No Crying In Baseball (Voxtopica)

We’re happy for Dusty, Pottymouth is happy for JV, Patti is resigned to scrappy not prevailing in the end. Birthday girl Pottymouth finds a way to make the World Series about the Red Sox and it just feels right. It also leads to more quality analysis of “combined no-hitter” vs. “no-hitter,” and big credit to the catcher, in this case Christian Vazquez. Jeremy Peña is the MVP and the “it” boy of the moment but we just need to note that NCiB claimed him first. No surprise that Patti names sexy defensive plays from Orioles Legend Trey Mancini and possible future BF Chas McCormick as Series turning points. And well that monster homer by BF Yordan Alvarez. The Phils had too much fun for this to be the end. 

In non-series news, Gold Gloves were awarded last week, with a strong showing from NCiB’s boyfriends, past, present, and probably future. Ronald Acuña shows up in Venezuela and winter ball/WBC rumors kick in, and with Idelmaro Vargas playing for the Cardinales we consider just hoping both teams have fun rather than throwing loyalty at a team. The Hot Stove will fire up and we note that shortstop free agents will be the big news and we look to contract extensions for some of the kids.  We say "drunk and appreciative," "I want to go to Aruba to think," and "fun is my second favorite f word." 

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The Cleveland Baseball Team officially becomes the Guardians, which requires footnotes (but we’ve got’em). It’s always Women in Baseball Week for NCiB, but this week it is official for the rest of the world. We re-cap the wildly successful Baseball for All Nationals and preview some steps to making college baseball more possible for women. We rant a little about the criticisms of the groundbreaking all-woman broadcast team that called an Os/Rays game last week, and give Patti’s former BF Anthony Santander some props for knowing what’s up. Pottymouth presents the obligatory Kiké Hernandez Appreciation Segment, and Jon Lester’s 2 run homer gives us an opportunity to name check Big Sexy.

We give explaining the Oakland A’s current status re the Port and the Strip our best shot. Our proposed scenario is drop an expansion team into Vegas because how cool would that be, and figure out how to keep the A’s where they belong. Montgomery, AL pickles their AA Biscuits to become Montgomery Kimchee for a day, to honor Korean culture. The CPBL is back, but Mitch Lively and the All Star Game are not, so our excitement is tempered. Olympic Baseball is about to start, but the Hobbit House may cramp Pottymouth’s ability to watch. But she’ll be in a frickin’ HOBBIT HOUSE. 

In our Police Blotter, CLE reliever Nick Wittgren, his wife, and children are all targets of online death threats because of a “bad day at work” and this needs to stop. Starlin Castro’s administrative leave and domestic abuse investigation continue on, and the hearing over Trevor Bauer’s restraining order gets kicked down the road. Did we need to know the color of his suit or that the Dodgers’ may enjoy some salary relief if he is suspended? Not so much. We do want to know what women were consulted as part of his vetting process. Hey, the NFL is going to fine unvaccinated players almost $15K if they violate COVID protocol. Now we’re talking.

Get vaxxed, fight the man, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

It’s how the Dodgers signed Sasaki -- well, that and acing their homework assignment. Patti invented a fennel-clementine-gin cocktail in the comfort of her own home, and Pottymouth enjoyed local brews in the great state of MA, and yet we still found the time to tell you stories of boyfriends on the Twins and the Cards. LA Strong continues to happen with wildfire relief actions at Dodger stadium, and the generous donations of Ohtani and others. Jake makes his new jersey number matter and Matt shows why should never challenge an elite athlete to, well, anything really. Pottymouth is killing it in Winter Ball with her picks going to the finals in both the Dominican and Venezuelan leagues.  And RIP to Mr. Baseball.

We say, “we saw those tight pants in action,” “What’s an unshady way of saying in cahoots?” and, “He chugged with the style of someone on the video board at a hockey game.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. We now have episode transcripts available!  They are available for free at our Patreon site. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

Opening weekend brought us PitchCom, a couple of bench-clearing conversations, and a labor rant about MLB mobile ordering not allowing us to tip our stadium workers. Seth Beer proves our bf designation absolutely on point, plus boyfriend heroics from Teoscar Hernandez, Bobby Witt, Jr., and Juan Soto. There’s former bf joy with Nelson Cruz (if you *have* to have a DH…) and picked too soon Joey Bart, plus dominos falling with Pedro Severino.  Jazz and Rachel go full Pottymouth. Patti searches desperately for a rhyme with Buck to describe her feelings for the Bucks Showalter and Joe. We add Staten Island to our ballpark tour plans to see Kelsie Whitmore in action. 20 year old Rōki Sasaki’s perfect game leads our international baseball news. And because we can’t help it, we spend a lot of time on sock height, what “striking out the side” really means, and imposing our own rules for ballpark behavior.

We say “extra slippy,” “I can hook you up with that koozie,” and “our frickin’ Church of Baseball.”

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Join us as we math it out, suss it out, and legitimately incorporate the phrase “Tequila Shots” into a sports discussion. Pottymouth’s roster has an abundance of Ellys and a teaching  moment  about  catching home runs in a full beer.  Her recent history is dotted with Dodgers Hernandi, one for heroics, one for the dangers of being mic’d up while at work. Patti’s team has a pitcher getting booed in Yankee Stadium for all the right reasons, and a late roster add coming through big. Bfs past and once and forever show up with the slams. We roll Mental Health Month on into June as MLB players speak out and support their own. In our Police Blotter, Tucupita Marcano gets Pete Rose-d, and Ty Cobb’s granddaughter gets booted for trying to bring reason to a private Facebook group. The Phils and Mets lean in hard to their London visit, and Pottymouth comes  through big on her NBA crosstraining assignment. Kelsie does it again. Happy Pride, everyone!

We say, “known breaker of people,” “I have two thoughts and it will be amazing if I remember both of them,” and, “look at your local government helping people have a good time.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

The British Baseball Federation demonstrates exactly why women should be involved in every level of the development of a women’s baseball league. And causes us to state for the record that we will not work topless. We celebrate David Peralta, Eduardo Escobar, Anthony Rizzo and Freddie Freeman for bringing the fun. Joey Votto, Shane Bieber, and Vladdy (and his Daddy) reach some “Bench”marks. Roberto Alomar is banned from baseball and Patti’s heart just can’t take any more. Pottymouth wants the Twitter trolls to back off from Jess McCann. Pitchers getting personal with their K celebrations cause benches to clear in the Reds/Cubs series as well as the Mets/Phillies where Dominic Smith calls out Jose Alvarado and we agree with Joe Girardi more than once, stunning us both. The Disney Prince is a pottymouth and his mom does NOT approve.

On one hand, Atlanta’s Truist Park is going to 100% capacity, on the other, Fenway is hosting high school graduations, many parks are hosting university commencements, and Progressive Field has a prom. Get your #HoltOffCancer shirt, if you can get past the cowboy hat. The independent Pioneer League eliminates extra innings with hockey-style shoot-outs. We want Australia to get it together with women’s baseball, but acknowledge that at least they are trying. Honkbal. And Patti says Glen when she means Bryan.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, get your vaccine as soon as you can, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

The minor league union is official, the 21st Roberto Clemente Day is honored in style, and postseason prep has begun. We drink theme beer, learn all infields are not equal and get lost in Vinnie Pasquantino’s syllables. Bobby’s qHar gets some notice by people who are not us and Ke’Bryan learns about appropriate snack timing. Joey Meneses and his inside the park HR contribute to the return of Patti’s Happy Place. Adam Jones teaches us how to negotiate a contract (a plane ticket and beer!), as the WBC qualifiers are in full swing. A tip of the NCiB ballcap to the seven women playing college ball this year. We say “tiny little pocket constitutions, “take the mojo where you can get it,” and “we taught the Brits how to woo.”

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This week we review the Twins-Indians series in Puerto Rico, where hometown stars José Berríos, Francisco Lindor, and Eddie Rosario all shone on the island still recovering from Hurricane Maria, along with a power outage that nearly shut down the series.

Patti introduces a new stat! SPRINT SPEED. You'll have to listen to find out what that means and who has more boyfriends in the top ten.

Bryan Price is out at the Reds. Could John Farrell step in? What about Dusty Baker?

All that and a Minor League shout-out in this week's episode!

Get details about everything in this week's show and our Baseball Boyfriend Fantasy League at Facebook.com/NoCryingInBBall

Shohei Ohtani warms up with the Angels but the Dodgers get the hot tub flu, all in this week's episode!

Patti brings more science to the field in her ongoing study of everything that makes baseballs fly and learns that last year's balls were, indeed, different. Could that explain the record number of home runs? Listen to find out!

Boyfriends this week (the last week of boyfriends!) are Yonder Alonso and Francisco Lindor of the Cleveland Lindors, er, Indians, and Kiké Hernandez and Logan Forsythe of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Get details about everything in this week's show and our upcoming Baseball Boyfriend Fantasy League at Facebook.com/NoCryingInBBall

We made it to 400 episodes and celebrated in style. Kat D. Williams joined us to talk about her new book “All The Way: The Life of Baseball Trailblazer Maybelle Blair.” Kat is a terrific storyteller and took us along for the ride of childhood Maybelle demanding a girls’ team in elementary school, adult Blair playing professional baseball *and* softball, planning and executing the transporting (by ground) of a fighter jet through the streets of LA to the Air Force Base, escaping the raiding of a gay bar, inspiring legions of girls and women to play ball, and coming out publicly at age 95. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed participating in it. Maybelle Blair is life goals, and Kat left us inspired to build runways. Find All the Way at your independent book store or online at Bookshop.org. Find Kat Williams on instagram at @tellagirlshecan and keep up with all the great things happening at and with the International Women’s Baseball Center.

We learn the answer to “What’s it like to have a beer with Maybelle.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. We now have episode transcripts available!  They are available for free at our Patreon site. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

Forced to find the good in the Yankees, Pottymouth is clearly won over by new BF Estevan Florial. Patti gives the nod to impeccably groomed Giancarlo Stanton and his “fricking forearms.” For the Cardinals, Pottymouth flies like an eagle with Edmundo “Mundito” Sosa and Patti cheers Noots-not-boos for Lars Nootbaar. We note that it is the lockout, not CBA negotiations, forcing a delay in spring training games and we catch you up on the latest proposals. We ponder the sheer size of the deal Juan Soto turned down, and wish Mr. Walk-off well. In our Police Blotter, the testimony of Matt Harvey and other players blows open the story of widespread drug use in major league baseball, while Eric Kay is found guilty of supplying the pills resulting in the death of Tyler Skaggs. We share a fashion moment from the minors and take a stand for televising women’s sports. We say Haitian/Dominican political situation, trans flag, and deep down I'm Ironman.

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In one month, Michael Rivers matched up dozens of financially-struggling minor league ballplayers with individuals willing and able to commit to a seasons’ worth of care packages and gift cards, and he’s still going strong. In this episode, we talk with Michael about how “Adopt a MiLB Player” began and how fans of the game can help out until MLB fixes its labor policies. Our boyfriends this week include a couple of Baby Bombers, Gleybor Torres and Miguel Andújar of the Yankees. After a you-knew-it-was-coming Tomahawk Chop rant, Pottymouth tells you about Atlanta SS Dansby Swanson, why it is perfectly acceptable to choose a Baseball BF based on his girlfriend, and we learn an important lesson about Jane Austen vs. frozen dinners. Patti tells the origin story of BF Adeiny Hechavarria, and connects the dots between this week’s picks. The wagging finger of Joe Torre is not all that effective at policy enforcement. MLB makes some long-awaited diversity news in the upper ranks of umpires. Baseball Prospectus uses their powers for good.

It’s time for NCiB’s Fantasy Boyfriend Baseball League! Contact us via social media if you want to play rotisserie fantasy ball, following our boyfriend rules for players. The draft begins immediately after Patti and the Pottymouth release their starting lineups on the March 17th episode. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

After a get to know you tequila shot, Suzy of the new Bourbon & Baseball podcast, and our own fantasy league, joins Pottymouth for this week’s show while Patti lifts heavy things in Syracuse. Pottymouth braves Camden Yards without Patti because Kiké is back and there were bleacher seats to be had. Our pal Brett was DFA’d, making room for rising star Kyle Stowers. Suzy brings the Astros love and reassures us that all of our former BFs are being well taken care of by the Houston fan base. Pottymouth ponders the parenting style of Fernando’s mom and dad. Suzy fits right in with a Yankees Suck segment, and enjoys how opposing teams believe the ‘stros can hack pitchcom. In the Police Blotter, Ozuna gets hit with a DUI, Blake Snell gets hit by a DUI, and we wonder about a secret backstory to Hader’s move to the Padres. Pottymouth catches us up on qualifiers for the Women’s World Cup and possibly drops a hack to getting World Baseball Classic tickets. We say “blanket of orange,” and “His strength came in his facial hair.”

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Your vaccinated co-hosts record in the same room for the first time in over a year! Thank you, science. COVID outbreaks hit the Twins and maybe the Astros, and we can’t help but feel a little told-you-so about Andrelton Simmons. Jake Cronenworth, David Price, and Joe Musgrove are all in the same sentence but not how you’d expect. Joey Votto executes a triple play but we think he could have done better. Andrés Giménez scores 4 runs, 5 hits, and one fight with Adam Eaton who is no longer on Patti’s list of favorite Adams. Willians Astudillo and Shane Bieber get equal time for pitching achievement. Jay Bruce retires after 14 years and deserves a better end.  

