bobby dalbec

The NCiB Boyfriends are finishing strong in the record books, with Ryan passing Cal, BobbyD passing Ted,, and Salvy passing Johnny. Eric Hosmer is the answer to both of the Max Scherzer trivia questions from this week, Franmil hits #30 by request, and Christian Yelich fills the stands. Our BFs dominate the Roberto Clemente award nominations. Tony LaRussa makes a triumphant return to  the police blotter but is quickly overshadowed by KBO pitcher Mike Montgomery’s suspension for throwing a rosin bag at an umpire.

Advocates for Minor Leaguers make their point about poverty wages for players with their excellent #Fairball campaign, with support from High A players from Mets and Phillies, and fan actions around the country.  Show your support by wearing a #Fairball wristband, yours for a donation to the organization. Baseball for All is involved in two upcoming regional girls baseball tournaments, the Leighton Accardo Series in  Arizona, and our hometown DMV Series. Our COVID report has postseason mandates, legal challenges, and a what the actual hell. 

We say kerfuffle, reading glasses, and Guatemala.

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.

Pottymouth’s Red Sox household welcomes a Yankees fan interloper, and Patti faces the I’m from Cleveland but named the kid for Camden Yards dilemma for the weekend series. Classic boyfriends do us proud, with Kiké’s bat coming alive, Albert Pujols climbing up the all time lists, Christian Yelich proving blonde bats have more fun, and Cedric Mullins going 5-5. Patti’s current Os BF, Ryan Mountcastle, earns AL player of the week, and she serves as back-up mom at Bobby “The Assassin” Bradley’s second “debut.” Pottymouth’s outfield takes a hit with both Trent Grisham and Kyle Lewis on the IL. Way too many players are getting hit in the face by baseballs -- this time two pitchers, Tyler Zombro and Ryan Braiser -- end up in the hospital.

Don’t worry, the Cleveland team has narrowed down its options for new names to 1200.  We’re getting there! MLB will likely release their plan for enforcement of the “no foreign substances” rule shortly, which may include multiple checks on pitchers in a single start, and suspensions for those caught in the act. Also in the Police Blotter, Bob Brenly says the right things in his apology for his durag remark about Marcus Stroman, but his track record of blowing dog whistles undermines our confidence. Marcelle Ozuna is out on bail and the Atlanta team may be stuck paying his contract no matter what the domestic abuse  investigations show.

Team USA qualifies for the Olympics with a stellar performance by Todd Frazier and players drawn from MLB prospects and old-timers. Cuba fails to qualify for the first time ever. Taiwan withdraws from contention. The remaining spots go to Israel, South Korea, Mexico, host country Japan, and the winner of the final qualifier later this month in Mexico. Vote your All-Star ballot, give all your money to DC Girls Baseball, and send hopes and prayers for Patti’s failing fantasy team.

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.

Hard to believe, but we got through the whole dang season. Patti and the Pottymouth give you their good, bad, and ugly of how it went, should it have gone? And what about all those new rules?  It felt like a lot more guys were injured, but also a lot more got their call ups. Hunter Pence retires and we wish him well. This crazy Wildcard Week is just beginning so we try to lay it all out for you. We even make a few predictions with absolutely no conviction whatsoever.

MLB gives staff election day off in hopes they will volunteer to work the polls. Fenway, Nats Park, Camden Yards, Comerica, and Dodger Stadium will all be early voting sites. But you have to live in the city to go there, you can’t just go to Fenway to vote if you, hypothetically, live outside of DC, Pottymouth.

For those downplaying the lasting effects of COVID, Eduardo Rodriquez was just cleared to start walking. Walking. Yoan Moncada hit his first homer in a month and says his energy is just starting to feel normal again post COVID-19. Bradford William Davis investigated that promise made by MLB to offer testing to front line workers in MLB cities as part of its protocols and plans. The results are not good.

Did you have “power outage” on your list of reasons to delay a ballgame in 2020? Did you have Andrew Stevenson hitting two homers off of Jacob DeGrom? Do you believe that Thom Brennaman has made “Heartfelt efforts at reconciliation with LGBTQ community” ? Boyfriends Bobby Dalbec, Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman, Jose Ramirez, and DJ LeMahieu are finishing the season strong, and may we please have Statcast on the Willson Contreras batflip?

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 this episode of the TC & Jerry Podcast, Jerry Remy and Tom Caron discuss Tanner Houck making his MLB debut and look at Boston Red Sox prospects who have an opportunity to impress with an eye on the 2021 season.

Zack Wheeler proves what we’ve been saying all along.  Pants are dangerous. Not as dangerous as ticking off Dodger fans, who trolled the visiting Asterisks by land, air, and art. The legendary Vin Scully is auctioning off his extensive collection of memorabilia in order to make a meaningful charitable donation, and leave the kids and grandkids a little something. This year’s Roberto Clemente Day saw Puerto Rican players, and the whole Pirates team, wearing number 21, and a call for that number to be retired league-wide. 

There was a blip in the consecutive days since a player tested positive for COVID-19 run, causing two Giants-Padres games to be postponed, but now the Giants say maybe a false positive? The Playoff Bubble locations have been decided, San Diego -- Los Angeles for the American League and Houson -- Arlington for the National League.  Globe Life Field wins the World Series because it is shiny, new, and centrally located for maximum TV ratings. Some details around the edges regarding inclusion of family members are still subject to MLBPA approval.

Pottymouth’s Red Soxs boyfriend Bobby “Bomb” Dalbec can’t stop hitting homers. Patti’s Twins BF Willians Astudillo is finally back from the COVID IL and then the alternate site and hit his first. Trea Turner’s mom is our new mom boyfriend (can we have those?) with fact-checking Twitter regarding Trea’s accomplishments, being the one person Trea thinks actually cares if he wins the batting title, and for using “chocolate brownies” as a code word. Isan Diaz opts back in with the Marlins. Luis Arráez, Matt Chapman, patron saint Sean Doolittle, and maybe JT Realmuto are all out with injuries, some of which are season-ending since we’ve only got two more weeks.  Francisco Lindor was fined for smiling at Sergio Romo, who was suspended and fined for not liking it.

In the CPBL, it is still too close to call in the standings, and possibly a dead-heat in the mascot game as well. Dimple Cannon Jr. is as cute as can be in his MVP dance with his dad. Cuban baseball begins under the watchful eye of the Public Health Ministry, with careful protocols, no fans in the stands, and a YouTube channel. Roberto Alomar’s RA12 joins Puerto Rico’s Roberto Clemente League, and immediately becomes Patti’s team to pit against Pottymouth’s Gigantes de Carolina. Manny Ramirez joins the Sydney Blue Sox and we need the shirt.

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.