Tom Nichols, Voice of the Dayton Dragons, joins Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard to share his favorite baseball stories, including the arrest of a player in the middle of a game, in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
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Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Relief Pitcher
If replacement batters are called pinch hitters, why aren’t replacement pitchers called pinch pitchers? They originally were, as explained by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for April 14, 2021
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard are joined by Derek Sharrer and Sean Aronson of the St. Paul Saints to discuss the return of Triple-A ball to the Saintly City in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Doubleheader
Two games in the same day is heaven for fans looking forward to the twin bill, double dip or the doubleheader, as explained by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for April 8, 2021
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss the opening week of the MLB season and a visit to American Family Field, home of the Brewers, in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Purpose pitch
What is the purpose of the purpose pitch? Jesse Goldberg-Strassler explains it for you in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: RBI
You may bring in a base runner with a run batted in (RBI), but you don’t actually need to get a hit to do it, as explained by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for March 24, 2021
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard are joined by Phil Elson, Voice of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball, to discuss the state of college baseball in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus: Change-Up
If the fastball was the first baseball pitch, it stands to reason that the change-up was the second, thrown purely as a contrast, as explained by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for March 17, 2021
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the rule changes scheduled for 2021 MiLB play in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: No-Hitter
Pitchers can flirt with a no-hitter during the course of a game, but if it’s broken up, it’s no no-no. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler describes the many terms for a no-hitter in this week’s edition of Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for March 3, 2021
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss spring training and the state of broadcasting on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Infield
Where in a ballpark can you find half moons and cutouts, all in pursuit of a room-service hop? The infield: the carpet, the inner garden, the skin. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler describes the many terms for the infield in this week’s edition of Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)