Will Yasiel Puig end up in Mexico like Patti’s first car? Pottymouth lays out the case for trusting women in this instance of he said/she said. Yankees fans make the police blotter, as does Joe West -- but he’s the winner in this story. Tim Locastro is caught stealing for the first time in his career. We have tales of babies named for superstars (instead of equipment companies), and daddy’s best pitch.

Our grooming segment reviews the Boston Strong Red Sox uniforms, and suggests that Carlos Rodon’s unbuttoned jersey may have contributed to his no-no. Pottymouth proposes “Hair Above Replacement” as a new NCiB stat that needs to be quantified. Extra points for Jazz Chisolm color? Jonathan India’s flow? Great hair in combination with going 4-4 in a game, ala Freddy Galvis? Does philanthropy give the Disney Prince an edge? Pottymouth glows over her CPBL faves, Teddy, Tim, and Brock. Eric Thames explains NPB in a way that makes perfect sense, yet no sense at all. 

Please read Britni de la Cretaz’s SI article on non-binary athletes.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, get your vaccine as soon as you can, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti and the Pottymouth share the joy of Player’s Weekend, from Mike “Moose” Moustakas homering off of Joe “Moose” Musgrove, to the ultra style-y cleats of Adam Jones, CC Sabathia, and Francisco Lindor. Ronald Acuna, Jr. takes a chunk out of Marlin’s park, and a suitcase takes a whack at Aaron Sanchez’s dignity. It’s not Moneyball this time around, but the Oakland A’s are on a tear. Today’s vocabulary lesson is on revocable waivers and free agency, with the bonus tip of Don’t Panic. There’s so much great baseball to watch in the Women’s World Cup, and almost nowhere to watch it. But you can’t change a channel without coming across the Little League World Series.

In a purely mercenary move, Patti declares that Ryan Mountcastle will be AL Rookie of the year this season so claims him for her Orioles boyfriend, even though she finds him Mike Troutish. Pottymouth is more true to form with her second hair-based boyfriend selection of the season, the Os Rio Ruiz. She exercises her keeper option for the season and extends the boyfriend tenure of National’s star Juan Soto.  Patti happily selects Andrew “CW” Stevenson for reasons beyond, but not excluding, hair.

We wish Howie Kendrick well in his retirement. We shake our heads at Tony LaRussa’s misdemeanor plea for his second DUI. Somebody owes Pottymouth $10 worth of Manny Ramirez and they better pay up. The Boys have arrived at LIDOM. Get your Vladdy and Tatis Jr fixes in while you can, if Robinson Cano leaves any balls in the ballpark. Please go read the Washington Post article which interviews DC Girls Baseball players about the Kim Ng hiring. 

Putting together this show each week got us through 2020.  Thanks for hanging in there with us. Happy New Year!

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Sure there may be nine current MLB players named Jackson but we are only talking about two of them. Chourio takes a Henry Aaron stat, and every day is a homer Holliday anymore. Larry and Gavin Sheets share an unfortunate record but at least they have each other. Logan O’Hoppe celebrates his dad’s remission and helps many others in the process. Jack Flaherty and his mom come full circle. Mallory Swanson provides a spectacular opportunity for cross training. MLB has found the only way to get your hosts to a NASCAR track. And you will be deeply missed, Billy Bean.

We say, “Itchy Umpiring,” “Baseball PTSD,” and “I watched the 100 yard dash in its entirety.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

After supporting the local adult-beverage economy in honor of Pottymouth’s birthday, we give a little love to the World Series, including the parade with dogs, flying beer, mic drops, and possibly chaps, and move on to Hot Stove Season. Patti previews what to expect when – options accepted and declined, qualifying offers, trades, and full-on free agent negotiations. We ponder big moves like Joey’s lifetime with CIN coming to a close, and Nelson’s lifetime in the sport winding down. Mookie makes a questionable judgement call.  MLB’s settlement with the Valley Cats and the Sea Unicorns ends another opportunity for the Supreme Court to re-examine baseball’s anti-trust exemption. Elly De La Cruz has a first pitch in LIDOM, Cesar Hernandez is lighting up LVBP, and the CPBL’s convoluted playoff system is in full swing. MLB Awards season has begun with the MLBPA Player’s Choice awards, honoring Ronald, Shohei, Corbin, and Gunnar, looking like a preview of upcoming MVP and ROY nods. Aaron Judge wins the Roberto Clemente Award this season for the work of his All Rise Foundation which is well-deserving of a look.  Patt wants you to read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Wait Till Next Year.” 

We say, “beer goggles for your ears,” “Corey Seager would make a great guard at Buckingham Palace, and “assless chaps on fire.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

We learned that commenting on the pace of a game in progress is as bad as saying “no-hitter” in the midst of one, and get called “Karen” for noting that a combined no-no is different from a no-no. We launch into the SCOTUS rant that you knew was coming, but don’t worry, we deftly tie it to baseball and provide a checklist of specific actions including standing up AND sitting down, and being like Lauren. Pottymouth loses another boyfriend due to character flaws, we get a “Let’s Go, Jeter” chant at Fenway that we can get behind, and Patti remains stuck with Adley’s mustache because you don’t mess with a streak. Hell has frozen over as we agree with Buck over Dusty. Pottymouth proposes a qHar bracket. 

We introduce you to Proud to be in Baseball, founded by Bryan Ruby, which supports LGBTQ+ ballplayers in high school, college, and beyond. Rainbows appear in LMB (the Mexican baseball league) and we learn non gendered vocabulary words in Spanish! The Venezuelan Women’s baseball semi-finals concluded this weekend, with Pottymouth noting 3 women umpires, and the ability to watch games on YouTube. Patti shares the joy of the pressbox during collegiate summer league games. We say “Super spreader bat mitzvah,” “Even the mustard is gay,” and by popular demand, “Anzoátegui.”

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Character counts, making Bs more valued than As in Oakland. Elsewhere in the Police Blotter the Wander Franco story is growing into a flat out horror show.  In a much happier place, we profile guys from the Tigers and Giants.  For DET, Pottymouth selects Heart and Hustle nominee Matt Vielring and Patti goes for his almost twin Gold Glove finalist Zach McKinstry. For San Francisco, it’s the Grandson of the Wind Jung Hoo Lee for Pottymouth, and West Coast Correspondent favorite Late Night Lamonte Wade, Jr. for Patti. We wish Uncle Mike Brantley well on his future career as a little league coach, and ponder the next breaking starting pitcher story.

We say, “It’s a variable groove. I need a consistent groove, “I think God intended it was Haaahwich,” and “You bartended the heck out of that.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

As the regular season winds down, milestones both personal and historic are in reach, and our baseball boyfriends are all over it. We ponder rooting for or against these achievements either as a spoiler or as a judge of moral character, player overreach trying to get there, and just how many catcher-brother pairs actually exist in professional baseball. Patti found a law enforcement career to get behind, and it is the MLB Authentication Program. Who knew it was all due to Tony Gwynn? And that you can authenticate anything you want? 

Our Postseason Watch looks at the Guardians, the youngest team to ever make the playoffs and win their division. We highlight great baseball parents in podcasting and in team ownership. Pottymouth pencils in the specific days in March we need to be in Miami for the World Baseball Classic, and celebrates the Czech comeback and the rise and fall of the Spanish empire, and uses the opportunity to claim next year’s Red Sox boyfriend. We say “It makes me think of tea, but also gin,” “The cargo pants pockets of Mr. Pottymouth,” and “Teeny bit hoodwinked.” Also Patti refrains from making a single 700 Club joke. Also this story will make you cry in a good way.

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Wander Franco just keeps trying new things and we’d like him to stop trying to collect the whole set. We try to block out the Juan Soto rumors because it is all a big tease because we’re pretty sure he’ll stay in NYC. The Trop is a wash for this season so the Rays will actually play in Tampa for the first time – thanks to the Yankee’s spring training facility and $15million. The Great Wall of Baltimore is on the move and Patti does not care for it.  What’s the point of a neutral environment? Premier12 lets us watch some veterans and spot some up and comers while we bide our time for WBC qualifiers. Shohei’s 50th home run ball is a tourist attraction in Taipei, but who gets the record payout? And PIT throws down a heck of an offer for Paul Skene’s rookie debut patch card.  Women baseball players, it’s time time to check in with the new league. Happy birthday, Mr. Pottymouth, our favorite tech support staffer.

We say, “ Here I benefitted from my indecision,,” “Beer is bipartisan,” and “I like having the thing that makes Aaron Judge come off as a baby.”  Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

As you might expect, Patti and the Pottymouth spend Christmas night talking baseball, fact-checking “The Chanukah song,” and drinking gin and tonickas. We cannot avoid the Carlos Correa kerfuffle, but we off-set it with other players on the move and Aaron Judge’s Rolex. We introduce our Tigers and Reds boyfriends: Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, Tyler Stephenson and Jose Barrero. It’s Christmas so why the heck not bring up disappointing Trevor Bauer news? And we get to the AirBnB part of the “should we go see World Baseball Classic games in Miami?” conversation.

We say “If I’m gonna be injured, they are too,” “Vine lives with MySpace and the extra socks you lose in the dryer,” and “If you open the beer, I’ll stop talking.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti and the Pottymouth have a new best friend in Clive Hsu, English language broadcaster for the CPBL.  We talk with Clive about how a high school guidance counselor gets the baseball gig, the importance of singing at the stretch, Pottymouth’s Lion’s BF, the Baltimore Orioles, and why everyone should be watching the CPBL. Did we mention the Os are at .500 and have a better record than the Red Sox and the Nationals?

The Oakland A’s show us their good (9 straight wins and excellent Matts), their bad (bench clearing brawl), and their ugly (Nazi salute by bench coach?). Still waiting on the consequences of that fight -- never insult someone’s mother, BTW -- and how those will match up with the whole Joe Kelly situation. We don’t deserve Sean Doolittle and we’re mighty ticked at the bad humans who drove him off of Twitter.

In pandemic news, can the Cardinals come back from their outbreak? How are we still playing this season? Marcus Stroman becomes our surprise opt-out of the week. The Cleveland players assure the world they will handle Zach Plesac breaking protocols “in-house,” while the team models appropriate response by dropping him in a car, keeping him away from the team, and starting quarantine. What’s up with the river water at both ends of Ohio? The Reds and Cleveland pitchers are killing it with Bauer, Bieber, Gray, and Plesac all over the leader boards.

Fernando Tatis, Jr. has become our poster boy for the ideal baseball boyfriend. At only 21 freaking years old, his numbers put him in contention for MVP, his pure joy in playing the game makes the world a better place, and he’s pretty good on the public health front. And good hair, too. In other boyfriend news, Joey Gallo is ripping it up, which we attribute to the superpower bestowed by hamate surgery. Pirates BF Gregory Polanco collides with teammate Phil Evans, resulting in season-ending injuries for Evans. Nick Solak homers off of Jo Adell’s glove, then the scoring changes to four-base error. But it lets us bring up Jose Canseco. Other notable NIcks, Castellanos and Markakis, are having a great time at the plate in addition to contributing to the 70s disco vibe of the unbuttoned jersey. In boyfriend-on-boyfriend mayhem, Christian Yelich scores an inside the park HR while Eloy Jimenez attempts to untangle himself from safety netting. Tim Locastro is fast and Joey Votto is salty and that’s how we like it. 

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

The return of spring training means the return of our grooming segment, featuring Francisco Lindor, as well as all the feels, thanks to Trey Mancini. And great confusion as to the rules. Jose Abreu provides a handy bridge between the COVID update and the Police Blotter, via Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa.  Kevin Mather says some things out loud that he probably shouldn’t have, regarding manipulating Jarred Kelenic’s service time, “overpaid” players, and impatience with English as a second language.  He is no longer with the Mariners but the words are out there now.

Pottymouth salutes our German listeners with her pick of Max Kepler as her Twins boyfriend, allowing Patti to lie with exact figures about pronouncing Polish last names. Patti goes with underdog Ryan Jeffers, and not just because of the labradoodle named for Yogi Berra. For the Atlanta Baseball Team, Pottymouth selects Serie del Caribe hero from the Aguilas Cibaeñas, Johan Comargo. Patti takes tattoo-laden Cristian Pache, maybe a year too early.

We salute Alli Schroder, the first woman to play baseball for the Canadian College Baseball Conference. We institute the international version of the Police Blotter (thanks, LMB), and start paying attention to Czechoslovakian baseball.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, get your vaccine as soon as you can, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Andrew Whitener is the head strength and conditioning coach at DC Dynasty, and owner of District Performance.  Coach Whitey talks with Patti and the Pottymouth about the best hour of his week, the time spent training a group of players from DC Girls Baseball. He works with the girls on specific baseball conditioning and gives them the tools for lifelong health and fitness. The girls give him a different perspective on what it means to be a baseball player.

The conversation touches on the importance of good coaching, inclusivity, access, and an environment that encourages love of baseball, all things at which DCGB excels. There is a brief tangent about getting married during the NLCS, and a walk down memory lane for some Cleveland baseball fans.  Listen for the moment Patti catches her breath when Coach Whitey says the words “Kenny Lofton.”

We kick off our own New Years Rockin’ Eve with boyfriends from the Guardians and Pirates. Pottymouth goes hopeful with CLE prospect Kyle Manzardo, and Patti selects Will Brennan, Tito’s pal from way back. For PIT, Liover Peguero plays right into  Pottymouth’s  English teacher heart while Patti looks to  her roots with Jack Suwinski. The Red Sox bring on Giolito and trade away Sale and Pottymouth comes to terms with it all. Where’s Wander leads off the Police Blotter, followed by Fox being Fox with the wrong Frank Thomas, and Patti gets all Monopoly money with the Competitive Balance Tax. Winter Ball heads into finals and Pottymouth ponders turning her fantasy ball prowess into international travel. Happy New Year, friends!

