Steve Pearce his props, and share a story of razzing Mike Glennon at a Cubs game in 2017. Fans of notable creepy actor Tom Noonan will be pleased with our little aside about him in this ep too!

This is the last ep of the 2018 season, but WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY! Stay tuned for episodes during the off-season with more goofy topics, lists, and guests!

The NLCS is over and Jack and Jeremy recap it all! We hear how Jack is coping with the Brewers elimination. The guys also talk about the Wade Miley switcheroo in Game 5, the who's who of Game 7 attendees in the first row of Miller Park, and just what led to the ultimate outcome of the Dodgers beating the Brewers. Jack and Jeremy touch briefly on the ALCS too (38:00) before running down the list of 2018-19 Free Agents and what the future holds for some of the players (45:10). Jack makes a bold prediction about Jonathan Lucroy's future, Jake Smolinski is mentioned for some reason, and can Jeremy convince Jason Heyward to go Buddhist and opt out of this Cubs contract? Tune in to hear for yourself! Plus, stay tuned til the end of the podcast (1:31:07) to hear a special announcement about the plans for the off-season for Rain Delay Theater! Also, don't forget to rate and review the pod on your favorite podcast listening platform!

Jack and Jeremy are back this week to give their picks for 2018 Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP. But first, we get an impromptu technology criticism from Jack, a full check-in about the Brewers/Dodgers series, and a less-full check-in on the ALCS. Jeremy shares a story about razzing Steve Pearce to some Orioles fans in 2014 and pines for traveling out to see the Arizona Fall League. Also, Jack weighs in with his thoughts about the NLCS national broadcast as a Brewers fan. And the guys discuss their feelings about Joe West's retirement. Tune in!

Jack and Jeremy are back this week to touch base on the end of the regular season, game 163, and the Cubs loss to the Rockies in the Wildcard game. Jeremy shares his thoughts about the torture it is to listen to a national broadcast call your team's playoff games, Jack weighs in with his thoughts about Willson Contreras and crying in baseball, and the guys look ahead to the rest of the playoffs and who they want to see in the World Series. Spoiler alert: Jack is rooting for the Brewers.

A last minute change of plans has Jack and Jeremy doing a 180 and heading north on the red line to Wrigley Field for Cubs/Pirates this week! Hear the story about how that happened and so much more! The guys finally encounter some goofballs in the crowd at Wrigley and a stressed out Jeremy is none too happy about it. Tune in to (or skip) a lengthy 14 minute rant that starts around the 1:03:00 minute mark. Jack and Jeremy also report on an awkward first date a couple rows in front of them, a kid who kept staring at Jack, and three wandering fans that just couldn't find their seats. Was this a White Sox crowd transported up north? Listen as the guys finally bring their vitriol to the Wrigley "fans" who seemed to be pretty oblivious that the Central Division is slipping away from the Cubs.

A special mini-mini postgame check-in from Jack and Jeremy on their walk home from the 9/25/18 Pirates at Cubs game. The guys check-in with their timely thoughts about tonight's game in preparation for the full recap later this week! Check it out and then stay tuned for the full-length recap of the game in a few days!

In this week's minisode, Jack and Jeremy assemble a team of 3rd tier superstars! So that means players who were good, but not-so-good. The main requisite for our selections was players could never have made an All-Star team. We always talk about hearing old baseball names and if you're into that as much as we are, then this episode is for you! Tune in!