After four years of baseball and other things, Rhea Butcher brings Three Swings to a close with an episode of gratitude and memories. Thank you to everyone who listened to the show, who supported the show, who bought a t-shirt, who went to a live show, who sent us a Rosin Bag question. We love you and we couldn't have made this show without you. Rhea also talks the highs and lows of the last week in baseball, including Javy Báez's baserunning wizardry, fan fights, and Jacob deGrom's historic ERA. THE JAVY BÁEZ PLAY: https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1397965478027530246 SEE RHEA LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC JUNE 4-5: https://www.ticketmaster.com/rhea-butcher-washington-district-of-columbia-06-04-2021/event/15005AADC905D542 GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea talks the Oakland A's and MLB's bad faith negotiations with the City of Oakland, the Year of the No Hitter, and the return of the "unwritten rules" conversation. Plus Sinéad O'Connor, social media, and the fruitless discourse of cancel culture. SEE RHEA LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC JUNE 4-5: https://www.ticketmaster.com/rhea-butcher-washington-district-of-columbia-06-04-2021/event/15005AADC905D542 GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clinton Yates (The Undefeated) joins Rhea to talk about why MLB's decision to recognize the records and statistics from the Negro Leagues is the problem not the solution, and why words like "recognize" and "elevate" reflect the same white supremacist vision of the sport that segregated professional baseball in the first place. Follow Clinton Yates: https://twitter.com/clintonyates Read Clinton's article on The Undefeated: https://theundefeated.com/features/mlb-elevating-the-status-of-negro-leagues-is-the-problem-not-the-solution/ LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea has your Division Series recaps and predictions for the powerhouse League Championship series (Boston vs Houston, Milwaukee vs LA). Plus Brock Holt hits for the cycle and why the Yankees are the Traveling Wilburys and the Red Sox are Phish. And a correction to last week's Three Swings Award for NL Manager of the Year (hint: Rhea is VERY impressed with one manager's bullpen mgmt). And shoutouts to the Headspace app and the Highland Film Festival in Akron, OH! GET TICKETS TO RHEA'S LIVE SHOWS HERE: https://rheabutcher.com/livedates LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea returns this week with a trophy case full of Three Swings Awards, another round of playoff predictions, and an interview with photographer and baseball superfan A.W. Klass! It's a packed episode, with consideration of the Brewers' promising underdog performance, the MLB's problematic disparities in dealing with substance abuse and domestic abuse, the Cubs asking-for-trouble attitude in putting the infamous billy goat on their World Series ring, and the virtues of playing the small ball instead of a home run game. Plus, photographer and baseball superfan A.W. Klass joins Rhea for a conversation on relating queer identity to sports fandom, the choice between creating a radical community or radically infiltrating extant communities (or both), and purple silk yarmulkes that may or may not be heirlooms from Prince. GET TICKETS TO RHEA'S LIVE SHOWS HERE: https://rheabutcher.com/livedates LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea's back with another in-depth look at the US Women's National Team, this time with a profile of Emily Tsujikawa. Plus, a preview of playoff matchups, another deeply felt apology to Rockies fans, a look at the way the MLB and MLB Tonight are handling the allegations against Roberto Osuna, and a case for women's baseball being vital to the health of the sport. Also, meditations on putting political pain and anger aside in favor of happiness, and a play-by-play recount of the double play Rhea's team turned at their last game! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea delivers an in-depth look at the US Women's National Baseball Team! Plus a review of the Dodgers/Cardinals series, an apology to Rockies fans, and a heartfelt plea to the MLB to NOT adopt the extra innings "runner on second base" rule. ALSO thoughts on being kind, dealing with pain, and finding the human within the monolith. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off a cameo in the latest Apple Keynote (what?!) THREE SWINGS RETURNS! Rhea talks the mental process of playing better baseball, the Women's Baseball World Cup, baseball voices you should be paying attention to, fantasy updates, seeing Jason Isbell live, and oh yeah, MLB updates and World Series predictions. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of Daniel Murphy's acquisition by the Cubs, Rhea breaks down Murphy's history of homophobic rhetoric and poses a basic question: thirteen years after Billy Bean's involuntary retirement from major league baseball, why does it remain impossible for pro athletes to come out? Plus Rhea weighs in on the women's baseball world cup, division race updates, and whether or not Jacob deGrom's 10 win season is Cy Young worthy. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA IS BACK just in time for the Division Races to heat up! Rhea talks the Dodgers terrible August and whether or not it spells disaster for their postseason chances. Will the miracle A's catch the Astros in the AL West? Are the statistically dominant Red Sox somehow underrated? Cleveland is running away with the AL Central; what are their chances in the postseason? And Atlanta and Philly are running away from the Nationals in the NL East. Rhea has thoughts and predictions on all your postseason contenders. Plus Rhea talks baseball fights, beanballs, and fake rivalries. And recaps their experiences at the Baseball for All 2018 Nationals in Rockford, IL. Big thanks to all the Threebies who attended! Check Out and Support Baseball For All: https://www.baseballforall.com/ LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a difficult week to be a fan of the MLB and Rhea returns from Dublin to break it down, talking the shame of the Houston Astros' acquisition of Roberto Osuna and the offensive high school Twitter histories of Sean Newcomb and Trea Turner (and their respective apologies). Plus Rhea finds hope in a Sean Doolittle Twitter thread and talks being better at baseball and life. Check Out and Support Baseball For All: https://www.baseballforall.com/ LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Baseball is very political and anybody who thinks it isn't, isn't watching baseball..." Rhea weighs in on Josh Hader's standing ovation in Milwaukee and the false "high road" narrative of ignoring white supremacy. Plus thoughts on Howard Bryant's excellent article on the militarization of pro sports (link below). And Chase Utley's divisive legacy, first impressions on the Manny Machado trade, recap of trade deadline moves, Austin Barnes 48mph HBP, and AL and NL Wild Card predictions. And the latest installment of #RosinBag! "Veterans Speak Out Against the Militarization of Pro Sports" (Wbur.org, 7/20/18): http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2018/07/20/military-sports-astore-francona Baseball For All: https://www.baseballforall.com/ Expanded Roster: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1292278562/expanded-roster Claire Eccles article: http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/claire-eccles-jersey-retirement-victoria-harbourcats-2018 LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief rain delay, Rhea Butcher returns to talk the importance of therapy and community college, the world's only ethical billionaire, and of course baseball. Home Run Derby roundup. All Star Game MVP Alex Bregman's hitting mechanics. All Star Game snubs. Keon Broxton's all time great catch and the importance of exuberance. Kik Hernandez and the "fragile masculinity" meme. Manny Machado. Josh Hader's awful tweets. And rosin bag questions about getting back into team sports as an adult and raising kids in a house of divided fandom. As always, if you liked it, you liked it. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea celebrates the last full episode of 2020 with two incredible guests! First, Rhea welcomes journalist Lindsey Adler (The Athletic) to discuss the Miami Marlins' historic hiring of MLB's first female GM, Kim Ng. And then, Rhea talks Dodgers and the dark history of Dodger Stadium with author Eric Nusbaum (Stealing Home). Also Rhea recaps the latest baseball news, including the 2020 MVPs, Cy Young Awards, and more. Follow Eric Nusbaum and Lindsey Adler: https://twitter.com/ericnus https://twitter.com/lindseyadler LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we near the All Star Break, Rhea shouts out the underdogs and non-household names that deserve All Star spots. Plus Fantasy Updates, Rhea's best and worst moves of the first half, recommendations for the second half. A review of World Series odds. And are the hot Giants for real? Who will win the NL West? AND Rosin Bag questions about home plate netting and struggling with Blue Jays fandom. AND thoughts on LeBron James and recollections from the immigration rally and dinner with Maybelle Blair. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea discusses the MLB's approach to domestic violence and the fallacy of "redemption narratives" when it pertains to perpetrators of physical and sexual abuse, including the most recent examples of Roberto Osuna and Luke Heimlich. Plus are the Cubs legit contenders this year? The Dodgers set a HR record. Favorite signature pitches. And why did teams sleep on JD Martinez? And some excellent Rosin Bag questions about radio broadcasters, the problem with gendered jerseys and sizing, A League of Their Own, dog whistles, pride nights, and more. CHECK OUT CAMERON ESPOSITO'S NEW STAND UP SPECIAL "RAPE JOKES" A standup special about sexual assault from a survivor's perspective. Proceeds benefit RAINN, the largest US anti-sexual violence organization. AVAILABLE HERE: https://www.cameronesposito.com LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod GET THREE SWINGS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea's got a new home recording setup and, like many of us, needs to talk about things more important than baseball. There's baseball too. But before baseball, Rhea talks about the importance of not being silent, being present in the political moment, and making tiny changes to the earth. And in baseball news, how does Mike Trout stack up against the legends of baseball? Rhea examines his amazing season and talks about the challenges of declaring a "greatest baseball player of all time." Plus what will it take for the Angels to make the playoffs? Can the Mariners maintain their success in the second half? What are the series to watch this week? And a great Rosin Bag question about walk off songs!!! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE AT THE ATX TELEVISION FESTIVAL IN AUSTIN TX, Rhea talks to TV journalist Lesley Goldberg (The Hollywood Reporter) about finding baseball as a bored only child, Jose Canseco swings, fast pitch vs slow pitch, baseball TV series, the Dodgers resurgence, and more. Plus Rhea makes an impassioned defense of bunting, analyzes the bizarre walk-off bunt that ended last Sunday's Astros-Rangers game, and offers a counter suggestion to Nick Elam's 10 ideas for increasing baseball's popularity-- how about just give more people access to play baseball??? Plus Rhea shares thoughts on how to defuse trolls and responds to Twitter questions about fast pitch vs slow pitch and A League of Their Own interpretations! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just back from Rockford IL, Rhea shares their experiences from the 75th Anniversary of the AAGPBL (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League) and talks Negro League women players (Toni Stone, Connie Morgan, and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson) and thoughts on Pride. Plus Charlie Culberson's walk-off record, the highs and lows of baserunning, Anthony Rizzo's illegal slides, Matt Kemp and Edward Encarnacin turning back the clock, and the Phillies hitting a wall? And Rhea answers Twitter questions on intentional walks, the Women's College World Series, and Carlos Gomez random drug testing. HAPPY PRIDE! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded on Memorial Day, Rhea talks about the complexities of American identity, power, entitlement, the never ending pursuit of equality, and of course, baseball. The results of Rhea's Red Sox/Yankees Twitter poll. Shoutout to @queerfancystats and background on Daniel Murphy's history of unprompted homophobic statements. Plus a rundown on current hitting woes (Paul Goldschmidt, Chris Davis) and hitting streaks (Jose Altuve). Scooter Gennett's incredible season. Are the Dodgers back? And Rhea's fantasy picks and rosin bag questions about Brewers hot bats, baseball books, and Joey Votto. RHEA'S SUMMER READING LIST: I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography by Jackie Robinson The All-American Girls After the AAGPBL: How Playing Pro Ball Shaped Their Lives by Kat D. Williams Foul Ball! Five Years in the American League by Alison Gordon Making My Pitch: A Woman's Baseball Odyssey by Ila Jane Borders Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don't Play Baseball by Jennifer Ring When Women Played Hardball by Susan E. Johnson Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League by Martha Ackmann LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week of scoring literally 0 Fantasy Points thanks to the Draconian bylaws of the CBS Fantasy Baseball App, Rhea sits down to talk better baseball news... a possible Dodgers resurgence, MLB's Quick Pitch, and early season Cy Young candidates. Plus analysis of some of this season's most innovative game strategies, including Tampa Bay starting reliever Sergio Romo in consecutive games and the Astros fielding a four man outfield. And some exciting news from the Mexican Baseball League! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"While I'm alive, I'll make tiny changes to earth." Rhea talks honestly about addiction, depression, PED discrimination, and more that's on their mind this week in a special solo episode of Three Swings. Plus fashion regulations, Sean Doolittle shoutout, Justin Turner's return, free agency rumors and predictions, Javier Bez's hot streak, and some pragmatic suggestions for replacing the MLB's "save second base" campaign. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author of Baseball Life Advice, Stacey May Fowles (@MissStaceyMay) calls in from maternity leave in Toronto to talk balancing life and baseball, Blue Jays highs and lows, and Jose Bautista's greatness. They also discuss the domestic abuse allegations against Blue Jays relief pitcher Roberto Osuna, the responsibilities of fandom, and the dynamics of the hot take. Plus Rhea recaps the week in baseball with thoughts on Mookie Betts, Yankees/Red Sox, Trevor Bauer, Ichiro Suzuki, and more. And after a combined no hitter, is there hope for the Dodgers? The short answer, probably not. And when will Mexico get an expansion team? How about soon? RHEA STRONGLY RECOMMENDS "BASEBALL LIFE ADVICE" BY STACEY MAY FOWLES: https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/550924/baseball-life-advice#9780771038716 LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TomboyX Neutrals presents a very special BONUS episode of Three Swings! Rhea Butcher reveals their highly personal, highly autobiographical TOMBOY HALL OF FAME, featuring Tomboys from film, TV, literature, and real life! Plus Rhea unpacks the term "tomboy" and talks about growing up with labels. This Bonus Episode is presented by the brand new TomboyX Neutrals, NUDE underwear done the TomBoy X way! TomBoyX NEUTRALS are NUDE SHADES that won’t show through clothes. They come in a diverse spectrum of shades and cuts including bralettes, bikinis, boyshorts, and boxer briefs. In all sizes XS – 4X. Discover your inner Tomboy at TomBoyX.com/BaseballNeutral -- and when you order your Neutrals, enter code "BASEBALLNEUTRAL" to get an extra 15% off. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea checks in with thoughts on the election and news from the first week of the men's baseball offseason, including updates on Justin Turner's COVID-19 diagnosis, Golden Glove and Silver Slugger winners, managerial moves, and a preview of free agency. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first female coach of a professional men's baseball team, JUSTINE SIEGAL, joins Rhea to talk growing up playing the sport everyone told her she couldn't play, inspiring the next generation of girls to play baseball, and breaking down every barrier that stood between her and a day at the ballpark. Check out Justine Siegal's BASEBALL FOR ALL, a nonprofit organization that works toward gender equity in youth baseball by strongly encouraging and providing opportunities for girls to participate in baseball: http://www2.baseballforall.com Plus, fresh off a fantasy week win and sporting (get it?) a Kris Bryant-esque haircut, Rhea talks Atlanta rookies Ronald Acua Jr and Mike Soroka, the Dodgers' nightmare season, an early World Series prediction, and Johnny Damon on Fox News. And a new Rosin Bag! Rhea answers listener questions on knuckleballs, baseball books, baseball announcers, the Yankees, playing infielders in the outfield, general life advice, and more! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea and baseball texting buddy PAUL F. TOMPKINS (clad in a throwback Philadelphia Phillies cap, check @threeswingspod for the evidence) get LOUD about hometown announcers, 90s Phillies dirtbags, gum chewing, outfield pools, the limits of sabermetrics, and so so much more. Plus Rhea talks a few things that make the MLB pretty wonderful right now, including Francisco Lindor homering for the hometown crowd in Puerto Rico, the Royals and Tigers figuring it out with nothing on the line, Brandon Belt fighting off a record 21 pitches, and Sean Manaea no hitting the best team in baseball. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, HERE ARE SOME THREE SWINGS RECOMMENDED PUERTO RICO RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS AND EFFORTS TO DONATE TO: Operation Agua https://www.aft.org/operation-agua Hurricane Maria Community Recovery Fund http://mariafund.org ConPRmetidos https://www.conprmetidos.org/ LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK'S EP https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In their third and final Spring 2018 tour diary, Rhea returns home, battles a cold, and dispenses some simple but profound baseball-themed life advice about the importance of getting on base. Plus Rhea recounts their visit to the incredible Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, talks black representation (or the continued lack thereof) in the MLB, and tosses out some fantasy updates, wondering aloud, "Did I purposely draft badly in my fantasy league this year just to have something to go through?" YOU UNDERSTAND! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM // AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK'S EP https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded from their dad's house in Akron, OH, Rhea recounts their firsthand memories of the A League of their Own reunion game that took place at the 2016 Bentonville Film Festival-- seeing former AAGPBL player Gina Casey make the most of an extra pitch, interviewing Geena Davis and the cast, witnessing the movie that changed their life come to life-- you might want to grab some tissues for this one because yes, there IS crying in baseball. If you can, check out MLB's Trailblazer Series, a baseball tournament for girls held in the greater Los Angeles area and built around Jackie Robinson Day Weekend, April 13-16: https://www.mlb.com/trailblazer-series TWO DATES LEFT on Rhea's Close to Home Spring Tour! Buy Tickets at rheabutcher.com/livedates! Friday April 13th - St Louis MO Saturday April 14th - Kansas City MO LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded in Baltimore, Central Pennsylvania, and stops in between, Rhea kicks off the first of three tour diary episodes with a rundown of Opening Day headlines, including the underperforming Dodgers, the (perennially) promising Nationals, and the mismanaged Phillies. Plus a recap of the Women's Final Four (anybody want to talk about women's basketball being boring now???) and thoughts on Daniel Murphy, empathy, and eye contact. And Rhea has a lovely chat with comedian, friend, and Baltimore (via LA) transplant Eric Dadourian, who talks moving from Beirut to Los Angeles in the magical season of 1988, seeing the legendary Fernando Valenzuela pitch, the magic of Camden Yards, and the perfect swag of Manny Machado. Listen to Eric's podcast Groomzillas also on the Forever Dog Podcast Network: http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/groomzillas Rhea is in the middle of her CLOSE TO HOME TOUR. Check out tour dates and buy tickets at http://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I literally have a megaphone." Rhea talks to baseball teammate and fellow comedian Alice Wetterlund (Treks and the City podcast) about playing together and not apologizing for being competitive. Plus mean coaches, Minnesota, and Joc Pederson. And a new edition of ROSIN BAG! Rhea answers your Twitter questions on gendered hats, team names, advanced metrics, favorite ballparks, rounders, and more! And for your reading pleasure, Rhea recommends a revelatory article from the MLB.com vault, Chris Landers' "Four remarkable women from baseball history that everyone should know about." Learn more about Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, Edith Houghton, Effa Manley, and Jackie Mitchell: https://www.mlb.com/cut4/four-great-women-from-baseball-history/c-136471052 Rhea is visiting the East Coast and the Midwest starting this weekend on the CLOSE TO HOME TOUR. Check out tour dates and buy tickets at http://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea talks to baseball statistician Jen Mac Ramos (Hardball Times, Baseball Prospectus) about falling in love with the numbers without losing sight of the bigger picture-- the relationship between stats and representation, measuring the intangibles (SCRAP!), Tim Lincecum, the Trailblazer Series, the impediments to equal access and treatment for women and non-binary players, and much more! Check out Jen's tremendous article on Tim Lincecum and being Filipino: https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/connecting-diaspora-and-baseball-through-tim-lincecum. And keep up with all of their writing and baseball insights on Twitter @jenmacramos! And in honor of having a statistician on the show, a new segment... "Rhea's Totally Scientific Player Poll" compiled based on Twitter polls and feedback from you! Rhea runs down 2018's top position players and overall players, offers some fantasy sleeper picks, and finds a familiar face at the top of the heap (hint: turns out he DID enjoy his trip to the White House last week, oh boy). Plus some non-baseball thoughts and recommendations! What?! That's right, there's more to life than baseball! Cocaine & Rhinestones podcast. UMBC. Women's College Basketball. And last but not least, are you