We say “They’re all gonna learn AC/DC,” “He didn’t want his groove harshed,” and, “I would prefer watching Boston Sports to playing 80s Trivial Pursuit.”  Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Alyssa Nakken makes history again while just doing her job adjacent to an “unfortunate racist incident” as we remind you that there’s a reason unwritten rules aren’t written. Alec Bohm makes 1) Patti’s Phillies prediction come true early and 2) Pottymouth feel right at home. Ke’Bryan Hayes rakes in the beer money while Heliot Ramos settles for a cup of coffee. Joe Maddon sends Corey Seager on a surprising walk. 

Patti takes Albert Pujols’ announcement of his decision to divorce his wife days after her brain tumor surgery very personally and Pottymouth sends his shirt to the thrift store in solidarity. MLB’s Trailblazer series in Vero, Florida hosts 11-13 year old girls from 25 states plus these places that are not states: Puerto Rico, Washington, DC, and Canada. Roki Sasaki has faced 52 batters without giving up a hit, leading us to ponder which is more important – the potential perfect game, or preserving the streak? 

 Mark “We’ll never sell the Nationals” Lerner announces that the ownership group is exploring selling the Nationals. Patti is concerned about agreeing with Buck Showalter. NCiB encourages you to Adopt a Minor Leaguer, since all the cool kids are doing it. We say “fragile masculinity issues,” “when does it stop being weird?” and “I vote for hoodwinking.”

Get boosted, fight the man, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

We share important life lessons from the wide world of baseball, including, keep your popcorn close, watch the rebound, and tipping the bullpen cart driver is good karma. Patti risks killing streaks by bringing up CLE wins and Volpe hits. Former NCiB boyfriends give Pottymouth a chance to talk about her favorite play, stealing home. LaMonte Wade, Jr takes the upcoming Rickwood Field game honoring the Negro Leagues as a chance to talk representation right now. Are the Birmingham Southern Panthers the new America’s team? They will be competing in the College World Series representing a school that will no longer exist at that time. We cross-train with the Professional Women’s Hockey League, talk upgrades in Sacramento, and lament US WBC locations while low-key making travel plans.

We say, “Warmer cities are more problematic, generally,” “The first vegetarian you get, throw them my way, and “It’s a long, stupid story, so of course I’m going to go into  it.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Join us as we celebrate AS*HAT Day, discuss the food choices of ballplayers, and try to make “crepuscular” a baseball word. The Baltimore Orioles are an impressive public health model as they strive for 100% vaccination organization-wide, offer free COVID-19 testing at home games, and put their “take one for the team” vaccination PSA program into heavy rotation.  Not to mention stopping the red-hot As winning streak at 13.

Our boyfriend highlights are super-Padres heavy with Fernando Tatis Jr.’s bat against Cy Young winners, Jake Cronenworth’s sexy defense, and the pitching, um, “flock.” Mookie Betts goes vegan and Jesus Aguilar dumps arugula for arepas. We revisit Nick “It sucks” Castellanos, and offer the possibility of chest hair above replacement. Patti’s despair over Ian Happ’s slump leads to Pottymouth’s story of her car being hit by a deer.  Yes.

The CPBL brings back Megabee, and as predicted, Yasiel Puig ends up in Mexico with Patti’s first car. Josh Bell starts a book club and ups the boyfriend cred even more.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, get your vaccine as soon as you can, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

This week’s baseball boyfriends represent the Seattle Mariners and Colorado Rockies and include an actual smackdown. Pottymouth’s BF Austin Nola will be competing with Patti’s BF, Evan “Beautiful Freak” White, for the Mariner’s starting 1B. Representing the Rockies, Pottymouth selects commercial star and self-proclaimed Momma’s Boy, Ryan McMahon, while Patti goes for former National and longtime good human Ian Desmond.

Moving forward from the tragedy that was the death of Tyler Skaggs, MLB and MLBPA amend the Joint Drug Agreement to focus less on discipline and more on prevention and treatment.

Pottymouth’s winter baseball predictions are holding up pretty well, except that we left out all of Colombia. And there was a bench-clearing brawl!

Our New Year’s gift to you is the feminist history behind “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Our resolution? To learn the verses about Katie Casey and her love of the game and teach it to fans everywhere. Change the face of the 7th inning stretch!

Remember to give the gift of No Crying in Baseball, and enjoy this holiday season. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Jackie Robinson Day always teaches us something new. The 2013 Red Sox commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, Pedro begins a mentoring program, and Pottymouth takes issue with the bleeping of David Ortiz. Yu Chang starts hitting, Jarred Kelenic hits it far, and Franchy is hitting big for the wrong team. Patti dives into the math around the uptick in stolen bases – will this year’s champ hit 60? 80? And Trea wants to make sure we’re stealing for the right reasons. Tatis finally gets a shot at AAA ball. We’re with Rocco in the Police Blotter where he takes issue with umpires allowing Doming Germán to remain in a game after not following the crew chief’s directive, and we’re baffled about the “umpire discretion/we’ve got a policy but no one followed it” pitch clock violation when all the Dodgers fans wanted to do was welcome Cody home. Yankees broadcasters need to understand that kids from Cleveland get to rock long hair, even when forced to wear a NYY uni. A handful of teams are extending alcohol sales past the 7th inning, given the increased speed of the game, begging the question of the goal of ending sales early – it used to be to prevent drunk driving – which seems to be a moving target.  Don’t get us wrong, we’re all in for a second beer because we are either on the metro or with a designated driver, but the policy, dammit. Stay tuned for what happens next weekend when the Pottymouth’s ditch Patti for a baseball trip to see the Phils and the Iron Pigs/Woo Sox.

We say “way more wahoo than I’m comfortable with” “welcome back to three years ago”, and “he’s good to go until he gets on a bike.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

What happens when Pottymouth's father learns she curses for the very first time? Disappointment and confusion, perhaps, but maybe moms can curse vicariously.

Player highlights: Wilson Ramos homers again, Tommy Pham hits himself in the head with a bat and a "contraption", and Bryce Harper can't get a pitch.

All that and questions about a shorter MLB season in this week's episode!

Get details about everything in this week's show and our Baseball Boyfriend Fantasy League at Facebook.com/NoCryingInBBall

Pottymouth is looking for a good lawyer willing to defend the Minors from the MLB power grab. Owners of the 120 teams “invited” to remain or become affiliated with an MLB team are ticked about the process, the timing, and the sketchy details of what will be a ten-year contract. The teams that were cut are ticked about being jettisoned, and by learning the news via social media.  It’s bad all around.

Patti goes for a good parenting and big-name trade theme for this week’s baseball boyfriend, Daz Cameron of the Tigers and Carson Kelly of the Diamondbacks.  Pottymouth focuses on players doing good in the world, selecting Jeimer Candelario as her Tiger BF and Eduardo Escobar for the Dbacks.

MLB continues its “Take the Field” program at this year’s virtual Winter Meetings to promote education and networking for women interested in careers in coaching, scouting, and player development. Vladdy arrives on the LIDOM scene, Roberto Alomar’s plan for a rookie’s only team is working as well as you might have expected, and how early would you get up to watch Manny Ramirez play Australian baseball?

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Better late than never as we squeeze this episode in between the Derby and the ASG. Will, Andres, and Zach do Patti proud with defense that may be lucky but is definitely sexy. Jarren Duran has the f*ck ‘em shirt (and soon Pottymouth will too) but Vaughn has the f*ck ‘em attitude. Kiké is on the bump trash talking Kyle from Waltham, while Kevin and Whit are on the outs. Wander Franco solidifies his spot on the NCiB no-fly list and there’s no coming back. Do you want to own a baseball team?  Keep your eye on the ball… er Ballers and it can happen. You’ll have to trust us on our Derby picks since we didn’t report out till after, but we keep each other honest.

We say, “A plague of escalators,” “I will cross everything that can be crossed, including that bridge,” and “That’s a lot of squat.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

We start off the last week of the regular season by setting up Wildcard Weekend, and looking to next year with Ohtani’s record deal and yet another return of Miggy. There was so much news about hair that we created a whole segment – Gunnar Henderson is Minor League Player of the Year, Harold Ramirez’s blue hair for autism awareness may inspire more postseason blue for the Rays, and cross-training with hockey introduces us to  Buoy the Sea Troll, the new mascot of the Seattle Kraken, who sports long blue hair as a “nod to hockey flow.”

The Cubs celebrate A League of Their Own in fine style, leading to a question about when is a baseball bat not a baseball bat – when it is a cane belonging to 95 year old Maybelle Blair and please let her take it on the plane. We love the weeks when Police Blotter can focus on multiple balks in one at bat. World Baseball Classic news focuses on Pakistan, Panama, and the seriously stirring and intimidating Haka done by the New Zealand team as a pregame ritual. Yadi will manage Puerto Rico, which involves more drama than one would guess, and the Puerto Rican women’s league is taking a hurricane break in the season but the players are rolling up sleeves to help with disaster relief.  The Hammers visit the White House in a surprisingly politics-free event, for better or worse. We say “Scorpions in your head,” “I’m done with my consonants,” and “I’ll process everybody’s sins if you get them to me before Thursday.”

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti can’t stop saying “clinch,” and Pottymouth can’t stop saying “Red Sox.” Mookie Betts, Jose Ramirez, and Francisco Lindor all make history with their bats and their speed. Carlos Asuaje and Wil Myers get twitchy. Patti has one nice thing to say about the Braves, and Alex Cora has fewer nice things to say about President Trump. Innings pitched may be the key to the AL Cy Young Award. Pottymouth puts Zoom Zoom Stadium on her wish list. And possible dead heats in the NL Central and West races bring game theory into playoff tie-breakers.

Instead, we have the sh*#show that is an MLB testing protocol that could not factor in the 4th of July holiday. The As, Cards, Nats, and others cancelled workouts because test results had not arrived.  In the case of the As, the tests themselves were still sitting at the outgoing airport. Angels and Yankees players had to administer their own swab tests as the testing staff were no-shows.   Sean Doolittle, patron saint of the show, provides the quote of the season as well as the news that PPE promised to teams has not arrived, at least in the case of the Nationals. Patti recommends the Jayson Stark piece in The Athletic (behind paywall) that asks the right questions about how and when teams and the season get shut down.

MLB promises to keep the names of players testing positive confidential, unless the players give permission, but as soon as a name is added to the IL without a reason disclosed, assumptions are made and discussed.  Freddie Freeman’s wife performed a public service by sharing the seriousness of his condition as someone with the disease (who tested negative only days before).  This led to teammate Nick Markakis joining other high-profile players already choosing to opt out of the season.  Nick, David Price, and others who are not high-risk but choose to opt out are losing salary and service time for the year.  Pottymouth points out that focusing instead on the $5.7million that Price sitting out saves the Red Sox is just a bad take and there’s no place for that.

The Minor League Baseball season was cancelled, leaving hundreds of young players high and dry.  Betsy Haugh, GM of the Pulaski Yankees, returns to the show to talk about what that means for local communities that depend on their MiLB teams for summer entertainment and also employment. Her elevator speech on the importance of these teams should be the closing argument in any discussion about contraction.  There is also a brief discussion of pig jerseys, which Patti and the Pottymouth absolutely require.

The Cleveland Baseball Team announces it is considering a name change, and Terry Francona demonstrates how to respectfully and publicly admit that a long-held opinion has changed with the times and more information. Patti respectfully and publicly reiterates her vote for “Cleveland Rocks” but admits the “Spiders” allows for great mascot possibilities. The Atlanta Baseball Team does worse than remaining silent, but actually states it is not considering a name change at this time.

The CPBL salutes America on July 4th, but leaves the exchange student mascot out of the Mascot Race. Jose Quintana sliced a nerve in his thumb while washing dishes and can be identified as such on the IL. Normalcy! The As may be the coolest team in baseball right now as they allow fans to pay for cardboard cutouts of themselves to be in the fan-free Coliseum, proceeds to charity, and also consider drive-in movie style baseball in their parking lot.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

We celebrate the 4th annual Women in Baseball Week by talking to Dr. Kat Williams about her new book, Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez: The Improbable Life of a Cuban-American Baseball Star. We examine what it means to view a life through the lens of sports identity, and celebrate the work of the International Women’s Baseball Center, where Kat is Board president. (The full interview with Kat will be released as a separate episode)

MLB’s testing results are markedly better this week, both in number and in process. Several players are finally getting cleared to train, just days before Opening Day. Among them, asymptomatic DJ LeMahieu with his rollercoaster of a testing experience, Victor Robles after the doomed plane from the DR, Anthony Santander recovering from mild symptoms, and Freddie Freeman coming all the way back from what he thought was near-death. Yasiel Puig is a responsible adult, and we hold out hope that he could still be an Oriole. And Pottymouth points out that if Didi Gregorious can hit a three-run homer off of Max Scherzer while wearing a mask, you can damn well put on one to go grocery shopping.

Can Dansby Swanson and Mallory Pugh both be our baseball boyfriend?  Their Dansby vs. Mal Sweepstakes to benefit Good Sports, Inc. is straight-up adorable. Umpires are our Opt-out of the week. Patti may or may not be singing about Canada turning down the Blue Jays request to play home games at Rogers Centre.  Are they Buffalo-bound? The Nationals compromise with the District to bring their health protocols in agreement and cementing Nats Park as home field.  Dodger Stadium may be a question with a coronavirus spike in southern California. How ‘bout that Joey Bart kid?

Pottymouth demystifies CPBL playoffs, with the help of friend of the show Daniel Shih, and tries to hook us on Korean Baseball … movies?

