Short Relief

Short Relief: But Did They Call Clang?

by Nicholas Stillman, Matt Sussman, and Wesley Jenkins 11/01

Good beat Evil, weird; Clank?; Calling someone else's shot is a fine art

Short Relief: We Have One Chance To Get Everything Right

by Roger Cormier, Kate Preusser, and Neil Bhandari 10/31

New world, new identity; George Willyounot?; Grandpa Rossy Goes to Camp

Short Relief: We Can Be Heroes, Just For One Day

by Davy Andrews, Beth Davies-Stofka, and Matthew Roberson 10/30

Beware the October buzzsaw; channeling David Bowie for a Max Scherzer lyric; the World Series champs who barely did a damn thing

Short Relief: Faces in the Crowd

by Mary Craig, Sara Sanchez, and Demetrius Bell 10/29

Presidents have been booed at the World Series before; respect for Nationals Beer Guy; anybody watching these games?

Short Relief: Quite Frankly, This Is Not What We Need

by Sheryl Ring, Mike Bates, and Mark Primiano 10/28

Baseball isn't welcoming to everyone, especially lately; unintended consequences to getting what you want; Frank Thomas, come on man

Short Relief: Looking Through a Glass Onion

by Krystal Languell, Matt Sussman, and Roger Cormier 10/25

The World Series of; John Smoltz has three wishes; the freakin' Yankees man

Short Relief: So Far, So Far

by Neil Bhandari, Kate Preusser, and Nicholas Stillman 10/24

There has yet to be an Indian in the big leagues; there aren't many female scouts either; the Tampa Bay Rays whiffed on one front office hire

Short Relief: Curses!

by Beth Davies-Stofka, Davy Andrews, and Tom Pringle 10/23

Jinxes for real?; Manfred returns to factory; it's haiku SZN

Short Relief: CC Deserves Better Than Whatever Pun We Come Up With

by Demetrius Bell, Mary Craig, and Sara Sanchez 10/22

The Astros are going to sweep the Nationals, according to an overlooked factor; baseball lost something with CC Sabathia's retirement; Correa and Altuve's walk-off celebrations were different, but equally great

Short Relief: Literally Loving José Altuve

by Mike Bates, Holly M Wendt, and Wesley Jenkins 10/21

Thanking José Altuve for making fellow diminutive people look good; picking a team to root for isn't as hard as picking a college, thank goodness; a Nashville native knows he won't pick any Nashville expansion team

Short Relief: An Empty Corner

by Beth Davies-Stofka, Krystal Languell, Matt Sussman, and Neil Bhandari 10/18

RIP Bonnie; a poem about how it works; they were almost the Washington *Yinkees*; bring back bloopers please and thank you

Short Relief: From Camp to Kendrick

by Kate Preusser, Rich MacLeod, and Nicholas Stillman 10/17

Welcome to beautiful Peoria, USA, baby Mariners; an ode to the Nationals that came before; "old" MVPs like Howie Kendrick prove it ain't over for us yet

Short Relief: True Narratives, False Yankees

by Davy Andrews, Matthew Roberson, and Daniel R. Epstein 10/16

Being wrong about people being wrong about Clayton Kershaw; Gleyber Torres but he's a normal 22 year old; Jeffrey Maier will always be 12

Short Relief: An Aníbal By Any Other Name

by Sara Sanchez, Mary Craig, and Demetrius Bell 10/15

Sanchez on Sánchez; fall is the true legend of the fall; why did the polar bear use a 50 oz. bat? Enough to break the ice, hi, I'm Short Relief...

Short Relief: Like Stupid, No Good Clockwork

by Mike Bates, Sheryl Ring, and Nicole Cahill 10/14

Twins fans aren't Job (probably); trying to break the habit of rooting for the Yankees; never go away baseball

Short Relief: Alternate Endings

by Matt Sussman, Roger Cormier, Rich MacLeod, and Ashley MacLennan 10/11

Should the Twins just refuse to participate in the postseason? Did the Nationals winning a playoff series mark the unofficial end of the 2010s? Should we root for the asteroids over this NLCS? Did the Rays pay actors to pretend to be fans? It's #questionfriday!