Rhea recaps the men's baseball League Championship series between the Nationals and the Cardinals AND the Yankees and the Astros! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod BUY TICKETS FOR RHEA'S TOUR DATES HERE: https://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates GET THREE SWINGS MERCH: https://www.teepub...
Oct 18, 2019•53 min•Ep. 69
In the wake of the 2019 MLB Division Series, Rhea talks gratitude, amnesia, the Tomahawk Chop, and the eternal return of history and baseball. Plus recaps on all four MLB Division Series - the Dodgers collapse, the Cardinals historic inning, Yankees on a roll, and more! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagra...
Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 68
The first ever Three Swings LIVE ] with guests Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, Ben Roy, and David Perdue! 2019 Regular Season Recap, Awards, World Series Predictions, and More! Recorded at Mutiny Information Cafe 9/28/19. High Plains Comedy Festival 2019. Denver, CO. Recorded by Jake Browne and Neil Keener. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twi...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 67
Rhea talks the good things in life and getting stoked for the men's baseball postseason plus Yankees peaking, World Series simulations, the TV ratings game, the Felipe Vasquez arrest, and the arrested development of professional athletes. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod BUY TICKETS...
Sep 20, 2019•45 min•Ep. 66
Rhea talks living online, cancel culture, Christian Yelich's late season injury, Wild Card races, and the Dodgers! Plus #RosinBag questions on finding a local baseball league, hitting mechanics, and "the Maddux" vs no hitters. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod BUY TICKETS FOR RHEA'S ...
Sep 14, 2019•55 min•Ep. 65
Rhea talks the history of the no hitter; Tyler Skaggs, addiction, and Big Pharma; playoff predictions; the year of the Rookie; the PanAmerican Women's Baseball Tournament results; and much more! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod BUY TICKETS FOR RHEA'S TOUR DATES HERE: https://www.rhe...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 64
Rhea Butcher talks Mike Trout, the Pan Am Womens Baseball Championship, the Tigers historic upset of the Astros, Clayton Kershaw, a dubious record for the Orioles, a #RosinBag question about mercy rules, and more! FOLLOW THE USA BASEBALL WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM: https://twitter.com/USABaseballWNT https://www.instagram.com/usabaseballwnt LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG ...
Aug 23, 2019•36 min•Ep. 63
Fresh off their 37th birthday, Rhea returns from a bye week to talk Mets, veganism, dietary ethics, movie popcorn, redemption, blackout restrictions, the joy and enduring difficulty of the home run, Astros pitching, Dodgers injuries, and surprise stats leaders. BUY TICKETS FOR RHEA'S TOUR DATES HERE: https://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CON...
Aug 16, 2019•54 min•Ep. 62
Rhea commemorates Tyler Skaggs and talks the church of baseball, the importance of tiny good things in dark times, trade deadline moves, the Orioles, and Bo Bichette. BUY TICKETS FOR RHEA'S TOUR DATES HERE: https://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twit...
Aug 02, 2019•35 min•Ep. 61
Rhea celebrates Women in Baseball Week (July 21-27) with profiles of Alta Weiss, Maria Pepe, and Toni Stone, and a rundown of events and exhibits across the country that you can visit to honor, celebrate, and learn about women in baseball. Plus thoughts on BB guns, fear, decluttering, and the unsustainability of anger and sadness. Keep track of Womens Baseball events throughout the year by following the International Womens Baseball Center on Twitter @IWBC4me and by visiting the Women in Basebal...
Jul 26, 2019•40 min•Ep. 60
Rhea talks to astrophysicist, sports data scientist, and baseball superfan Dr. Meredith Wills! Plus thoughts on the MLB Trade Deadline, Second Half Predictions, Sadness, and Simple Acts of Kindness. Plus #RosinBag questions on Swing Aesthetics and the Tampa Bay Rays' chances in the AL East. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus BUY TICKETS FOR RHEA'S TOUR DATES HERE: https://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepubl...
