Short Relief: Brooks Pounders: The Thrilling Conclusion
8/03Will Brooks Pounders get his man? Are we truly living in the best of all possible worlds? Find out today in: Short Relief.
Short Relief: The Inverted Austin Jackson
8/02Breaking down Austin Jackson's amazing catch, post-trade deadline depression out of Oakland, and baseball cards as bookmarks.
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8/01A lifetime prepares Brandon Guyer for a single moment; the Giants are euphemized; and Craig Gentry overcomes your indifference.
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7/31James offers speculation over how Kris Bryant's day ended, Martin makes a game out of Tim McCarver's began, and Patrick doesn't think Bo Jackson is the best two-sport athlete ever.
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7/28Mary channels Dickens, Matt brainstorms nicknames, and Trevor has an awkward reacquaintance.
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7/27Brooks Pounders is on the case, Tyler with the Cubs tackles another missing person, and Rob Manfred hatches an exciting business opportunity.
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7/26Jason decries a lack of classification when it comes to baserunning, Nathan offers reviews of Todd Frazier's swing, and Matt considers the epic qualities of Mike Trout.
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7/25The summer of 1997, as lived in a gas station sandwich shop; minor league team names reimagined; and the highlights of a baseball dictionary.
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7/24How critiquing baseball players feels like critiquing indie bands, the muddy half-fashioned future crafted in youth, and baseball's role in the tremulous bonds of adult friendship.
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7/21A flashback to Kato Kaelin's testimony, and a common trade target evaluates their self-worth.
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7/20Instructions on how to fail, thoughts on nicknames, and a Cubs conspiracy uncovered.
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7/19Stories about the logistics of the ballplayer, and a power ranking.
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7/18An umpire comes online, Charlie Blackmon gets an assist, and Joe Mauer grounds out to first base.
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7/17Three tales of creation: Holly with a Dial-An-Art service, James with the hellscape of tomorrow, and Meg with the psychological evaluation of a strike zone.
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7/14After two days off, SR returns with a record four offerings: NES busts, househunting, letters to Curt Schilling and Furious Cubs.
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7/11A 36-year-old starter debuts, eight things don't happen in the Home Run Derby, and Leonys Martin is a mason jar full of old rubber bands.
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