Short Relief

Short Relief: Turn and Face the Strange

by Kate Preusser, Matt Sussman, and Patrick Dubuque 1/31

Make baseball a five-year-old you throw the wiffleball to, over and over in the summer sunshine, watching her miss each time. Then hiss crowd noise into the air when she finally puts her plastic bat on the ball and runs laughing around no bases.

Short Relief: Sad If I Lost It

by Neil Bhandari, Rich MacLeod, and Roger Cormier 1/30

Tomorrow is our last day and we are sad, ok?

Short Relief: Almost Recess

by Beth Davies-Stofka, Davy Andrews, and Matthew Roberson 1/29

A letter from home; never stop throwing; if Tim Anderson can teach kids to flip bats, other MLB stars could share their unique expertise with the youth

Short Relief: Nick, of Time

by Mary Craig, Demetrius Bell, and Sara Sanchez 1/28

A non-separation of church and baseball; definitely a post about Nicholas Castellanos; seriously, a post about Nicholas Castellanos

Short Relief: A Half a Win is Half a Loss

by Holly M Wendt, Mike Bates, and Roger Cormier 1/27

Auckland Tuatara's season continues to be strange to say the least; TwinsFest is one of many things that ain't what it used to be; the poem Fred Wilpon deserves

Short Relief: All Things Considered, I’d Rather Be

by Matt Sussman, Wesley Jenkins, and Mike Coste 1/24

What the flags of NL East(!) cities say about the team; let's respect Todd Helton, a much better athlete than Peyton Manning; 'The Curse'

Short Relief: I’m Still Alive

by Nicole Cahill, Kate Preusser, and Neil Bhandari 1/23

Alyssa Nakken is the first female coach in MLB history; Félix Hernández is not a Mariner and that's weird; the 2020 Chicago Cubs if they were Pearl Jam songs

Short Relief: Sweet Victory

by Davy Andrews, Beth Davies-Stofka, and Sara Sanchez 1/22

A song from actual recordings of the bats and/or trash cans of the Houston Astros; Alex Cora got a tarot reading; Larry Walker and his Spongebob apparel are in the Hall

Short Relief: MLK and Dock

by Mary Craig and Demetrius Bell 1/21

Major League Baseball tweeted a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute yesterday, although the league initially declined to delay the season when he was assassinated; did Dock Ellis *really* throw a no-hitter on LSD?

Short Relief: A Donut Hole Within a Donut’s Hole

by Rich MacLeod, Matt Sussman, and Wesley Jenkins 1/17

The freshest Carlos Beltrán conspiracy theory; what your city flag says about your team: NL West; the horror when the Rays claim one of your guys off waivers

Short Relief: Flags Fly Forever

by Roger Cormier, Neil Bhandari, and Bill Thompson 1/16

When Carlos Beltrán decided to do whatever it takes; congrats to your favorite Astros fan; pure joy, from a LIDOM spectator.

Short Relief: Our Research Continues

by Beth Davies-Stofka, Matthew Roberson, and Davy Andrews 1/15

Future research will reveal the surprisingly old school approach to today's personnel management; the new year brings the same old bad teams; baseball is an ecosystem, always evolving (lasers someday)

Short Relief: And There Was Light

by Sara Sanchez, Mary Craig, and Demetrius Bell 1/14

The Astros fallout news overshadowed another baseball scandal finally brought to light; baseball's moral dualism continues; Alex Cora is in troubleeeeee

Short Relief: It’s Enough to Be Pleasant Enough

by Mike Bates and Roger Cormier 1/13

New Twins bullpen coach Bob McClure proves a personal theory on life and continuous employment; did you know Zack Greinke pitched well in Game 7 of the World Series?

Short Relief: True Tests

by Wesley Jenkins, Matt Sussman, and Daniel R. Epstein 1/10

Before the Reds signed Shogo Akiyama, they were the only MLB team to had never signed a Japanese player; finally, the AL East installment of the 'What Your City Flag Says About Your Team' series; two catchers try to figure out what a forkball is, exactly.

Short Relief: Felt

by Kate Preusser and Neil Bhandari 1/09

Keep a ballplayer, fill in with muppets; 'Cats' reminds us of the good old days of feeling joy in hating things