Now that Scott finally bought a microphone that works properly, and Brett managed to dig himself out of the snow in Ohio, it's time for a new Standing Room podcast to kick off Spring Training! On this episode of our podcast that is completely and totally related to baseball: Scott argues about imperial pints; Brett... Continue Reading →
DO SOMETHING!!!
There's a saying that a watched pot never boils. At some point, though, after tears stream down our face and our eyeballs turn to dust from staring at the pot for days and days on end, it's time to wonder if someone even bothered to turn the damn stove on. Bryce Harper is a former... Continue Reading →
Case of the Mondays: Of Mother Nature and Home Openers
It's a Monday in mid-April, but it sure feels more like mid-winter than early spring. Time to crack open another Case of the Mondays from Standing Room Only to help you get through the (third? fourth? fifth?) winter of the year with dreams of midsummer nights at the ballpark. Who's off to a strong start?... Continue Reading →
50 Things I Think About The 2018 Season
After a baseball offseason that felt more like a Siberian winter than a patented MLB Hot Stove, the regular season has -- finally -- arrived. The problems of a miserable offseason (I feel you, Mike Moustakas) can be left behind. Some free agents still remain out in the cold, but for most of the teams... Continue Reading →
Back From Baseball Hiatus
As you may have noticed, due to a confluence of heavy workloads, trying to finding a job, and the fast-approaching commencement of the academic year, the pace of articles on this blog has slowed to match the dog-days of summer. I've even gone a full week without watching any baseball games. And upon the conclusion... Continue Reading →
Enough of This Nonsense – It’s Time to End Bean-Ball Culture
Let's be clear: this was not retribution. This was a vendetta. It was the top of the eighth inning in a 2-0 ballgame between the Nationals and the Giants at AT&T Park. Hunter Strickland was on the mound for the Giants. He got two quick outs in the inning, and then Bryce Harper came to... Continue Reading →