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Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Plesac, Clevenger, Cintrón, we’ve got ‘em all going on. Turns out breaking your team’s code of conduct, disparaging someone’s mother, defending said mother, and pouting all have consequences.  The Cardinals are back after 19 days off, just in time for the Reds to have an active player test positive putting a few games on ice. We will enjoy any opportunity to set Trevor Bauer off on a righteous rant, however.

Oh, hey, the Orioles are still above .500 and Austin Hays hit the league’s very first two-run lead-off homer.  Let those words sink in and hurray for starting a runner on second. So far two Nationals pitchers have been ejected from games that they were watching from the stands. The White Sox commentators have Broadway game.

We got some boyfriends on the IL, including Jeff McNeil with a scary wall collision, 5-5 Bo Bichette with a knee sprain, and our old friend the hamate rearing its ugly hook but likely giving Tommy Pham superpowers in about a month. Pottymouth is sad for Jose Altuve, and regrets not choosing Jonathan Arauz as her Red Sox boyfriend, but at least she’s got Juan Soto. Patti goes all in on Oakland A’s bandwagon-ing as Matty Moustache can only hit homers (until he hit three singles instead).

Korea shuts down fans in the stands to curb a coronavirus outbreak that the US wouldn’t even blink at. Pottymouth and NCiB best friend Clive Hsu get all Vegas on the second half of the CPBL season, and for this episode’s dose of adorable, here’s the Taiwan Bomber’s tiny son throwing out a first pitch to celebrate his dad’s 1000th hit.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Three out of nine Jacksons again get a mention, one for breaking the scoreboard, one for a moment with dad, and one for walking it off. Rich re-takes the hill, the Brewers have a Brewer and this stuff writes itself. We’ve got both a good Zach and an “infuriatingly good” Zach. Joe makes a deal, Michael makes a catch, and Liam makes friends at AAA. Junior and Manny have a moment, Edwin and Alexis wish they didn’t. Come back next week for a special interview with the producers and director of the new documentary, See Her, Be Her.

We say “Everything is bigger at Camden Yards,” “balance my Kiké effervescence,” and “Yahtzee.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

The sh*t hits the fan as MLBPA calls MLB’s “we are 100% going to have a season this year” bluff and says they are ready to play just tell us where and when. The League instead counters with a requirement that players waive their rights to legal claims against them. With all the instances of bad faith on the part of the owners, the remaining question is will Rob Manfred resign or be asked to leave? Meanwhile, Florida is bursting with sports bubbles, hosting the NBA, the MLS, and the WNBA as they start seasons later this summer. The WNBA players, as an example of how professional sports might work in a pandemic, are receiving their full salaries while playing a shortened season. So noted that they already aren’t being paid what they are worth, but the point is there.

Meanwhile, players, team executives, the League, and associated businesses take steps both big and small to address systemic racism in MLB and in their own lives. The Red Sox acknowledge racist incidents at games, call out the fans responsible, and vow to do better. Directors of Baseball Operations for all 30 teams seize the attention of the draft to express a message of “Black Lives Matter. United for Change.” The words are backed up by $1 million in donations to organizations working to end racial injustice, and by commitments to address recruiting and hiring practices. Even those teams like Cleveland with “complicated” histories with race. We muse that perhaps Atlanta fans might lose upper body strength with this extra time off, rendering that f*%king chop impossible. More players examine their own lives and publicly move to make change, like Collin McHugh looking at who has been on his podcast and more importantly, who has not. Louisville Slugger “recognizes the symbolism of nightsticks” and ends production of commemorative versions for the Louisville Metro Police Foundation. A coalition of 1,400 current and retired athletes, coaches, general managers, staff members of NFL, NBA, MLB sign on to a letter to Congress supporting the Amash-Pressley bill to end qualified immunity, which makes it difficult to sue police officers for brutality. Many of our boyfriends, including some cross-training BFs (Hi, Baker!), are included. 

Alex Cora speaks up at long last and accepts his responsibility for the Astros cheating scandal, but makes it clear they were all responsible. Everyone in the organization during that time period. In related scandal news, we all look to the shiny thing that is a letter from Rob Manfred to the Yankees from the 2017 investigation into their sign-stealing.  At the time, they were fined, but the details were kept under wraps. Now a judge says this letter must be made public and the team is pushing back hard.  Bring on the popcorn.

In the CPBL, the standings tighten and the stands fill to 50% capacity with a system for contact tracing in place. Professional baseball will start soon in both Japan and Australia.  One day we will be able to have nice things again too.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

It’s that part of the season where records are falling, injuries are career changing, and so many playoff berths are still in play. Corbin Carroll and Julio Rodriguez are knocking down milestones for the young folks, Freddie Freeman shows for the older crowd, and Ronald Acuña Jr. is in a category all his own. Joey Votto uses his French (or French accent?  We don’t know!) for the Children’s Theater of Cincinnati. Mark Vientos is heating up for the Hapless Mets at the same time Tommy Pham slams the team for their work ethic. Non-lawyer Pottymouth provides an intro to Immigration Law 101 in the context of Brusdar Graterol’s mother finally able to travel from Venezuela to see her son pitch for the first time in seven years. Patron saint of the show, Sean Doolittle, announced his retirement and remains a role model for using his celebrity to support and give voice to marginalized and under-represented communities. The St. Pete Rays announced a not-quite-but-close  agreement to stay in St. Pete, incorporating “intentional equity initiatives” including affordable housing, minority/women-owned business hiring commitments and a boatload of public funding. TIckets are on sale for  Dominican baseball at Citifield in November and the Eurobaseball Championship is happening  now  in the Czech Republic.

We say “Day drinking has never occurred to us before,” “Dictatorship is not in a good way,” and “sometimes an immigration lawyer makes her dinner.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

We’ve got a position player pitching! Patti is out with the plague which counts as down by 6 runs, so West Coast Correspondent Deborah joins Pottymouth and her Jamesons-spiked coffee for this week’s show.

We give a rundown on notable Pride month actions including Tampa Bay using the Progress Pride symbol (which is inclusive of black and brown and trans people) but leaving it to an “individual decision by players” as to wearing it or not. The Dodgers celebrate their 9th Glenn Burke Day, wearing pride hats on the field for the first time.  On June 11th, for Pride Day at Oracle Park, the Giants and Dodgers will be the first teams to jointly wear their progress pride hats on the field at same time. The Blue Jays get a nod for availability of gender-neutral bathrooms and donations to a local organization working with their staff on diversity and inclusion. Again the Yankees say “We don’t do any theme nights” and the Texas Rangers are silent.

Meanwhile, the Ohio’s GOP-led house snuck language mandating a verification process for “suspected” trans athletes into an unrelated bill. This subjects any school athlete suspected of being trans to an external and internal examination. This horrific proposal affects everyone and could happen anywhere. It's everyone's responsibility to fight it so vote accordingly. Let the kids play.

Patti’s Nats bf Lane Thomas has a 3 home run game, and former bf Willians Astudillo not only stole a base on May 28, but then pitched a scoreless inning vs the Giants. Former bf (and current West Coast Correspondent bf) Joc Pederson’s 3 home run game, was capped by a single leading to a walk-off win. What lead to his all time great hitting game?  Joc says “Barry Bonds was at the park and I talked to him for an hour.” Tommy Pham calls Mike Trout the worst commissioner in fantasy sports, which proves that Patti is better than Mike Trout with the possible exception of hitting and fielding (although we don’t know that for sure). Xander Bogaerts broke the record for games played at short for Red Sox at 1094.  Give the longest tenured player on the team the C!

Patreon supporter Bryan Jones uses his power for good to remind us all to watch the NCAA College Baseball Tournament. We share his LSU-centric thoughts including players to watch citing sexy defense and exceptional qHar, yet still manage to work in a go Terps! And a Buster Posey mention. Our fantasy league acted locally to punish Aaron Judge for denigrating OPACY. The Kids made their one and only trade ever to rid themselves of the perp, with the Leftovers promising to keep him on the bench.

We say  “All purpose reactionary” “Tampa Bay is the least objectionable part of Florida,” and “Life changing pep talk without wearing pants.”

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Surprising no one, we talk about the unique stats of Kiké! And Bobby! We can’t help the exclamation points. We attempt to track the movements of our guys to new teams, to new positions in the batting order, and to the OBGYN. Jackson is doing Manny things, and we’re all over those Heart and Hustle winners. Here’s hoping Danny Jansen gets to play for both sides in the same game. Thanks, MLB for shining a light on the Women’s World Cup. Our Police Blotter is for real this time, and we cross train with the presidential campaign.

We say, “You are there to be their mom,” “It says F asterisk C K ‘em,” and “yacht rock sounds better than fireworks.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti and the Pottymouth welcome Marla from the Mansplain Baseball Elsewhere podcast to talk Atlanta baseball. We share some Freddie love, talk changing problematic team names, and feel tremendously old as our Jethro Tull jokes fall flat. 

Playoffs are a week away so we get you prepped with the layout of the rounds, seeding, and quarantine rules.  They aren’t bubbles, they are neutral sites with protocols. Will there be fans in the stands for the World Series? It’s Texas, so who knows?  What are the pros and cons of the expanded playoffs? Big Papi gives a personal COVID-19 PSA, and now even dangerous air quality from wildfires is creating public health havoc for baseball.  We balance the disappointing Verlander Tommy John news with the happy of Rippkin Penn Holt joining the Brockstar family.  It’s the last week of the regular season, can we please let Brock Holt catch?

Pottymouth’s former bad boy BF Josh Donaldson is ejected after hitting a tater, because kicking dirt on home plate is the only way umpires suffer consequences for bad calls.  Patti tries not to take it personally that a slew of former boyfriends, who slumped during their relationship, are having banner seasons now, like Jose Ramirez and the string of multihomer games.  The CPBL standings are still too close to call, but the important thing is Pottymouth is rocking a new Lions jersey.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

A 26 year old is a forever Met and is $765 Million richer. A 10 year old is a forever Freddie fan and his parents can send him to college. CHI is making some moves with Kyle and Carson, and TOR is just getting started wth Andres. We introduce our guys from the no-City-designation Athletics and our Washington Nationals, including some goofy, some hot start, some local boy makes good, and some of the best kind of scandal. Winter ball brings us cherry blossom pink, home run derbies in paradise, and celebratory cartwheels. It’s not strictly legal but you too can own part of the Trop. And congrats to Tom Hamilton, and here’s hoping he’s “underway at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario!" for years to come.

We say, “We both had cocktails and it was not going to go anywhere useful,” “he did a lot of putting his mouth before where his money was for a while,” and “that is what always happened to me with that f’in curse jar.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

Thirteen episodes into the MLB hot stove and there's no reason to be bored - not when big shot sports agent Jason Wood gets busted for having a hidden camera in his shower and Patti and the Pottymouth rob the cradle to find Miami Marlins boyfriends! Plus, Pottymouth gets tribal for her LA Angels boyfriend and Patti keeps following Zack Cozart and the never-ending saga of Donald the Donkey.

All that, ginger beards, and the Women’s Baseball World Cup, too!

The world is burning and we intend to “stick to sports” the way we always do, in the context of social justice. Andrew McCutcheon (“I don’t want pity. I want justice.”), Dexter Fowler, Marcus Stroman, Lucas Giolito, NCiB Patron Saint Sean Doolittle and other players make their voices heard. We talk with Bobby Coon of the “Pulling  Tarp” podcast about the present and the future of the Minor Leagues: players being cut loose, players being paid or not depending on the team and access to David Price, contraction, and a better way to run the whole thing if Bobby were in charge. MLB’s plan to drive a wedge between highly paid players and league-minimum guys in the latest let’s put on a season plan backfires, as players stand united and say, “show us the books.” While the CPBL looks to open up their ballparks at 100%, the Korean Baseball Organization has to slow down its plan to bring fans in at 30% capacity as South Korea’s coronavirus case numbers are back on the rise.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti defends Baltimore’s City Connect choices – it’s high concept, people. We discuss booing by fans AND by moms (We don’t like it but it seems to work for Trea). Adley goofs off at the MLB flagship store. Luke Raley strikes out Vladdy, then gets lit up. Christopher Morel can’t stop raking. Craig Kimbrel reaches a milestone. In the Police Blotter, The Dodgers apologize to the Sisters, Glen Kuiper gets fired for his not-really-a-flub, and Aaron Boone keeps on getting tossed, this time for “expectorating.” Summer collegiate leagues are starting, and Broxton Rocks Marika Lyszczyk becomes the first woman in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Good luck to Venezuela’s Francys Sandoval, the only girl playing in the 12U Baseball World Cup.

We say “It’s a very light toddy,” “Take backsies and a spit take,” and “you can’t say holy shit to that.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Welcome to Season 8 of No Crying in Baseball! Join us as we laugh, fight, make (probably) terrible predictions, and drink beer from the North (and the northeast). Pottymouth is team Jeff, and Patti is team Rhys and everything gets back to Dustin and Manny. We talk Opening Day – Did Patti write the talking points for the new Os ownership? She’s definitely shopping for a Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong tee shirt. Tyler is Pottymouth’s new best friend and she is feeling good about her Oswaldo and Chourio picks and already lamenting Royce. A’s fans did what A’s fans do best. We love that the TEX World Series rings have hidden leather from winning baseballs (and a map!) but are a little worried about the ring tops getting lost.

We say, “a maple leaf off the tree,” “do not travel after questionable oat milk,” and “you gave me the boring kerfuffle.”  Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth

Chuck Nazty signs for 6 more years at $108-$116 million (the oldest player to get over $100 mil at 32). Could it be the Altuve effect? And what are the implications for possibly next year’s free agents like Machado and Harper, both 25?

