Three Swings

Fresh off a fantasy baseball winning streak, Rhea returns this week to talk George Springer, the language of homophobia and gender bias, race politics in the locker room, the Red Sox's efforts and failures to move beyond their segregationist past, the NL Central, the Cubs trending up, the Cubs spinning domestic violence, the dilemma of Cubs fandom, and so much more. Plus #RosinBag questions on baseball terminology, fantasy strategy, and baseball's unwritten rules.

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Rhea talks Cody Bellinger's mechanics, Vladimir Guerrero Jr's arrival, Cleveland's lost season, CC Sabathia's milestone, and much more! Including an analysis of the MLB's domestic violence policy in the context of Addison Russell's impending return. And #RosinBag questions on pick off plays, birch beer, minor league mascots, gender bias in umpiring, and more!

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Rhea is here with thoughts on the only two perfect baseball movies, the Tampa Bay Rays, Nolan Arenado's milestone, the Yankees injury list, the Red Sox World Series hangover, possible trouble in Philly, and the 20th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary feats in MLB history. Plus #RosinBag questions about the Tim Anderson suspension, favorite (and least favorite) stadiums, Dallas Keuchel, and obscure baseball stats. And this week's Root Beer Review is Boylan!

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Rhea's in your ears, but not online! Hot off some major league rec league heroics, Rhea talks the Dodgers' inherent beatability, the Padres on the rise in the NL West, Houston and Seattle's joint ability to have fun (and their likely season-long rivalry), Jacob DeGrom, Yasiel Puig, Yasmani Grandal, Khris Davis, Chris Davis, and (because it wouldn't be an episode without them) some serious ups and downs in Rhea's fantasy league.

Plus, Rhea answers your Rosin Bag questions about the morality of fantasy baseball, baseball sounds and memories, pitch counts, and cream soda! Tweet your #RosinBag questions @ThreeSwingsPod!

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Rhea's back with a baseball haircut and some hot takes on MLB's hot starts and slow starts, the art of the apology, how to have fun with fantasy baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Chicago Cubs, Chris Davis's futility in the face of the fly ball revolution, and much more, including a rundown of the White House's cancellation of MLB's deal with the Cuban Baseball Federation.

Plus, Rhea answers your Rosin Bag questions about how to pick a bat, changing team names, and root beer recommendations! Tweet your #RosinBag questions @ThreeSwingsPod!

Also, check out The Memory Palace for some excellent baseball storytelling!

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It's only Week 1 of the men's baseball season and we're already living in the Upside Down. Rhea is here to talk you through all the surprising and (not so surprising) MLB happenings. Including hot starts from Tampa Bay, Seattle, and Christin Yelich, and slow starts from the Yankees (!), Red Sox (!!), and Astros (!!!) Plus Bryce Harper's Phillies debut and fantasy updates.

Rhea answers Rosin Bag questions on the best ways to watch games and the perfect celebration. Tweet your #RosinBag questions @ThreeSwingsPod!

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Opening Day is just around the corner and Rhea has your 2019 men's baseball preview! MVP and Cy Young picks, players to watch, and World Series predictions. Yankees? Astros? Dodgers? Brewers?? Rays??? Plus fantasy draft problems, playing time manipulation, and a deep dive on hats.

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It's baseball time, everybody! Rhea returns to talk the beginning of the men's major league season, free agency and injury updates, Bryce Harper on the Phillies, Manny Machado on the Padres, Blake Snell's extension, the CBA and fair player pay, rule changes, robot umpires, Clayton Kershaw injury update, and much more!

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Writer and baseball fan extraordinaire Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) joins Rhea for this week's episode of Three Swings to discuss the problems of Cubs fandom, their experiences of queer sports fandom, which teams in the MLB correspond to which politicians, the consequences of baseball's for-profit foundation, and so much more!

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Rhea Butcher brings Three Swings back this week to meditate on the problematic semantics of the phrase "women's baseball," as well as the history of business dealings that created today's women's sports climate. Plus, thoughts on the incredible amounts of money circulating in the world of professional sports, the world's recent loss of Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, and the future of the DH rule.

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