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 59
Rhea recaps the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, an historic Home Run Derby, and Justin Verlander's campaign against juiced balls. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings 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 http://foreverdogprod...
Jul 13, 2019•29 min•Ep. 58
Rhea brings you a special MLB All-Star Game edition of Three Swings, talking snubs, surprises, and well deserved first timers. Plus Home Run Derby predictions. Anthony Rendon, Tommy LaStella, Manny Machado, Max Muncy, Josh Bell, Dodgers pitchers, Xander Bogaerts, Gleyber Torres, and more! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AN...
Jul 03, 2019•20 min•Ep. 57
Rhea talks to superfan Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny) about the ups and downs of loving baseball for life-- the Chicago teams, the best announcers, watching games start to finish, a 25-year old fantasy league, and 2019 World Series predictions. Plus Rhea talks Dodgers rookies walking it off not once, not twice, but three times in a row! First half homerun stats! And #rosinbag questions on All Star voting and getting into baseball later in life! LISTEN TO NEVER NOT FUNNY WITH JIMMY PARDO: https://...
Jun 26, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 56
Writer Britni de la Cretaz joins Rhea to discuss her groundbreaking essay on the Hidden Queer History Behind "A League of Their Own" and the AAGPBL. Read it here: https://narratively.com/the-hidden-queer-history-behind-a-league-of-their-own Rhea also recaps the Yankees trade for Edwin Encarnacion, Atlanta on the rise in the NL East, the first ever (?) intentional balk courtesy of Kenley Jansen. Check out Rhea's personalized collection at everlane.com/baseball . Plus, youll get free shipping on y...
Jun 21, 2019•45 min•Ep. 55
Rhea returns just in time for the baseball weekend with a rundown of an incredible article from beyondtheboxscore.com called "Women's Baseball Deserves Your Attention." Thank you @kseling on Twitter for bringing this to our attention! Plus updates on the David Ortiz shooting and the first round of All Star voting. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON ...
Jun 14, 2019•20 min•Ep. 54
Rhea shares thoughts on PRIDE, empathy, capitalism, and communication... why the world is broken and how we might begin to fix it... plus some thoughts on baseball... the endless free agencies of Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel, the Yankees power surge, the Astros offense, the new All Star voting rules, Diamilette Quiles (the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation's first female baseball player), the Dodgers and domestic assault, and more! LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://fo...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 53
Rhea interviews MLB front office veteran and Marine Corps veteran Nick Francona about the MLB's approach to Memorial Day, commodifying the military, the MLB's approach to domestic and sexual assault, and much more. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR ROSIN BAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https:/...
May 31, 2019•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 52
Rhea phones in from Alabama to talk the importance of tiny changes, Sean Doolittle vs Joe Maddon, the Mets in trouble, and the influence of the Three True Outcomes era on baseball fandom. Plus a #RosinBag question on axe handled bats! 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 GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER ...
May 22, 2019•26 min•Ep. 51
Rhea talks hanging out with Sean Doolittle, running into Manny Machado, Hyun-jin Ryu's Cy Young campaign, the Minnesota Twins resurgence, Julio Urias's arrest, gender toxicity, recovery, and more. Also which men's baseball player is the most fun to watch? Find out Rhea's answer in this week's #RosinBag! 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 GET THREE SWINGS MERCH https://www...
May 15, 2019•49 min•Ep. 50
Fresh off a fantasy baseball winning streak, Rhea returns this week to talk George Springer, the language of homophobia and gender bias, race politics in the locker room, the Red Sox's efforts and failures to move beyond their segregationist past, the NL Central, the Cubs trending up, the Cubs spinning domestic violence, the dilemma of Cubs fandom, and so much more. Plus #RosinBag questions on baseball terminology, fantasy strategy, and baseball's unwritten rules. GET TICKETS TO RHEA'S LIVE SHOW...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 49
Rhea talks Cody Bellinger's mechanics, Vladimir Guerrero Jr's arrival, Cleveland's lost season, CC Sabathia's milestone, and much more! Including an analysis of the MLB's domestic violence policy in the context of Addison Russell's impending return. And #RosinBag questions on pick off plays, birch beer, minor league mascots, gender bias in umpiring, and more! GET TICKETS TO RHEA'S LIVE SHOWS HERE: https://rheabutcher.com/livedates LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://forev...