Turns out the Buster Posey rule against blocking home plate only applies to catchers. Who knew? Maybe Mychal Givens, and all Didi Gregorius got was an out and a bloody mouth.

Pottymouth keeps her lead in the Boyfriend Fantasy League as Patti moves into second place. There's a long way to go yet, so keep listening.

Get details about everything in this week's show and our Baseball Boyfriend Fantasy League at Facebook.com/NoCryingInBBall

Charlie Blackmon

https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-sign-charlie-blackmon-to-6-year-deal/c-270803254

https://www.mlb.com/news/will-charlie-blackmons-extension-be-a-trend/c-271131594

Bald eagle lands

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/a-bald-eagle-landed-on-james-paxton-before-the-game/c-270959234

Gabe Kapler

https://deadspin.com/six-games-in-everyone-already-hates-gabe-kapler-1825042530

Lester bounce pass

https://deadspin.com/jon-lesters-weird-one-hop-pickoff-move-succeeds-1825033085

NIcholas Castellanos/hard hit rate

https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/heres-why-nicholas-castellanos-is-off-to-scorching-hot-start-for-detroit-tigers#/questions

Pham walk up song

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/mozeliak-not-sweating-pham-s-comments/article_f43cbd5d-edd9-5f2f-b6c8-db7000d1a838.html

MLB’s 2nd annual girls baseball tournament

https://www.mlb.com/news/trailblazer-series-for-girls-back-for-2nd-year/c-27047809

C-Flap

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23026863/the-mlb-c-flap-helmet-saving-faces-all-star

Ohtani’s homer against Kluber, Japanese call

https://www.mlb.com/video/ohtanis-homer-in-japanese/c-1906981083?tid=26271672

Rendon/Martinez ejection

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=23065626

Dusty Baker

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/dusty-baker-made-his-own-sort-of-peace-with-nationals-firing-and-still-doesnt-care-what-you-think/2018/04/02/8a2067b8-3683-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html?utm_term=.b7225041f0f2

Snow games

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/twins-and-pirates-played-in-the-snow/c-270857268

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/the-boys-of-winter-baseball-has-opened-to-frigid-temperatures-and-snow/

The world is still on fire and we acknowledge that by discussing how the world of sports is responding. Joey Votto shares a journey, Drew Brees gets a very public education and stands by it, Roger Goodell says some of the right things, albeit a few years too late, and there’s a campaign to remove Marge Schott’s name from the facilities at the University of Cincinnati. Adam Jones demonstrates in Japan.  Lorenzo Cain, Josh Bell, and others talk police accountability with the president of the Negro Leagues Museum. Charlotte Knights AAA and the Carolina Panthers, among others, cut ties to their security company over racist remarks.

The MLB Draft begins on Wednesday and we ponder what happens to prospects in a year with no minor league ball. The As and the Nationals respond to public embarrassment with the As now continuing to pay their minor league players and the Nats reversing course on a pay cut for them after the players publicly promise to make up the difference themselves. MLB submits a new proposal for a shortened baseball season, countering the union’s 114 game proposal with a 76 game plan, and salary math gets way too hard. Good thing Scott Boras has his own economist. 

Women’s World Cup Baseball is on the schedule for November in Tijuana. Anyone taking bets on if it will happen?  KBO player of the month Koo Chang-mo of Pottymouth’s Dinos has an ERA of 0.54. The CPBL marches on with fans in the stands and Patti’s BF Dimple Cannon hitting the league’s 10,000th HR. UniLions fish head mascot Sababoy celebrates his birthday on the 13th with milkfish popsicles for everyone. Why is there a cat on the wrapper? In a moment of bravado, Patti agrees to try one, “on the air.” Pottymouth is currently calling every Asian market in the greater DC area. Stay tuned.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In advance of the Winter Meetings, starting pitcher signings are the big news but NCiB boyfriends are also on the move, including a full boyfriend trade between the Brewers and Mariners. Miguel Cabrera announces his upcoming retirement, reminding us that in addition to spectacular batting stats, he’ll leave a legacy of giving back to his communities. The Winter Meetings bring us a new draft lottery, the Rule 5 Draft, and the Take the Field program focusing on women working in baseball. Ideally, they will also shake loose the Free Agent shortstop market and a home for Aaron Judge. The players’ union, the MLBPA, renewed Tony Clark’s contract through 2027  so  that  he will remain Executive Director through the next contract negotiations. Players voted in a new executive committee, heavy on the pitchers and Ian Happ. Ronald Acuña keeps the Hammers streak going by winning the LVPB home run derby and more  familiar faces join the winter baseball scene in both Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Baseball for All’s Justine Seigal returns to  Mexico to lead clinics for  girls  and  coach some winter ball. Also in the DR, Nelson Cruz and friends lead the annual “Batting Clean Up” beach clean up event. Team USA finally announces the rest of their WBC pitching squad. The Tampa Bay Rays toss their hat in the ring for a chance to develop a new ballpark along with residential, hotel, and commercial space.

We say “there aren’t enough fbombs in the world to get you to move to Florida,” “can’t we call them non-winners?” and “mystery soup.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Pottymouth survived both Red Sox at Yankee Stadium and the Dead at Citifield and tells us all about it. Game day descriptions include boyfriend highlights (fun to celebrate a Jeter homer at Yankee Stadium), and a little too much information theater. Matt Carpenter has found his swing, Whit Merrifield’s consecutive game streak ends in a wimper, and rookie Adley Rutschman’s pinch hit homer is the first since Trey. Will Soto make Pottymouth regret the City Connect jersey? Is $440million really not enough? We boldly predict Home Run Derby winners. So many draft-eligible players are children of professional ball players – nature or nurture?

Eve Rosenbaum joins the Os front office, and Nelson Cruz gets the nod to manage the Dominican Republic’s  World Baseball Classic team. In the labor report, the threat of an All Star Game strike gets the parties back to the negotiating table in the fight for higher wages for Dodger Stadium concession workers. Thousands of minor leaguers will be due part of a $185million class action settlement because of minimum wage and overtime violations.

We say “Just a little seething,” “His forearms outrank your situational power,” and “I too have children.”

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In our back to school episode, we distract Pottymouth from work stress with conversation about inclusive condiment races and Fenway/Dodgers East reunions. Mookie, Kiké, and the gang never disappoint. Cal Raleigh is quietly racking up records and personal bests. Trea proves the power of fan support. Luke can run fast if he has to but it's not his first choice. José Iglesias takes a reggaeton star turn. So much pitcher churn with Stras retiring, Shohei out with the arm but in with the bat, The Rock stepping in for The Mountain, and #1 draft pick Paul Skenes filling the stands in Altoona. The City of San Francisco shows how to celebrate and elevate girls baseball, and Stella Weaver sets records in the LLWS. Our Police Blotter covers mysterious gunshot wounds at the Chicago White Sox game, and an overwhelmingly concerning absence of consent rocking international women’s soccer.

We say “I’ve never been closer to Charlie Blackmon’s beard,” “It’s like asking how much it costs when you are at Tiffany’s,” and “tomorrow is negative Christmas.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

As we lament the boyfriends we did not select for our fantasy teams, we observe Passover with mezcal. Should we have gone with Logan O’Hoppe and Joey Ortiz? Solid maybe. Mike Tauchman and the oppo Tauchos? Unrelated to the Mexico series tacos, of course. Patti’s guys Zach, Will, and Evan are crushing the multi-hit games, and Pottymouth favorite Elly is on track for a ridiculous number of stolen bases (Pottymouth’s math is SOLID.) LAD pitching is not just crazy good, it is death-defying. Josh Naylor gives us an “always gonna be a boyfriend” moment. Our Police Blotter features a few takes on the rules don’t apply to me viewpoint, as both the “victim” and the enforcer. Houston and Colorado take the Show on the road to Mexico City, and a taco tour ensues. We need a study done on dad strength vs. hamate surgery superpowers.

We say “I love me a good loophole,” “spanked with Mezcal,” and “a brief moment of shirtlessness.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In which we get the episode number right but say Padres when we mean Pirates and George when we mean Gregory. Welcome to the off-season.

Patti provides helpful career advice to Pottymouth by comparing job postings for favorite mascots. 

We profile our new Orioles boyfriends, Pedro Severino and Anthony Santander, who we hear is very big in the UK. Just to stir things up, Pottymouth gives up her volatile Pirates boyfriends of the past to select Bryan Reynolds, complete with a fishing with Dad story, while Patti takes a page from her book and chooses injury-laden, but so close to great Gregory “El Coffee” Polanco, but continually calls him “george” for no apparent reason. New Pirates manager, Derek Shelton, has arrived with universal approval and high hopes.

Pottymouth notes that our former boyfriends Tommy Pham and Jurickson Profar are headed to San Diego, which may give us a new team to love. And yet we tarnish it with outside words. The way we do.

Not that we’re keeping score, but Patti wins another point. This one for a boyfriend winning an award she didn’t know existed for a position she doesn’t believe in. Nelson Cruz is the 2019 winner of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH award.

Addison Frickin’ Russell has been non-tendered. The People do not want him, we’ll see if front offices agree.

A Bi-partisan congressional task force to “Save Minor League Baseball” formed to warn the MLB that they are watching the negotiations with MiLB and are ready to smack them down with legislative “solutions” if the plan to gut the Minors proceeds. Bernie Sanders tries to sell Rob Manfred on his plan for universal baseball. Sort of.

Pottymouth is dismayed by the inappropriate and puzzling uses of “Woo” and Mr. Happy in the Red Sox farm system. But not so much that she can’t provide you with the following guide to watching Winter Baseball, including her picks for each league’s winning team:

• Australian Baseball League (ABL) https://theabl.com.au/schedule

               7 teams, Regular season: 11/20-1/25

• LIDOM (Dominican Republic) (Liga Intervernal Domnicana) http://www.lidom.com

              Regular season: 10/12-12/17

Pottymouth’s Pick: Leones del Escogido (Tigers BF WIlli Castro)

• Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente https://www.ligapr.com/

             Regular season:11/15-12/29, Playoffs 1/3 -1/22

Pottymouth’s Pick: Gigantes de Carolina (Marlins BF Isan Diaz)

• Liga Mexicana del Pacifico https://www.lmp.mx/

             Regular season: 10/11-12/30

Pottymouth’s Pick: Naranjeros De Hermosillo (host to Justine Siegal’s clinics)

• Liga Venezuela Beisbol Profesional https://www.lvbp.com/

             Regular season: 11/4-12/29

Pottymouth’s Pick: Cardinales De Lara (lost chance at hosting Serie del Caribe last year)

• Beísbol Cubano http://www.beisbolcubano.cu

             Second Phase: 10/27 - 12/24, Championship: Jan 6-8

Pottymouth’s Pick: Cienfuegos (elephant mascot)

• LBPN - Nicaragua https://lbpn.com.ni/

            Regular Season: 11/25-12/21

Pottymouth’s Pick: Tigres de Chinandega (Ace - Atahualpa Severino)

• Probeis (Panama) https://www.tvmax-9.com/probeis/

           Regular Season: 11/28 - 12/27?

Pottymouth’s Pick: Astronautas de Chiriquí (great name)

• Serie del Caribe 

           Feb 1-8, Puerto Rico

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Patti is practically giddy with new ownership and a new Ace for the Os. Our new guys for Seattle are actually the newest guys for Seattle, Jorge Polanco and Samad Taylor. For Miami, Pottymouth selects Vidal Bruján and Patti makes it two consecutive De La Cruz weeks with her pick of Bryan. We cross train hard with hockey, from our cask-beer fueled hockey shoot out, to Joey Votto menacing mascots, to hug cellies gone bad. Lots of our favorites are playing in the Serie del Caribe, hosted in Miami. You should watch!

We say “Worried about the hug fallout,”  “Bus-lagged,”  and “You are so good at talking the world into believing a cocktail is health food.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Junior Pottymouth and his hours-old Mariners cap sit in while Patti splits for the beach. Playoff ponderings include the rise of the underdogs, just how many non-baseball things you can do during an 18-inning game and still see most of it, and the lefty vegan pitching for the Hammers. Manny Machado not only being That Shirtless Guy but also learning phrases in Korean to encourage teammate Ha-seong Kim have almost won Pottymouth over. Wil Myers and his wife are already our people, buying celebratory shots in bars for fans all over town. Seattle, where a roof is a reasonable choice, chose to play with it open on Saturday, when Seattle’s air quality index was one of  the worst in the world. On the other hand, Mariners provided a mirror to the statue of late play by play announcer Dave Niehaus so he could watch the playoff game happening behind his back.

Junior Pottymouth questions the MVP take that Aaron Judge was under more pressure than Ohtani this season so that should factor in to voting.  Pottymouth thinks that is just fruit salad. The Police Blotter is slimier than usual with what we learn around the sentencing of Eric Kay in the death of Tyler Skaggs. Pottymouth wants to work in a moderately priced side trip to see the Arizona leg of the World Baseball Classic – at least those tickets are already on sale. Jazz will represent Great Britain, and Ken Griffey, Jr. is the hitting coach for Team USA. Winter Ball is getting started – find your streaming service! We say “Bernie Bro on the Big Stage,” “Oh God I agree with A-Rod,” and “That Jazz Pizazz.”

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Patti and the Pottymouth bring the strategery this week. Patti explains how lefty/righty matchups and situational pitching are key to the Brewers strategy against the Dodgers. Pottymouth explains Chris Sale’s no-sleeve strategy and how that may play out in the Red Sox/Astros series.

We catch you up on our postseason boyfriends including the movement to Let Kiké Hernandez Catch, and how Mike Moustakas is Mr. Reliable and George Springer is the new Mr. October. Astros reliever Ryan Pressley makes the Dickhead list by swearing at a Cleveland fan heckling Roberto Osuna over his domestic abuse charges.

Pottymouth offers some alternatives to watching the MLB postseason games like the Arizona Fall League and Mexico’s Winter League. And Patti hates the reason she gets to talk about hockey this week.

Patti is off on vacation, so guest host extraordinaire Blake Kraus fills in and takes on the role of the rant for the team. There’s plenty to rant about in the Police Blotter segment with (CW/TW) Trevor Bauer, plus an update on dick-pic sender Jared Porter. On a positive note, Blake gets to humble-brag for Patti as she rakes in the Baseball Boyfriend starting All-Star picks. More fun stuff includes the two Jewish hosts getting the chance to kvel about Jews in baseball with team Israel in the Olympics. The The Angels Angels might not be flying high, but  we shout out a big hey-yo to Sho-yay Ohtani and all of his wonder.

A few promised links from the show include Kiké’s fabulous catch, the Athletic article on Trevor Bauer’s sexual assault allegations, information about Bauer’s agent situation, and if you really want to see them, the graphic texts that Rachel Luba retweeted. Major content/trigger warning for any links associated with Bauer. 

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, get your vaccine as soon as you can, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. (Pottymouth also says she misses Patti and apologizes for this week’s subpar sub notes.)

Turns out, all the to-do about Kumar Rocker a few years back was worth the wait. Jackson Chourio gives us a 20-20-while-20 and Elly slams when we’re not watching. Non-zero chance of Shohei pitching in the off-season gets treated as a guarantee, while fans pay premiums for a chance to shag his HR #50.  Evan Phillips gets a silver bobble and Yamamoto bring a silver lining. Justin Turner gets super powers from his child-decorated cleats in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness. Youngster Davis hits his 100th and talks slumps, and old guy Matt gets extended with a Buster-like contract. California treats Baseball for All right, there are turf wars in Sacramento, and Christopher Morel takes a day off for his high school graduation. Pottymouth honors Hispanic Heritage Month with a profile of Luis Miguel Castro, first Latin American player in MLB. Patti cross trains with the Washington Spirit and has the sunburn to prove it.

We say, “It’s not that lawyers can’t surf, it’s that they choose not to,” “I love a train with my goth friends,” and, “We’re all doing math we didn’t think we could do in our heads.”Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Pottymouth is all in for Aristides “The Punisher” Aquino as her new Reds boyfriend, so much so that her Dominican Winter League fandom is now divided. Patti also looks to the outfield and selects Nick Senzell, who had her at The Green Monster “makes you feel so tiny.” Over in Kansas City, Cuban-born Jorge Soler and his personal emoji capture Pottymouth’s attention, while Hunter Dozier and his backyard batting cage are Patti’s pick.

Anthony Rendon is leaving is for the Angels where he can hide behind Mike Trout and his exclamation points,  and we have feelings. Surprising feelings. Patti does not care for the number of times Pottymouth says “Trump” in this context, but still wants Angels gear.

Major League Baseball is threatening to take its ball and go home, leaving Minor League Baseball swinging in the wind, and Bernie Sanders and Trevor Bauer are not having it.

And Yadier Molina managed to have his celebrity softball game and home run derby even without us.

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It’s All-Star Week and Patti and the Pottymouth have made new friends all over town – in the Metro, in bars, at the ballpark, during volunteer gigs, plus that guy walking down the street carrying a base from the Futures game. We got outside at Play Ball Park, where we made sure little girls and grown women took their turns at bat and in the pitching cages and didn’t hang back behind the boys and menfolk.

At Fanfest, Pottymouth met a childhood hero and Patti flew. We couldn’t help ourselves at the Futures Game and came away with new boyfriends. Future boyfriends. Can every week be All-Star Week?

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Big Sexy Bartolo Colon is pitching with the Eagles, which sounds like a metaphor but really we’re just waiting for him to come back from the Dominican League. Adrian Beltre achieves Boyfriend Emeritus status and we still aren’t allowed to touch his head. Jose Bautista’s bat flip inspires an entomologist and today’s baseball science segment. Big Maple James Paxton is pitching with the eagles, which sounds like a metaphor but really it’s about the Yankees and wildlife. Pottymouth introduces Alex Gordon and Fernando Tatis, Jr., and Patti presents Brian Goodwin and Jose Pirela as their Royals and Padres boyfriends.

We’re in the middle of the arbitration window and of course we are keeping score. Find your way to honor Black History Month – maybe with a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum while the Royals are picking up the tab. Meet our boyfriends with the Tigers and the Hammers, including superheroes, little brothers, and donuts. Pottymouth rides the success of her Winter Ball teams and bf picks right on in to the Serie del Caribe. The Padres do not disappoint with the continuing soap opera, and we get a closer peek at the lucky 11 year old who drew the Paul Skenes debut patch card. Heart of gold and so very eleven.

We say, “bocce is my new coping mechanism,” “we haven’t had a Cuban defection story in a while,” and “That sounds like a lacrosse player.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. We now have episode transcripts available!  They are available for free at our Patreon site. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

Supersized weekend, supersized episode! Who do we want to have a beer with this week? Pottymouth plays her once and forever card and hangs on to Vaughn Grissom, now that he’s with the Red Sox.  Patti selects Harper superfan Masataka Yoshida and his little dog too. For the Padres, Pottymouth gets to say Anzoátegui in reference to José Azócar and Patti picks home run trick shot hitter Matthew Batten. It’s arbitration time so we talk deals and holdouts.  How can Stroman be a Yankee? Teoscar’s LAD deal leads to a reuse, recycle, repurpose jersey discussion as well as pondering of Dodger money management. Again with the Wander and Julio mentions in the Police Blotter! Congrats to Luisa Gauci, new MIL hitting coach, and Rachel Balkovec, new farm director for MIA.

We say, “Blind faith is our friend,” “always hold on to a Diaz,” and, “I like that on the eve of the Iowa Caucus you’re worried about a weird President.  Oh. PREC-I-DENT.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Spring training has begun, there are still key free agents out there, there’s some arbitration scorekeeping to do, and will it take all five years to get some women on the short list for the next commissioner of baseball? This week we talk boyfriends on the World Series champion Rangers – Jonah Heim for Pottymouth and Patti’s early claim on Evan Carter is confirmed. Over at the Phils, Pottymouth visits the Nick Castellanos school of buttons for her Johan Rojas selection, and Patti picks Bryson Stott and his mom. Huge news for women on and off the field as Jen Pawol umps in the Grapefruit League and Jenny Cavnar takes the primary play by play seat for the As. The mayor of Oakland plays hardball, and it turns out that record setting numbers of people will in fact pay to see talented women play hockey.

We say, “That sounds a little bit stalkerish,” “Whenever you get to play pinball and drink a local beer, it’s a good night,” and, “He unbuttoned his button and it never again rebuttoned.”  Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Sorry not sorry = words of House MLB, followed by “Let’s just move on.” Did the Red Sox really do their due diligence around Alex Verdugo? Police reports indicate otherwise. But he just wants to move on. Astros owner Jim Crane apologized by stating he shouldn’t be held accountable. Just wants to move on. Former Astros apologize much better than current Astros, who can’t seem to stop talking, but just want to move on. Dusty Baker makes “premeditated retaliation” a thing.

Thank the baseball gods for boyfriends to cheer us out of our funk. Pottymouth feels the love for Oakland outfielder Stephen Piscotty, whose story shows baseball at its best. Patti finds her starting 3B in Matt Chapman, he of the sexy defense and bromance with Khris Davis. Both our NL boyfriends are the Cardinal Way, all the way. Pottymouth catches the Aloha spirit with 2B Kolten Wong, and Patti goes with another 3B Matt, with Matt “It’s Gotta Be the Salsa” Carpenter. And another t shirt goes on the wish list. Also thank you baseball gods for shirtless Mets.

Minor leaguers get a tiny pay raise, the post-season may get super-sized, and girls showcase their skills at MLB Grit.

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New rules are coming and we’ve got the details and so many opinions. The new minor league union is coming, and we’ve got details and entirely predictable opinions. Pottymouth cheers on Edmundo Sosa’s turnaround, an historic battery, and as always, Kiké. Patti’s bf Lars Nootbaar makes the police blotter a happy place, and Adley continues to make baseball a happy place.  It’s time to vote for your choice of our past baseball boyfriends for the Roberto Clemente award. Someone please send Pottymouth a Sababoy plushie. We say “five hole,” “the pepper grinder was unsanctioned,” and “yay, old guys!”  And Terry Francona says “lift and separate.”

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We snuck in the baseball math right up top -- 60 games shortened season x 2.7 = 162 game regular season. But with the Marlins COVID-19 outbreak, will we get past the first week?

MLB’s health protocols start to fall apart as active players, initially Juan Soto of the Nationals and Matt Davidson of the Reds, and now a huge swath of the Miami Marlins, test positive smack in the middle of playing games against other teams, on the road and at home. And still the games continue. This, after a second week of very low numbers of positive tests.  Makes you rethink that bubble, doesn’t it?

Opening weekend is full of Black Lives Matter and “unity” symbols and ceremonies, many Player Alliance and individual player-led, but what matters is what comes next. Let’s not get stuck in the keeping score stage, of who is wearing the shirts and who is kneeling and who is not. Patti is the first to drop an f-bomb because her nemesis Kyle Schwarber chose to wear a Chicago Police Department cap with his BLM shirt and boy does she feel vindicated for years of holding a Joe Buck-fueled grudge. Patti and the Pottymouth engage in a civil disagreement over MLB’s statement that supporting human rights is not political. The Blue Jays Anthony Alford speaks meaningfully from his place of “uniform” privilege. 

We spend a moment on opening weekend game-related highlights and weirdlights including Adam DuVall homering off of Jeff McNeil’s dog (cutout), Daniel Bard’s first MLB win after 2,646 days, ESPN making Patti dislike Buck and Smoltz less, runner on 2B rule, and what number is Eovaldi, anyway? There are baby steps in the world of racist team names. The Grooming segment is back. We bring you facial hair situations with Kimbrell and Kiké, flow with Gingergard Dustin May, and shoe game with Michael Lorenzen. 

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Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Friend of the show, Holly Simonette, is the only human we know personally who has attended an MLB game in person this season. She joins us to tell us about her (death-defying) visit to Globe Life Field, including confrontations with both that f’n chop, and possibly rattlesnake-based concessions.

Pottymouth uses her teacher’s voice in our annual vocabulary lesson about “Games Seven,” which we enjoy saying and really enjoy watching. The Rays are suddenly America’s Team and getting framed as Good triumphing over Evil. Patti’s BF Brandon Lowe may finally be getting out of his post season slump (now would be great). Pottymouth celebrates ALCS MVP Randy Arozarena.  The NLCS game 7 was the battle of the Pottymouth bfs, and provided one more opportunity to pick on amazing athlete Cody Bellinger. And then we make predictions, which are weirdly identical.

The CPBL and KBO are winding up and hijinks ensue, begging the question "funny? or dick move?" and Winter Leagues are just getting started. The posting period -- the time when Korean teams are able to make their players available to MLB teams -- has been postponed due to the pandemic. The soon-to-be announced Player’s Choice award winners are loaded with NCiB boyfriends, surprising no one.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

One solid prediction made by your hosts? We picked the Phils and the Padres as “fun to watch” before the season started and the NLCS has proved us right. Our postseason BFs include qHar-adjacent Brandon Marsh, once and maybe forever BF Juan Soto, Kyle “King Tuck” Tucker, and Machete Maldonado. Patti’s former bfs on the Phillies are embracing the chaos. Pottymouth’s former HOU bf Jeremy Peña makes an impression with his bat and that whole mom thing we love. All you folks complaining that the new postseason format eliminated the teams with the best records? Win. The Games. That Matter. We like it scrappy. “Sparkles” McCullers joins the short list of players suffering ridiculous injuries with a champagne bottle incident. Our guys are all over the Gold Glove nominees, which doesn’t surprise us because defense is sexy. We circle back on the Guardians / Yankees series because even the force of Patti’s book club could not overcome the rain delay / conspiracy theories to knock out CLE.

We visit the corrections department to straighten out what teams will be playing where in the World Baseball Classic, and Pottymouth laments that Winter Ball is  now a home for all the guys on the “never gonna be a boyfriend” list.  We could not be prouder of DC Girls Baseball player and friend off  the show Maggie Heaphy, for her invitation to the elite 4th Annual Girls Breakthrough Series and her leadership in  starting The Leadoff Initiative.  We say “That is why we drink. To support the local economy,” “I kinda want to crosstrain with Gritty,”  and, “This is them booing against the Yankees, financially.”

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We’ve got Postseason Boyfriends, current and former, and Postseason Grooming featuring Joctober pearls and pitcher qHAR. There’s a conversation about Postseason Moral Alignment -- who do you root for when you know too much? We praise Kiké’s bat and Logan’s arm and a double play for the ages. The Hank Aaron Award finalists are 93% NCiB Boyfriends. The Police Blotter updates the activities of usual suspects.

NCiB is thrilled for the selection of Paloma Benach of DC Girls Baseball to the USWNT Development Program. Learn more about #GirlsCamp21 and listen to this interview with Veronica Alvarez. You haven’t missed the Women’s All-Star game in Puerto Rico because it’s been moved to the October 17th rain date, on Facebook LIve! And we check in on postseason Austins.

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Our Halloween episode has Patti briefly revisiting 1995, a very scary year, in which she first built her sportsgrudge against the Atlanta Team. But now she loves “those Hammers guys” including effectively wild Ian Anderson, the magical Eddie Rosario, and the only Austin left standing. Pottymouth reminds us of the treasure that is Dusty Baker, the first manager to take five teams to the postseason, and possibly the only to prune his family vineyards *and* live through the Monterey Pop Festival at age 18 (the family station wagon made it too). Altuve makes moves on postseason homerun records, but Manny being Manny seems safe for now. Get your taco on Thursday - Thanks, Ozzie.

Odd for us to give credit to Bob Nightengale but he earns it for not using Atlanta’s team name in his USA Today pieces. The Hammers miss an opportunity to truly honor Henry Aaron by not announcing a team name change during the ceremony. Fox makes no effort to Chop the Chop, featuring it in crowd shots. Smuck and Boltz never mention it, or the war chant, while openly discussing the cheating chants. Rob Manfred defends it based on local markets and perceived support by the *regional* Native American community -- for a National Pastime? There’s now footage of a certain former president joining in on the Chop, albeit badly, so that’s really all you need to know.

Please PETA, use your powers for good instead of distracting us with your push to rename the bullpen the “arm barn.” Although that did give us a gem of a tune from Grant Brisbee. We are looking forward to seeing how much the Cleveland Baseball Team will have to pay the local roller derby team for use of the name “Guardians.” It’s going to be fun to watch Bob Melvin manage the Padres, a team with money, and we’ve got our eye on Raquel Ferreira in the Mets GM conversation. The MLBPA’s Player’s Choice awards feature Ryan Mountcastle among other Patti BFs. The untimely passing of NESN broadcasting great, Jerry “Rem Dawg” Remy brings all the feels for Pottymouth, including some warm and hilarious memories.

Do you have the MLBTV postseason package? You could be watching Dominican winter ball! LIDOM features Tio Albert, Fernando Rodney, and Willi Castro this year -- no excuses. Pottymouth’s Cardenales de Lara are undefeated in the LVBP, and finals have started in the Puerto Rican women’s league. Pottymouth celebrates it all by teaching us baseball vocabulary in Spanish.

We say Halle Berry, Kiss the Sky, and vegan hot dogs.

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Patti and the Pottymouth talk all things Cardinals with guest Tara Wellman, co-host of the Chirps and Gateway to Baseball Heaven podcasts. Tara takes us through the aftermath of the COVID-19 shutdown, the responsibility of national media to get the facts straight, baseball towns, and “The Cardinal Way.”

We look at the lightning rod that is Yadier Molina, and the resurgence of Cy Young-ish Adam Wainwright. Tara is happily on the I told you so end of knowing great things would come from Kolten Wong. Tara walks Pottymouth through the pitching squad past and present.

Tara leads us on a deep dive into MLB’s power play to take control of the Minors in which both player development and fan development will take a serious hit. Fewer teams lead to the loss of access points for communities, and the loss of the Albert Pujols of the future. 

An excerpt of this interview appeared in NCiB’s episode 151, Cal, Cards, and Comebacks.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In just one episode, Pottymouth apologizes to Carlos Asuaje, C.C. Sabathia, and Francisco Cervelli, and says “interpretive dance” and “papiamentu” while Patti condones inspirational quotes and uses “Cutie Pie” in a sports context. Hell has indeed frozen over. Max Scherzer, Jake Arietta, and Christian Yelich call foul on the free agency season. Yankee Boyfriends are not an easy sell to NCiB, so Pottymouth selected a Curaçaoan with a kickass mom, Didi Gregorious, and Patti chose barely even a Yankee yet DJ LaMahieu. Over in Pittsburgh, Cervelli feels sexy and Erik Gonzalez’s passion is on fire so how could they not be our boyfriends? Our Belizean Baseball pals are back to talk coconut rum and baseball without borders.

We kick off the new year with Rockies and Rangers boyfriends. Patti is already considering Rangers pitching for our wacky fantasy league, but that’s separate from picking Josh Smith, because LSU and other compelling factors.  Pottymouth selects Nathaniel Lowe because he’s a pottymouth, and other compelling reasons. For the Rockies, Patti and Dante Bichette both see the potential in Brendan Rodgers, and Pottymouth likes that Yonatan Daza is always dancing. A Dominican court convicted ten people on charges including criminal organization, use of illegal firearms, attempted murder, and complicity in the murder attempt of David Ortiz in 2019. Former Oriole Adam Jones helps Pottymouth’s dad feel better about the Red Sox. We reassure you that movement is happening, quietly and slowly, toward the minor league’s first collective bargaining agreement.

So much happening in international baseball including a preview of the Serie del Caribe, a heads up to start making plans for the 9th Women’s Baseball World Cup to be held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and the news that diplomacy prevails and Cuban-born MLB players will be permitted to play for the Cuban team in the World Baseball Classic. On a happy pod note, Patti and the Pottymouth are officially going to Miami for two quarterfinal games and one semi-final game so get in touch if you’ll be there too! Patti wants you to read a fiction series about hockey because you’ll cry in a good way, and makes Pottymouth drink a Christmas beer, also in a good way.

We say, “that sounds like a Patrick Swayze movie,” “at some point that was not yet now,” and “this is what happens when I break my toe and I’m on vacation.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti and the Pottymouth welcome Jenn Rubenstein of @QueerFancyStats to talk using gmLI, wOBA, and spreadsheets in the service of good. Through Jenn, the mad baseball skills of MLB homophobes generate donations to local LGBTQ organizations, as do successes of exemplary community leaders like National’s closer Sean Doolittle. This week’s cross-training segment looks at gender, and gender equity, from court decisions about Olympian Caster Semenya’s testosterone level to the #forthegame movement in women’s professional hockey. Pottymouth takes a Cinco de Mayo visit to the Angels/Astros Mexico Series, C.C. Sabathia channels his inner (and outer) Yoda, and El Wombo should expect a call from the Commish.

Danny Shih spent months building community with English-speaking fans of the CPBL, running the league’s Twitter feed, creating hype videos and excellent game wraps. He joins Patti and the Pottymouth to relive the excitement of the Taiwan Series, and highlight what makes this league so special.

Danny rightly notes that Taiwan was the only place on Earth with sold-out ballparks for a championship, which made the Series a statement and a symbol in this time of COVID-19: This can be cured. This can be done. He equated the vibe in the stadiums as four hours of the intensity of World Series Baby Shark in Nats Park. The Lions and the Brothers had their own levels of intensity which Pottymouth and Danny referred to as the “Flappy Flappy” and the “Shoot the Bird Down.” MLB could take a page from the CPBL with the teams dancing for their fans as a thank you for support.  We get deep in the weeds for some game highlights and second-guessing of managerial decisions, because that’s what fans do. There’s a little cross-training with college football, including a tiny tiny rant about Notre Dame fans storming the field because what the hell. 

If his excellent work this season is any indication, Danny Shih has a bright future. Somebody hire him right now.  He’ll settle for an internship.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti and the Pottymouth hate on Derek Jeter, ponder another mega-trade including Adrian Gonzalez, find solace in holiday romance when they learn that Orel Hershiser officiated Justin Turner’s wedding, and get serious about diversity in Major League Baseball. BONUS: Meet Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, female pitcher for the Negro League's Indianapolis Clowns, who passed away this week at the age of 82.

And of course, this week's boyfriends — Blue Jays and Padres!

The Vlad Jr. hip swivel.

The trade deadline gave us all the feels from “Baseball is Fun” to so much crying in baseball.  We give you the rundown on how our favorite teams did and where our boyfriends ended up. Pottymouth laments Christian Vasquez and Patti is all in on Phillips 66. Our friends at Friars on the Farm are a great resource on the former San Diego prospects on the move. Women are playing baseball the world over and more teasers drop about the World Baseball Classic. We crosstrain with the Britney Griner prison sentence. Big Papi can do anything and is a master of timing. We say “Social Justice Josh Wash,” “So many neeners,” and “Cannabis” an unusual number of times.

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In this super-sized episode fueled by leftover holiday novelty beer, Pottymouth can’t stop talking Red Sox. For BOS bfs, Pottymouth picks good guy Rob Refsnyder and then fixes Patti up with shirtless pregamer Tristan Casas. Pottymouth’s Diamondbacks bf this season is possible ROY Corbin Carroll, while Patti selects Jake McCarthy for his periodic Gunnar-level qHAR. In the Police Blotter, Orioles owner John Angelos overshadows the team’s generous donation to Baltimore’s CollegeBound by lashing out at journalists for asking reasonable team ownership-related questions. There’s great news for women in baseball this week, as the Blue Jays appoint Ashley Stephenson as a coach for their High-A level team, and the Diamondbacks appoint Ronnie Gajownik as the general manager of their High A Hillsboro Hops, making her the first female general manager at the High-A level. We catch you up on winter ball playoffs and World Baseball Classic team additions. 

We say “Lack of draft beer could be considered a crime in many situations,” “frickin’ Santa’s Butt,” and “Kiké is my shiny thing.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti is willing to die on the hill of a combined no-hitter not being a no-no. Pottymouth is deeply tired of discussing Trevor Bauer who is appealing his record-setting suspension but otherwise is not appealing in any way. The Contreras brothers and the “brothers” from the Bahamas (Jazz and Lucius) warm our hearts this week, as does too-soon BF Christian Pache. Carlos Rodón is a bright spot in Pottymouth’s otherwise IL-troubled boyfriend team, and we are officially on Adley Watch.

The Yankee Letter disappoints, and we may have taken the fun out of your holiday party. On one hand, Mexican baseball is big fun – see Junior Lake stealing all the bases at once, on the other, the LMB is the land of  second chances for abusers. The new CPBL team brings the green! Over 1000 minor leaguers petition MLB for Spring Break paychecks, as a baby step to unionization. We continue to try not to judge City Connect uniforms, but ESPN has no such restrictions. And your hosts are super happy in the basement. 

We say “Kiké pants,” “Going down rabbit holes with tequila,” and “It's a good thing that I’m well oiled for this one.”

Get boosted, fight the man, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

The Thanksgiving weekend gives us the opportunity to highlight teams and players giving back, through hurricane relief, housing, and of course, providing meals to those in need. The Rule 5 Draft is fast approaching so we get you all caught up on what it means and why it is important. We belatedly congratulate Caroline O’Connor, new president of business operations for the Marlins, and we learn the new vocabulary term, “glass cliff.” At the college level, Olivia Pichardo of Brown just became the first woman to play baseball for a Division I team. Our international baseball news is centered on Venezuela where Yadi has been ejected 4 times, Asdrubel Cabrera apologizes quite a bit but possibly not to the focus of his ire, Eugenio Suarez and Gleybor Torres get permission to play for a short time, La Tortuga goes to Japan, and Pottymouth ranks #1406 in LVBP fantasy baseball. We learn that the maternal lines are clearly strong in qualifying players for WBC teams. Patti crosstrains with hockey and wants you all to go to a game, please. Boyfriends in two weeks! It comes to light that when Pottymouth drinks wine instead of beer she loses words in  addition to numbers and needs to be reminded that ASL doesn’t translate well to podcasts. But she reads Forbes.

We say “Clothesline Cabrera,” “Chutes and Ladders,” and, “The most important thing to make for Thanksgiving is a list.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Patti and Pottymouth find a soulmate in Cami Kidder, director and producer of the upcoming documentary, “Throw Like a Girl.” Any story that starts in Red Sox fantasy camp and moves on to 11-year-old girls taking on the baseball patriarchy is okay by us. Before the interview, Patti defends Wyoming, for the first time ever, and later fesses up that Wyoming native Brandon Nimmo, that Smile Guy, is her Mets boyfriend. Luke Maile replaces Benny as her BF from the Greater Cincinnati area that plays for Not-Reds. Pottymouth formally claims Baby Piña, Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. as her Blue Jays boyfriend, in a tale that includes the 1992 Olympics, human smuggling, and great hair. She restores balance to the world with Michael “Scooter” Conforto of the Mets, by way of synchronized swimming.

Patti and the Pottymouth review the good, the bad, and the ugly of Player’s Weekend nickname choices. Extra credit to Pat Venditte, Paul Fry, and Joey Gallo for puns and playfulness. The Reds are troubling, however, as Scooter Gennett doesn’t choose “Scooter” and Joey Votto goes all Canadian war poetry on us.  Juan Soto suffers premature ejection. Baseball math provides grandpas everywhere with cheat sheets on when it is safe to leave the game early and beat the traffic. And grandchildren everywhere have a new reason to hate math. Opportunities begin to appear for women baseball executives and women players. Finally.

In which we pin down math around catching foul balls, our medical thoughts of pregnancy vs belly button rings (congrats to Cole Tucker and Vanessa Hudgens BTW), and our astute observation that betting with an illegal bookie is illegal whether it’s on baseball or not. It’s in the name. Elly continues to exceed expectations, Vaughn does not but maybe if he eats a sandwich things will kick in. Alan Rickman and Adley Rutchsman combine for Patti’s favorite homerun call. We learn that it doesn’t matter if it’s just rosin and sweat, it just can’t be on the glove. Sorry, Ronel. Jenny Cavnar and Julia Morales make broadcasting history. Valerie Perez goes full Bananaball. David Rubenstein sure looks like a man of the people and while that’s fun to watch we are holding out for definitive proof.

We say “you’ve just taken this the way of belly button rings,” It’s gotta stack up to Grease and Footloose,’ and “Shoulda just taken a plane to Vegas.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Now is the time, Atlanta. Honor Hank Aaron and eliminate your problematic baseball team name in one fell swoop. Hammerin’ Hank deserves it.  Kiké Hernandez and George Springer highlight the hot stove this week. The Mets fire Jared Porter for his abusive treatment of a female sports journalist (dick pics and out of control unsolicited texting). Good on ya, Steve Cohen, but next time include some women in your vetting and you can avoid the bad hire to begin with. Jessica Mendoza gives excellent context. We crosstrain with professional hockey in which the women act to end racism and the men just can’t follow health protocols.

We tiptoe back to the Astros in our boyfriend segment where Pottymouth selects Winter Ball favorite Jose Siri and Patti hopes for a comeback for 2019 Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez. Over in Milwaukee (dammit, Packers) Pottymouth chooses Luis Urías as her Brewers boyfriend, watching for the moment when his hamate-surgery induced superpowers kick in.  Patti hopes for a comeback for 2018 MVP and her current once and forever boyfriend, Christian Yelich.  There’s a boyfriend-laden Venezuelan home run derby and so much more in Winter Baseball. Also, there is delicious Silver Branch beer in a variety of Wicked Weed barware.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, get your vaccine as soon as you can, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In our last week of profiling position players, or “Adley Day” in Patti’s world, we pick our guys from the Os and ATL. For BAL, Ryan O’Hearn gets the Pottymouth nod with an extra point for Bull Durham, while Patti sticks with her once and forever catcher. For The Hammers, Patti picks spring training standout Eli White and Pottymouth corrects a wrong while selecting Orlando Arcia. Joey finds a home at home, bad boy Josh retires, Mookie heads to short, and Lance gets tossed from the dang bullpen. Punishments come down for the LVBP brawl, women “pave the way” in Road to the Show, and the proposed Vegas ballpark distracts everyone from complaining about pants. Watch the kids play in Spring Breakout!

We say, “Distracted from pants by armadillos,” I hate it when things f*&k up my pickle,” and discuss condiments a surprising amount. Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Your 100% unionized (most of the time) podcast team breaks down the process in motion to authorize the MLBPA to collectively bargain on behalf of minor league players.  It’s happening. Gunnar Henderson takes over the league lead in Quality Hair Above Replacement.  Pottymouth explores the alternate career choices of Rafael Devers and Kike Hernandez. Paul Goldschmidt, Spencer Strider, and Aaron Judge are on tears that did not appear in our truly abysmal pre-season predictions. If you are going to have sex at a ballpark, clearly Rogers Centre is your best choice.  There will be MLB baseball in Mexico City, WBC rosters grow, and so does Puerto Rican women’s baseball. We crosstrain with the WNBA. We say, “follow us for cocktail recommendations but don’t go to Vegas with our predictions,” “We’re going to segue from THAT to unionizing the minors?,” and “I need a chopstick.”

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

You know it’s serious when Tony La Russa and his unwritten rules aren’t the worst thing in our Police Blotter. Hello, Felipe Vazquez. The Willy Adames trade sends Pottymouth’s boyfriend roster into disarray. Jesse “Da Wink” Winker hears MVP chants. Chad Pinder and Ian Happ are new men after their IL stints. Jake Cronenworth hits an inside-the-park home run for Patti’s birthday, and Mountcastle slams from her bench. A go-ahead slam for Miggy gets him closer to the 500 mark, and Nando gets to 50 homers. The COVID IL for the Mariners is an object lesson in how a personal choice not to vaccinate affects the entire team. 

Can we retire like CC Sabathia? A podcast where he can go off full Pottymouth about unwritten rules, a Negro Leagues clothing line, and a rec softball team where he gets to hit. Our grooming segment features umpire footwear (It’s good!), and the Marlins’ Sugar Kings unis. Women’s baseball in the UK has begun and the Bristol Bobcats have our full support. The old guys are shining in the LMB (Big Sexy for the opening night win! Adrian Gonzalez with the first run for the Mariachis de Guadalajara!). So many Andersons.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, get your vaccine as soon as you can, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Happy New Year, Friends! We’ve got Mookie going full Pottymouth, Carlos with extremely bad but a little funny real estate issues, and Shohei letting us cross train with Babe Didrikson. Our TEX boyfriends include a Duran upgrade and a small town boy making good, and CIN brings us a viking and an NBA smackdown. The umpires’ union says sure to the electronic strike zone, and Dave Kaval cuts and runs from the Athletics. Yadi is rocking that LIDOM manager gig, Rougie is player of the week, and there’s still time to book your travel for the Serie del Caribe.

We say LeBron James more than once, “I’m already on my second Ezequiel of the season,” and “bring your half-dog, half-human mythical mash-ups.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

In the calm between the regular season and the start of the postseason, we review, regroup, revile, and rejoice.  Yadier Molina gives us the last bench-clearing conversation of the season. Our baseball boyfriends past and present clean up with the batting titles. Tim Anderson, Anthony Rendon, Mookie “Pookie” Betts, and future BF Pete Alonzo do us proud.  Patti reveals that catcher Tony Wolters has been her secret Rockies BF since July, and played an end of season spoiler. Pottymouth’s Rangers BF Ronald Guzman was bullied into a ridiculous dropped foul to fuel Mike Minor’s wish for a personal milestone.  We do not approve.  Groin injuries keep Ronald Acuna Jr and Nick Castellanos from reaching their own landmark numbers. We keep tabs on the most never going to be a BF of all, Felipe Vazquez, because this story cannot be dropped. Six managers so far are moving on, and Bochy and Maddon have a little fun on their way out. In cross-training, Pottymouth urges DMV locals to support this weekend’s girls baseball tournament, and Patti suggests the WNBA finals for everyone else.  Congrats to “the Leftovers,” winner of NCiB’s Fantasy Baseball Boyfriend League.

Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

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Don’t get us wrong, we here at NCiB love us some Brian Dozier, and the community building he is doing in his neighborhood would be drink-worthy adorable if it wasn’t in the middle of a frickin’ pandemic. But it is, and it’s a great example of why a shortened MLB season outside of a BioBubble is way too risky. Plans are moving forward, with the players’ union responding to the health and safety protocol proposal, Governors weighing in on letting baseball happen under strict guidelines (and sneaking in a dig at the DH), and MLB scheduled to present their plan for the season to the union imminently. Right, and Homeland Security is allowing foreign athletes back into the US because “Americans need their sports.”

Almost a week of breakfast baseball rainouts in Taiwan made us a little grumpy, but hey did you hear that the CPBL tested their baseballs MID-SEASON, and is correcting for the juiciness? Our cross-training segment gets Pottymouth from Little League to sex dolls in about ten words. Turns out some of those mannequins in the fan-free stands at Korean soccer matches are actually sex dolls advertising an adult toy manufacturer. In Nicaragua, the tragic I Told You So.

The Angels are devils when it comes to paying non-player staff. The owner is worth more than $3 Billion, but they are implementing the most aggressive furloughs in the league, gutting their scouting department. Most teams have found middle ground with some pay cuts or minor furloughs, but the Blue Jays take the crown.  With the help of emergency funding from the Canadian government, they are guaranteeing salaries for 500 staff until October. In the minor leagues, some teams are offering concession stand dinner pick-up in order to keep staff on payroll.

Patti asks to claim Les “The Beer Guy” Flake from her hometown of Cleveland as her concessions boyfriend, after learning about his partnership with “Cold Beer Here,” delivering craft beer to fans homes with the proceeds going to the Cleveland Food Bank. Her regulation boyfriend Nelson Cruz was nominated for the Muhammed Ali Sports Humanitarian Award, for his more traditional philanthropy.

Lastly, we have a lovely conversation with Emily Wolfson. Emily is an architect, artist, and founder of Unforgettaballs, “painted baseballs with meaning and style.” Emily’s work celebrates the essence of historic ballparks, players, events, and even baseball movies. You can find Unforgettaballs at https://unforgettaballs.com/ and listen to the show for a coupon code to save 10%.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, and stay safe. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

How can we *not* talk about Fight Club when it features dueling BFs? Patti’s former CLE BF Jose Ramirez clocks Patti’s former CWS BF and Down Goes Anderson. Mayhem clears the way for unexpected debut circumstances and a wild time to hear the SpongeBob theme. Patti and Pottymouth’s excellent adventure takes us to Cooperstown where we spend a Sunday at the Church of Baseball.  Loved the Hall of Fame, but surprising no one, we have notes. Luis Urias heads to the Red Sox, which seems like a good fit, freeing up #2 on the Brewers for Brice Turang who hits a 3 run homer his first game with the new number that honors his dad. The Heart and Hustle (NCiB Boyfriend Awards) nominees are announced, and include current picks Corbin Carroll and Ha Seuong Kim, and ironically, Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson. Harrison Bader makes a guest appearance in our girls in  baseball segment, congratulating Alexa Cardona on her velocity and accuracy beaning her County Executive on the back of the head during the 4th of July parade from 100 feet away. Curtis Mead became the 34th Australian to play in MLB when he was called up to the Rays on Friday. Domingo Germán leads our Police Blotter by going on the restricted list while he attends inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse after clubhouse belligerence. Thank you A’s fans for your 5th inning Sell the Team chant. The Women’s Baseball World Cup Group A games begin and you can stream them! We share ballpark rules that we never thought we’d have to talk about.  Please remember that ballplayers are on the job when they are at the game, and don't owe you anything besides playing their best game.

We say “Our travel tips are totally worth the admission price to this podcast,” “ How many hahas do you need to finish your Brou?” and, “I would like a team nap room.”  Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

While  Pottymouth takes in an As game with our west coast pals, Patti holds the fort with guest host, and avid softball fan, Avery. Avery recaps the glory that is the champion Oklahoma Sooners softball team, led by star coach Patty Glasso and reminds us of the joy of watching action-packed college softball. In boyfriend news we praise Adley’s bat but worry about his qHar, praise Mark Canha and Taijuan Walker for their support of Pride Night, and sneak in Junior Pottymouth’s praise for Manny Machado’s milestone while Pottymouth isn’t looking.

Maybelle Blair makes us happy, not so much the Brewers new City Connect unis. The Mets engage about minor league conditions, and the NYT comes down hard on The Athletic. We recap some off the joy that is summer collegiate baseball and WAIT! Pottymouth breaks in with a surprise interview with friend of the show  Braden, and Braden’s mom (!) from the Oakland Coliseum.

We say “toot her own boyfriend horn,” “If you’re going to put in all that effort…make it cute,” and “the unifying emotion is mortification.”

Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Theo Epstein departs the Cubs, leading to lots of speculation about his next steps. Team ownership? The Commissioner's office? Shake things up? Or focus on his Foundation to be Named Later and the Player’s Alliance? NCiB votes for revolution.  Also in CubsWorld, Wrigley Field is designated a National Historical Landmark, which seems overdue as well as a windfall in tax credits.

The Washington Nationals find a new Triple A home with the Rochester Red Wings, which Patti and the Pottymouth endorse 100%. Nothing personal, Fresno. More feel good news --the Nats partner with a local restaurant group to offer a turkey fry in the outfield, raising needed funds for the local “Fill the Fridge” initiative. The Dodgers host a drive-through holiday festival to celebrate the season and their World Series win, and to benefit their team charities. Brian Cashman, GM of the Yankees, camps out in Yankee Stadium to raise awareness of teen homelessness.  Will 2021 be the year we finally get a new women’s baseball league? Sue Parsons Zipay, of that “old” women’s baseball league, the AAGBL, is trying to make that happen.

The “small asshole detour” from happy talk takes us to Robinson Cano busted a second time for PEDs and missing the entire 2021 season, Aroldis Frickin’ Chapman's suspension for throwing 101 mph at Mike Brosseau’s head reduced two 2 games, and Cody Bellinger's shoulder surgery to repair damage from his homerun celebration.

Pottymouth’s CPBL BF Lin An-Ko wins Rookie of the Year. There’s drama in the finals of the KBO. And even with familiar faces on every team, a COVID outbreak makes the Dominican League a lot less fun. Domestic abusers Odubel Herrera and Domingo Germán may be working stints there as a redemption tour.

Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In NCiB Boyfriend news, Salvador Perez is having a career year, Franmil Reyes proves his boyfriend cred, and Ian Happ flashes some potential. Veteran Gregory Polanco is released by the Pirates to make room for Pottymouth’s bf Cole Tucker, and Will Smith credits his batting tear on no fear of failing. We take “not afraid to fail” to heart and present an edit-free episode. 

The COVID report is back with a vengeance. A positive test for Zach Eflin distracts the Phillies from his knee trouble, and takes out two more vaxxed teammates leading to Bryce Harper offering to serve as emergency back-up catcher. Kiké Hernadez and Christian Arroyo are out for the Red Sox, joined by a flock of Cardinals, and a boatload of Rangers including several starting pitchers. The Nationals and Astros announce vaccine requirements for all non-player staff -- player vaccination requirements are subject to collective bargaining.

The investigation into Angel’s pitcher Tyler Scaggs’ death is alluding to a larger drug ring within the team, including former communications staffer Eric Kay using an app to arrange for delivery of opiates to the ballpark, in return for game tickets and in once case a Mike Trout autographed ball. The Pasadena police have turned over the results of the Trevor Bauer investigation to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office so that  the DA can determine if charges will be filed.

Alcides Escobar builds a boyfriend case by bringing his son’s little league team to a Nats game in Miami. NCiB patron saint Sean Doolittle heads to the wrong Washington. Chris Sale throws an immaculate inning and changes his shirt. The Atlantic League lab rats have some sore lats and not much difference in batting stats three weeks into the experiment of moving the pitching mound back a foot. Congrats to ​​Diamilette Quiles, the first woman in beísbol femenino de PR to reach 100 hits. We say colonies, condom clown, and first day of school.

Get vaxxed, fight the man, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.