Rain Delay Theater

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

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

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

Jack and Jeremy head to Wrigley Field for an NL Central showdown this week and there was plenty of drama on and off the field! The intense game between the Cubs and Brewers served as a great backdrop to a couple of incidents in the stands as Jeremy finally almost comes to blows with an unruly, rowdy fan and maybe now they're sorta buds...? Jack angers a curmudgeonly season ticket holder with his Brewers enthusiasm. And Jeremy has another boneheaded event on his way to the field - one of dire magnitude that almost kept him from getting into the game! Tune in to hear all about it! This was an animated ep, as both Jeremy and Jack had A LOT invested in the game. In fact, the game analysis doesn't get cooking until about the 1:06:50 mark, so skip all the way to that if you want to go straight to the game talk. But the stories at the top are well worth a listen! Enjoy!

In a game that was marked on the calendars since Spring Training, Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels come to the southside to take on the White Sox! And Ohtani, torn UCL and all, delivered! Hear Jack and Jeremy recap the entire Ohtani Experience, including Jeremy getting on a Red Line train heading in the wrong direction out of pure overexcitement. The guys also discuss a final(?) pitiful ending to the Big Fly game on the video board for this season, they try to figure out if anyone is ever going to be the player to be named later in the Felix Pena trade, and we hear from a knowledgeable father who begs to differ with his kids' proclamation that Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. And one final chaotic and catastrophic parting shot to our White Sox trips this season takes place in the bathroom before heading home. If this was the last White Sox game of the year for Jack and Jeremy, they ended it in a fitting way, so tune in to hear their Southside adventures come full circl

Jack and Jeremy are back out at the ballpark to see none other than Michael Kopech in his 3rd major league appearance! And...well, the baseball gods would have nothing of it because after 3 innings of Kopech, we were treated to our very first rain delay of the Rain Delay Theater podcast. We talk about what to do during a rain delay and we get a chance to comment on more of the White Sox video board presentations..and we maybe have some nice things to say about them for once...? Plus, hear about how Jeremy decided to pull a stunt on Jack by also wearing his Expos hat unbeknownst to Jack. Good times were had at the battle of the Sox, so tune in, won't you?

Ever wonder who Jack thinks is the Biggest Greaseball in the majors? Want to know who Jeremy picks as baseball's Biggest Hunk? Well tune in to this week's minisode to find out! Jack and Jeremy run through a list of made up awards ranging from Most Annoying to Nerdiest Player to Coolest Dude! We really let some people have it, including newest Cubs acquisition Daniel Murphy! For a fun time, give this episode a listen, folks!

Jack and Jeremy run down the top 10 highest paid players this year and give their take on whether they're worth their contract or not. What do the guys think of David Price, Zack Greinke, and Jason Heyward, tune in to find out! But before that, Jeremy and Jack call out the Yankees announcers for their incredibly stupid take on the Adam Engel catch from last week. Watch out Ryan Ruocco and Ken Singleton because shots were definitely fired! With some hot takes and hard looks at the stats, this one is a little baseball nerdy, so come along for the ride!

Winter is Coming®...hey! wait a minute, no it's not! It's only August and there's still plenty of shoddy theme night promotions at Guaranteed Rate Field! So Jack and Jeremy take in Game of Thrones night on the southside as the New York Yankees take on the Chicago White Sox. The guys jam pack a lot into this episode including plane crash survivors throwing out first pitches, more ridiculous video board presentations, sexy Larry Rothschild photos, the world's biggest A.J. Cole fan, Matt Davidson straight clowning Giancarlo Stanton, and a legitimately awesome catch by Adam Engel! This and so much more in this week's Rain Delay Theater! Check it totally out!

Jack and Jeremy make their long awaited return to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field this week! In a first for the podcast, we find a Jeremy who's actually angry about baseball gameplay and not the fans...though, there's some of that too. We get a lengthy rant from him about Joe Maddon's bullpen and starting pitcher mismanagement. We hear a story from Jeremy about the late, great Yosh Kawano and a fake autograph ring perpetrated by himself, a childhood friend, and the friend's dad. The guys also talk about ballpark proposals, aisle etiquette, and some jerk who used the seats next to us as his own personal footstool. All this and more on this week's episode of Rain Delay Theater!

The guys are joined this week by friend of the show Ben Perkins (@allusedup2 on Twitter) to watch and discuss some of their favorite Baseball Videos! We run down some of the great baseball meltdowns, rants, and drunken moments captured for our eternal listening and viewing pleasure! Wally Backman and Terry Collins losing their minds, Lou Piniella ranting on Steve Stone, Rick Sutcliffe drunk on air, and THE classic George Brett video are just some of the videos we talk about in this ep! Jack, Jeremy, and Ben run them all down and give their insight on these audio gems. In what's becoming an alarmingly routine warning, things get a little graphic when discussing the George Brett video, but how could it not?! Heavy dudes-being-dudes alert for this one, but, hey, t'was all in good fun! For links to all vids covered in this ep, please visit raindelaytheater.com/notes/episode-14-notes-baseball-videos