May 03, 2019•43 min•Ep. 48
Rhea is here with thoughts on the only two perfect baseball movies, the Tampa Bay Rays, Nolan Arenado's milestone, the Yankees injury list, the Red Sox World Series hangover, possible trouble in Philly, and the 20th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary feats in MLB history. Plus #RosinBag questions about the Tim Anderson suspension, favorite (and least favorite) stadiums, Dallas Keuchel, and obscure baseball stats. And this week's Root Beer Review is Boylan! LISTEN TO THE JACKIE MITCHELL...
Apr 25, 2019•38 min•Ep. 47
Rhea's in your ears, but not online! Hot off some major league rec league heroics, Rhea talks the Dodgers' inherent beatability, the Padres on the rise in the NL West, Houston and Seattle's joint ability to have fun (and their likely season-long rivalry), Jacob DeGrom, Yasiel Puig, Yasmani Grandal, Khris Davis, Chris Davis, and (because it wouldn't be an episode without them) some serious ups and downs in Rhea's fantasy league. Plus, Rhea answers your Rosin Bag questions about the morality of fa...
Apr 17, 2019•40 min•Ep. 46
Rhea's back with a baseball haircut and some hot takes on MLB's hot starts and slow starts, the art of the apology, how to have fun with fantasy baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Chicago Cubs, Chris Davis's futility in the face of the fly ball revolution, and much more, including a rundown of the White House's cancellation of MLB's deal with the Cuban Baseball Federation. Plus, Rhea answers your Rosin Bag questions about how to pick a bat, changing team names, and root beer recommendations! Twee...
Apr 10, 2019•52 min•Ep. 45
It's only Week 1 of the men's baseball season and we're already living in the Upside Down. Rhea is here to talk you through all the surprising and (not so surprising) MLB happenings. Including hot starts from Tampa Bay, Seattle, and Christin Yelich, and slow starts from the Yankees (!), Red Sox (!!), and Astros (!!!) Plus Bryce Harper's Phillies debut and fantasy updates. Rhea answers Rosin Bag questions on the best ways to watch games and the perfect celebration. Tweet your #RosinBag questions ...
Apr 03, 2019•44 min•Ep. 44
Opening Day is just around the corner and Rhea has your 2019 men's baseball preview! MVP and Cy Young picks, players to watch, and World Series predictions. Yankees? Astros? Dodgers? Brewers?? Rays??? Plus fantasy draft problems, playing time manipulation, and a deep dive on hats. 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 SE...
Mar 27, 2019•43 min•Ep. 43
It's baseball time, everybody! Rhea returns to talk the beginning of the men's major league season, free agency and injury updates, Bryce Harper on the Phillies, Manny Machado on the Padres, Blake Snell's extension, the CBA and fair player pay, rule changes, robot umpires, Clayton Kershaw injury update, and much more! 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 SW...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 42
Writer and baseball fan extraordinaire Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) joins Rhea for this week's episode of Three Swings to discuss the problems of Cubs fandom, their experiences of queer sports fandom, which teams in the MLB correspond to which politicians, the consequences of baseball's for-profit foundation, and so much more! 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...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 41
Rhea Butcher brings Three Swings back this week to meditate on the problematic semantics of the phrase "women's baseball," as well as the history of business dealings that created today's women's sports climate. Plus, thoughts on the incredible amounts of money circulating in the world of professional sports, the world's recent loss of Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, and the future of the DH rule. GET TICKETS TO RHEA'S LIVE SHOWS HERE: https://rheabutcher.com/livedates LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FR...
Feb 13, 2019•50 min•Ep. 40