an avid listener of Three Swings? If so, what do you want to be called? Swingers? Threebies? Send your suggestions to @rheabutcher and @threeswingspod! Rhea is visiting the East Coast and the Midwest later this month and throughout April on the CLOSE TO HOME TOUR. Check out tour dates and buy tickets at http://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea is joined by her favorite comedian on the planet, her wife CAMERON ESPOSITO (!), to talk about the importance of playing catch in your marriage, Title IX, Chicago softball, pride nights, Kiké Hernández, and the best and worst of Wrigley Field. Rhea also weighs in on the Astros visiting the White House ("Yuli Gurriel behind the podium is peak 2017") and Josh Donaldson fighting the bad fight on Twitter. PLUS a recap of the latest Hot Stove moves from a very long (and fairly depressing) offseason, including Jake Arrieta signing with the Phillies, Mike Moustakas resigning with the Royals, and moves by the Mets, Royals, Red Sox, and Twins. AND a new installment of Rosin Bag! Rhea answers listener questions about Chris Taylor, the Phillies, and baseball super powers. Send us your questions on Twitter @rheabutcher and @threeswingspod! Season 2 of Take My Wife (created/written by Rhea & Cameron) is now available on iTunes! S1 also available! Check it out! https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/take-my-wife-season-2/id1347392483 And Rhea is visiting the East Coast and the Midwest later this month and throughout April on her CLOSE TO HOME TOUR. Check out tour dates and buy tickets at http://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod GET THREE SWINGS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea revisits the poetic (for better or worse) 2016 World Series with KENDRA JAMES (Twitter @kendrajames_, Shondaland.com) who talks Cubs fandom, surviving the drought years, and the emotional shock of finally coming out on top. Plus new segments! ROSIN BAG, Rhea's deep dive into your Twitter questions! And SCOUTING REPORT, Rhea's recommendations for books, movies, and more... In this installment of Scouting Report, Rhea recommends Jackie Robinson's autobiography I NEVER HAD IT MADE, Stacey May Fowles's BASEBALL LIFE ADVICE, and the new film ANNIHILATION! And Rhea walks you through a whirlwind couple of days that involved waiting for glue to dry on a plane, spending exactly 1 day in Orlando, and seeing her TV show hit #1 on iTunes. Speaking of... Season 2 of Take My Wife is now available on iTunes! And Season 1! Check it out! https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/take-my-wife-season-2/id1347392483 And Rhea is visiting the East Coast and the Midwest later this month and throughout April on her CLOSE TO HOME TOUR. Check out tour dates and buy tickets at http://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod GET THREE SWINGS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea talks to the comedy world's premiere baseball mind, GREG PROOPS, about the mental side of baseball, including genius and not-so-genius managerial moves, playing angry, and why Willie Mays may be the smartest ball player of all time. Greg also tells some truly unforgettable baseball stories... postseason memories, meeting Joe Madden at the breakfast table... too many stories to count. PLUS Rhea talks about women in baseball (and the lack thereof), female umpires, the Sonoma Stompers, and the ways in which other professional baseball leagues (besides the MLB) are making a way for female players and non-gender binary players. Read "The Old Ball Game" by Britni de la Cretaz (BITCH MEDIA) for more: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/baseball-has-a-female-umpire-problem AND Rhea analyzes more Hot Stove moves, including the Yu Darvish signing, Jake Arrieta predictions, and hot takes on the Diamondbacks, and Rockies. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea celebrates and reflects on the LA Dodgers' 2020 World Series win over the Tampa Bay Rays with guests Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) and Bench Coach Brett. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PLAY BALL! Rhea Butcher (@rheabutcher) kicks off her new weekly baseball podcast with a brief history of life as a baseball fan (and a Cleveland baseball fan at that), including plenty of TBS and heartbreak. Rhea recaps some of the major moves from the MLB OFFSEASON (aka THE HOT STOVE), including the Giancarlo Stanton trade and the Shohei Ohtani signing, and the respective futures of the Yankees and Angels in the American League. Rhea then takes a swing at the saga of CLEVELAND'S (at long last discontinued) RACIST LOGO, discussing the history of "Chief Wahoo," her own personal history with the logo, and the importance of self-correction. And finally, Rhea talks to one of the funniest and nicest guys in comedy, JOSH GONDELMAN, about the moral struggle of reconciling his lifelong New England Patriots fandom with his own personal politics. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod GET THREE SWINGS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out what you can expect from Rhea Butcher's new podcast, THREE SWINGS, an unconventional look at America's pastime with radically sensible thoughts on baseball, history, culture, gender, race, and more. MLB news. Forgotten chapters of baseball history. In-depth interviews with comedians, baseball insiders, and hometown fans. And even some fantasy tips! NEW EPISODES EVERY WEDNESDAY STARTING 2/21/18! SUBSCRIBE NOW!!! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT8 Another season down. Rhea reflects on the 2017 World Series and the Astros' first championship in franchise history. She opens up about what the Dodgers and the sport of baseball have meant to her over the years and how difficult it is to keep watching your team come so close, only to walk away with nothing. Please enjoy this honest, moving, and beautiful end to Rhea Butcher's World Series diary, and let us know what you think on Twitter and Instagram @RheaButcher. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell THEME SONG "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT7 "Like watching two twins arm wrestle for a week..." Of course this Series is going seven games. Did you expect anything less? Rhea records her thoughts on Game 6 from a terminal in LAX. Plus an ode to Rich Hill, more anxiety about Dave Roberts' decision making, and one (just one) prediction for Game 7. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW RHEA ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @rheabutcher PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE LIKELY MAD AS HELL on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell THEME SONG "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT6 "I myself am on the brink..." This series. Oh man, this series. Just relentless, gut punch baseball over and over and over. Not to mention the ongoing Yuri Gurriel debacle, two Bushes throwing out the first pitch, the Halliburton ad in Minute Maid park, the maybe-a-silver-lining Mueller indictments looming in the background, and, what's this, gloomy weather all of a sudden in LA... No matter who you're rooting for, no matter where you're from, RHEA IS THE CATHARSIS YOU NEED TODAY. "This is a baseball podcast but as with anything... Everything is something else." Rhea goes in on the upside down morality of the Gurriel "redemption narrative," Dave Roberts' continuing managerial miscues, Game 5's mind boggling strike zone, and the reasons why our society just can't seem to protect people from abuse and can't figure out who actually deserves blame. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell THEME SONG "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT5 "Conventional wisdom is losing the World Series right now." Rhea breaks down the managerial miscues and poor at-bats that led to a 5-3 Houston victory in Game 3 and a 2-1 series lead. Plus GM4 predictions. Rhea also discusses Yuri Gurriel's racist gesture and the fallacy of assuming that playing/living in a country makes you more empathetic towards the people of that country. And because there's more to life than baseball, Rhea offers a strong recommendation for the documentary "Witness" about the 1964 Kitty Genovese murder. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW RHEA ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @rheabutcher PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE LIKELY MAD AS HELL on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, etc, SO THAT NEW LISTENERS CAN KEEP FINDING US. "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell THEME SONG "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT4 Rhea's back in LA with special guest Paul F. Tompkins talking baseball superstitions, the 90s Phillies, rooting for two different teams and why it's totally fine, and why this baseball season was one of the best ever. Plus, a World Series recap and predictions for Game 3 and beyond. Recommendations: the documentary No No (available on Netflix). Anddddd Rhea tells a wild story about being accosted on the street about the legitimacy of her fandom. What?! Just listen. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW RHEA ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @rheabutcher PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE LIKELY MAD AS HELL on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, etc, SO THAT NEW LISTENERS CAN KEEP FINDING US. "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell THEME SONG "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT3 Wow. And just like that, everything changes. Rhea recaps the wild, four hour slugfest that saw the Dodgers pitching strategy crumble and the Astros eek out a 7-6 win in the 11th and take control of the Series as it heads back to Houston. Rhea also gives an impassioned critique of the dog whistles and coded language that still somehow persist in "Jackie Robinson's League," exposing the double standards applied to dynamic black athletes like Yasiel Puig who dare to play the game their own way. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW RHEA ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @rheabutcher PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE LIKELY MAD AS HELL on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, etc, SO THAT NEW LISTENERS CAN KEEP FINDING US. "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell THEME SONG "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY BONUS INTERVIEW Rhea visited the MLB.com headquarters in NYC today and got a chance to talk with Crystal Peterson, Assoc. Producer for MLB Entertainment, about Australian sports, the arbitrary gendering of softball, A League of Their Own, working as a woman at the MLB, and much more! Plus, Rhea almost stumps the MLB.com staff on baseball movie quotes. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT2 Rhea brings you her Game 1 recap from a New York hotel room in the wee hours of the night after a day spent battling delayed flights, bad wifi, and airplane farts. It was the hottest World Series game on record AND the shortest in recent memory (stretching back to the 92 Series) and the Dodgers came out on top after a fierce pitching duel between Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel. Rhea gives a killer history lesson on the dead ball era and considers the beauty of in-game adjustments, such as Justin Turners switch to a lighter bat before hitting the go-ahead home run in Game 1. Plus, family memories, climate change, Charlie Blackmons off-season hairdo (somehow even better than his in-season hairdo), and Rhea's predictions and prognoses for Game 2. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW RHEA ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @rheabutcher PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE LIKELY MAD AS HELL on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, etc, SO THAT NEW LISTENERS CAN KEEP FINDING US. "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell THEME SONG "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea recaps and analyzes Games 3-5 of the 2020 World Series. The Rays won a thrilling Game 4 in improbable fashion but the Dodgers lead the series 3-2 following two wins from Clayton Kershaw and now LA is one win away from their first Championship since 1988. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA BUTCHER'S 2017 WORLD SERIES DIARY PT1 Rhea Butcher kicks off her limited series World Series diary by recapping a wild 2017 postseason and recounting the Dodgers and Astros respective paths to the Fall Classic. Rhea explains why Clayton Kershaw deserves to pitch in the World Series and breaks down the not so brilliant managerial moves that doomed the Indians, Yankees, and Cubs. Rhea also digs into her complicated history with her hometown team, the Cleveland Indians, and considers the limits of loyalty. Spoiler, the limit is the logo. Just change the logo already. Start with that. Plus prophecies, superstitions, Sid Bream's mustache, and some important questions with obvious answers. Does a 105mph fastball mean you're above the law? NO. Can you throw out the first pitch at Oakland As Pride Night if you're an LA Dodgers fan? YES. If you make 325 acquisitions over the course of a single fantasy baseball season, do you have a problem? EH. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW RHEA ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @rheabutcher PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. "LIKELY MAD AS HELL" IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/likely-mad-as-hell/ Theme Song: "Hope the High Road" by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea recaps and analyzes Games 1 & 2 of the 2020 World Series. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea previews the 2020 World Series matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers! Stay tuned later this week for a recap of Games 1 & 2. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices