Better Help presents a bonus episode from Rhea talking about how they're dealing with stress and anxiety as the summer winds down and quarantine marches on. **Special Offer for Three Swings Listeners** Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball

Recorded on Jackie Robinson Day, Rhea discusses the decision made by several MLB teams and players this week to strike in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and what it means for the future of political activism in men's baseball.

Baseball journalist Evan Davis joins Rhea to talk Reds' announcer Thom Brennaman's on-air homophobic remark (and his subsequent suspension and apology) and the latest furor over MLB's "unwritten rules" following Fernando Tatis' late game grand slam against the Rangers. FOLLOW EVAN DAVIS: https://twitter.com/EvanDavisSports THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP & QUIP: *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball *Get your first Quip refill free...

Rhea opens up about anger, empathy, and why it's hard to enjoy baseball right now. Plus MLB updates, including the effect of coronavirus on the 2020 season and early season surprise teams. FOLLOW TRASH CANYON: https://www.instagram.com/trashcanyongoods THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP & QUIP: *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball *Get your first Quip refill free at GetQuip.com/Baseball SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON...

Enjoy this throwback interview with classic Three Swings guest Justine Siegal (Baseball For All)!

Better Help presents a bonus episode from Rhea talking about how they're dealing with stress and anxiety. **Special Offer for Three Swings Listeners** Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball 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...

Rhea Butcher talks to writer Shakeia Taylor (Baseball Prospectus, SB Nation, Fan Graphs) about MLB's attempt to separate activism from politics, the Joe Kelly suspension, Cleveland baseball, and the chaos of the 2020 season. FOLLOW SHAKEIA TAYLOR: https://twitter.com/curlyfro READ "ACTIVISM IS ART OVER ACTION FOR MLB": https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/60397/black-lives-matter-protests-activism-mlb LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG...

Rhea recaps the Opening Day of men's baseball 2020 in the midst of a pandemic. Plus Season Preview and Predictions, Juan Soto, and MLB's response to police brutality and racial justice.

Nick Francona returns to Three Swings to talk with Rhea about the Cleveland baseball team's recent announcement regarding their name and logo.

As baseball nears a return, Rhea talks the Negro Leagues Centennial, Ian Desmond's powerful stand against the 2020 MLB season, and the life and career of Glenn Burke, the first MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career and the first to publicly acknowledge it.

Rhea talks the return of men's major league baseball and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's plans for a 60 game season, while at least 40 MLB players & staff test positive for COVID-19.

Rhea joins you at this moment in history to talk police terrorism, activism, and change. Plus the week in baseball.

Enjoy this throwback interview with classic Three Swings guest Kendra James!

Better Help presents a bonus episode from Rhea talking about how they're dealing with stress and anxiety. **Special Offer for Three Swings Listeners** Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball 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...

Rhea talks with filmmaker Randy Wilkins (@PamsSon) about baseball fandom, his tryout with the Royals, and his viral Twitter thread about the MLB's response (or lack of response) to the George Floyd murder and systemic racism in men's major league baseball. FOLLOW RANDY ON TWITTER & READ HIS THREAD HERE: https://twitter.com/pamsson/status/1268198025924694020 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP: *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball CONNECT W/ THREE...

Rhea joins you on the weekend to talk racial oppression, self-reflection, and the importance of de-centering. Rhea also talks men's baseball updates - including the latest MLB owners plan for a 2020 season and why so many players have spoken out against it. (Hint: money) THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY QUIP, POSTMATES, & BETTER HELP: *Get your first Quip refille free at GetQuip.com/Baseball *Postmates is giving listeners ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS of free delivery credit for your first SEVEN days. To...

Revisit another classic Three Swings episode! Recorded from their dad's house in Akron, OH on April 11 2018, Rhea recounts 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...

Rhea discusses the MLB owners' plan for a July return, the money and media manipulation of it all, and responses from players, including friend of the podcast Sean Doolittle. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY QUIP & BETTER HELP: *Get your first refill free at getquip.com/baseball *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball THE OLD BALL GAME HAPPENS EVERY SUNDAY AT 4:30PST! Rhea and pals Greg Nix and Wayland McQueen (Duck Snort Podcast) are watching classic baseball...

Enjoy this throwback interview with Three Swings classic guest Greg Proops, talking 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. Originally recorded 2/28/18. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP: *Get 10% off your first month...

Rhea tackles some of baseball's biggest questions-- Does Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame? What if the Marlins had kept Stanton and Yelich? Is Ichiro baseball's true hit king? Is the late 90s Cleveland team the best team to never win a World Series? And more! THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP: *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball THE OLD BALL GAME STARTS TODAY SUNDAY 5/3! Rhea and pals Greg Nix and Wayland McQueen (Duck Snort Podcast) are watching...

Better Help presents a bonus episode from Rhea talking quarantine and how they're dealing with stress and anxiety. We hope this episode makes you feel a little less alone during this difficult time. And if you're struggling with your mental health, consider Better Help's online network of professional counselors. **Special Offer for Three Swings Listeners**  Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/baseball

Better Help presents a bonus episode from Rhea talking quarantine and how they're dealing with stress and anxiety. We hope this episode makes you feel a little less alone during this difficult time. And if you're struggling with your mental health, consider Better Help's online network of professional counselors. **Special Offer for Three Swings Listeners**  Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/baseball

Rhea returns with a fresh buzz cut to talk baseball and other things! Alex Cora's Suspension, MLB Staff Pay, Sean Doolittle's Grateful Dead Glove, Happy Birthday Omar Vizquel, Quarantine Survival Strategies THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY POSTMATES & BETTER HELP: *Get $100 of free delivery credit for your first SEVEN days of Postmates using code THREESWINGS *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball THE OLD BALL GAME COMING SOON! HOPEFULLY NEXT SUNDAY 5/3! We're...

Rhea returns with a fresh buzz cut to talk baseball and other things! Alex Cora's Suspension, MLB Staff Pay, Sean Doolittle's Grateful Dead Glove, Happy Birthday Omar Vizquel, Quarantine Survival Strategies THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY POSTMATES & BETTER HELP: *Get $100 of free delivery credit for your first SEVEN days of Postmates using code THREESWINGS *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help atbetterhelp.com/baseball THE OLD BALL GAME COMING SOON! HOPEFULLY NEXT SUNDAY 5/3! We're...

Rhea is here to get you through your quarantine with updates on the MLB's coronavirus study, The Show league, and major backlash against the Arizona bubble proposal from Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw. THE OLD BALL GAME STARTS THIS SUNDAY APRIL 19TH 4:30PM PST! Rhea is watching classic baseball games with pals Greg Nix and Wayland McQueen (Duck Snort Podcast) every Sunday at 4:30pm pst, starting with the 1995 ALDS Game 5 and some vintage Griffey Jr! We're going to be livestreaming the games...