Jack and Jeremy head to Wrigley Field this week for the 2018 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game featuring the country's top high school stars! And the game did not disappoint, unfortunately, the unruly droves of inattentive, beer-sniffing little league parents did! Children running wild, adults behaving worse than the kids they paid so little attention to, and a put upon beer vendor whose knowledge of his own trade was being questioned right to his own face. These were some of the indecencies witnessed by the guys this week in the stands. Hear all about it in the animated, sailor-mouthed first half of the podcast (13:30). Before that, Jeremy has an unpleasant autograph seeking incident with a former MLB pitcher who was not having any of it (1:40). And finally, after addressing to the likes of "White T-Shirt Dad" and "Poodle Man", the guys moved their attention to the talent on the field and give their scouting reports on the numerous players in the game that could be potential 2019 MLB Draftees (36:45). T

The well never runs dry on the southside of Chicago and this week the guys meet, hands down, their biggest baseball weirdo to date - "The Informed Interloper"! Armed with a scorebook, an Oakland Athletics hat and lanyard, and a Yairo Munoz Cardinals shirsey, this ballpark oddball sidled his way next to Jack while Jeremy was up on his second dollar dog run of the game and what unfolded would be podcast fodder richer than Jack and Jeremy could ever dream of (8:24)! Hear all about our adventures with this uninvited guest, including a very human moment where the guys were forced to confront a fight or flight situation. Jack and Jeremy also chime in about the tv star of the game, "The Mustard Man", a couple of foul balls to a very sensitive area for Marcell Ozuna, and another Daniel Palka/Salsa mishap? The guys also react in realtime to the breaking news of the Cardinals' firing of manager Mike Matheny. This is a good one, folks! Tune in!

Big moment for the podcast this week: the guys welcome their very first guest to the studio! Podcaster/Actor/Musician/Theme Song Composer Mark Rosenthal joins Jack and Jeremy to share their favorite baseball songs! Lots of hot takes in this ep! At the top of the show, we also share our All-Star Ballots and Jeremy catches A LOT of flack for his hipster-centric voting patterns. And stay tuned after the sign off for a very special bonus audio clip! For links to all the songs discussed in the episode, head to raindelaytheater.com/notes !

WARNING: The guys work a little blue at the top of the show, starting off with a stomach-turning story of an inebriated passenger on the train back from the game. From there they venture into stories about a group of wiseass teens trying to publicly embarrass their friend and a couple of vocal and rule-breaking bathroom patrons...and then eventually get around to talking about the game. They (try to) recap the ridiculous and confusing "Balkgate" situation involving Twins 3rd base coach Gene Glynn, James Shields, Rick Renteria, Paul Molitor, balks, ejections, and wishy-washy and sensitive umpires. Plus, more BEER VENDOR DRAMA!!! It's just business as usual on the southside of Chicago! Jack also gets a 10 second schooling about The Frugal Gourmet from Jeremy. Make sure to tune into for all the off (and on) the field hijinks!

This week Jack and Jeremy run down their lists of favorite players from their childhood, both hometown and out of town. But before that, Jeremy shares a tale of a World Series bet gone wrong(!) and gives a mini-update from the 6/18/18 Dodgers @ Cubs rain out, including a story of how he scared Cody Bellinger! Jack shares a stirring interview conducted with White Sox catching great Ron Karkovice and teaches us all about "The Cougar Train"! The guys also discuss who their NL Rookie of the Year is if the season ended today. Also(!!!!) Check out the debut of our AMAZING THEME SONG(!!!) written and performed by musical genius Mark Rosenthal of both the "Mike and Mark Love The Cubs" and "Body Counts and Beer" podcasts!

Woo doggies do we have a jam packed episode for you this week! Jack and Jeremy took in two games for this one and are here to bring you the full reports! First up we have the 6/11/18 Cleveland Indians @ Chicago White Sox matchup! We hear about uninspired, generic White Sox fan chants, unlikely Knoxville, Tennessee resident Yan Gomes, and the sordid, secret world of beer vendor drama. Then the guys head to the west suburbs on 6/14/18 to see the class A Cedar Rapids Kernels @ Kane County Cougars. We meet some more ballpark oddballs in the stands, see a breakout performance by Alex Kirilloff, and discuss giving 19-year-old Royce Lewis his first sip of beer. Jeremy also decides to start swearing on the podcast! It's all here for you to check out, so listen and enjoy!

This week Jack and Jeremy share their respective baseball bucket lists with each other and, well, it ends up turning into a bit of a brag-fest about events they actually have seen (at least for Jeremy). They also touch on the 2018 MLB Draft, Jack learns about Morganna - the infamous "Kissing Bandit", and we receive an update about Johnsonville Chorizo sausages from a listener.

Jack and Jeremy make their triumphant return to the great state of Wisconsin to see the New York Mets take on the Milwaukee Brewers. We hear about Jeremy's cheese curd quest, a dark story from Jack's past involving a scarring t-shirt toss fracas, and we meet our newest outspoken fountain of misinformation and mind-numbingly inane anecdotes, "The Eager Leaner"! You're gonna want to stick around for our account of this true original ballpark goofball!

Jack and Jeremy recap their first trip to a minor league game for the podcast as they ventured up to Wisconsin to see the Quad Cities River Bandits take on the Beloit Snappers. The guys discuss being recruited to participate in a pig calling contest, recap their run-ins with some autograph freaks, and talk about meeting Athletics prospects Austin Beck, Lazaro Armenteros, and Nick Allen. Dollar dogs, traumatizing Snappy the Turtle stories, and railing on Zack Cozart - we have it all here for your listening pleasure! (Note: we had some technical difficulties with this one, so forgive the drastically different sounding audio at the end of the podcast)