jonathan india

In the episode CJ and Spilly are impressed with Bryce Harper's first base debut and what it might mean for the Phillies flexibility at the deadline. Tampa has been the worst team in baseball in July, did they haven a Wander Franco problem? Jonathan India is rumored to be available in Cincinnati, could he be the piece to bring the starting pitcher they need? Aroldis Chapman has been filthy, the Braves add a bullpen arm and X is here. 

Numbers, numbers, numbers

We don’t need a math major on this show. We will breakdown what’s happening across MLB with a focus on The Reds - Live from the Tampa Baseball Museum

• What’s the math and history of winning & losing streaks
• First baseman, Joey Votto is back with the Reds and he is ready
•  Joey began his career with Reds and brings a history of leadership
•  Joey – the numbers of a champion
• The Reds and Orioles the forgotten teams – National Media steps up & notices
• Cincy Manager David Bell speaks to Votto’s return
• Reds leading the NL Central Division
• Reds game winning streak  – 12 of 12 games 
• Pirates & Cardinals both are suffering in the Win Loss Column
• Votto & Elly De La Cruz
• Matt Johnson article on SportsNaut on Winning Streaks histories
• Cincinnati fans at the Great American ballpark
• Jonathan India is having some fun & the Reds mindset
• Reds Comeback Kids – they have 27 comeback wins this year
• Joey Votto last night – 4 AB, 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 Home Runs story was eclipsed by Elly De La Cruz
• Elly De La Cruz hit the cycle, it has been 34 years since Reds had a player hit the cycle 
• Reds are now facing the National League leaders, The Atlanta Braves, tough series ahead
• MLB All-Star game Phase 1 voting results for National & American leagues
• Blue Jays have a strong showing in the Phase 1 results
• This Guy!  Luis Arráez of the Marlins keeps floating around .400 with his batting average keep it up

Special Thanks to the Tampa Baseball Museum for allowing us to record this episode at the Al Lopez House in Ybor. https://www.tampabaseballmuseum.org/ 

Thanks to Scott Holmes for the music – Stomps & Claps

There are two Guardian teams in town, and no one is saying but one of them may be a fairly wealthy roller derby team. Yasiel Puig settled a civil suit to make sexual assault go away, dropped Rachel Luba, earned Defender of the Year in LMB, and wants back into MLB. We are thrilled that MLB teams will now provide housing for minor league players. Check that box and move on to fair pay. Clint Frazier is DFA’d which allows us to explain making room on the 40 man roster. The Mets gain a GM but lose an ace.

The annual Girls Breakthrough Series featured Bianca Smith, Veronica Alvarez, and maybe a path to college ball. Franmil Reyes won’t be playing with Pujols in LIDOM after all, but there’s still plenty of familiar faces. In the LVBP, recently DFA’d Willians Astudillo sucker-punches a pitcher, the Panda goes back to where it all began, and Ildemaro Vargas’ 4 RBI game lets Pottymouth teach us remolcadas as this week’s vocabulary word. (The other option is a little too racy for prom). The CPBL brings us Lion Elephant Battles. We say Political Opinions Above Replacement, tofurky, and Bob Dole.

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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.