Short Relief

Short Relief: The Laws of Trout, The Heart of Biagini, and the Power of Dirt

by Emma Baccellieri, Trevor Strunk, and Kate Preusser 5/23

Kate wants to protect Joe Biagini from the world, Emma unlocks the secrets of an ancient ritual, and Trevor unearths new truths about Mike Trout.

Short Relief: Witnessing Assault, Keeping a Journal, and Mixing Baseball and Board Games

by Patrick Dubuque, Meg Rowley, and Holly Wendt 5/22

Meg analyzes the thoughts of eleven witnesses to an HBP, Holly wonders on the objectivity of journal-keeping, and Patrick creates a new form of fantasy baseball.

Short Relief: A Team Destroyed, A Fandom and a Robot Created

by Matt Sussman, James Fegan, and Mary Craig 5/19

The origin story of Marlins Man, Padres Fall Apart, and the moral certitude of Bronson Arroyo.

Short Relief: Marlins Park of Darkness, and The Boredom of Ballplayers

by Zack Moser and David Temple 5/18

Crawling through the swamps of Florida in search of a missing man, and asking the question: do ballplayers get bored at work?

Short Relief: How to Keep Score and Analyze Outfielders

by Patrick Dubuque and Meg Rowley 5/17

A short guide for how to keep score at a ballgame, and a breakdown of five seconds Jarrod Dyson spent catching a baseball.

Short Relief: Dealing with Capitalism, Age, and Anarchic Squirrels

by Kate Preusser, Matt Ellis, and Emma Baccellieri 5/16

Matt extends Jeter Week by window shopping, Kate is soothed by senescence, and Emma watches wildlife destroy the social contract.

Short Relief: On Phillies Closers and Yankees Authors

by Patrick Dubuque, Trevor Strunk, and Holly Wendt 5/15

Holly and Trevor both tackle the Phillies relief corps, from different standpoints, while Patrick reviews Derek Jeter's 2014 book, The Contract.

Short Relief: How to Grip a Pitch, Ruin a Career, or Compare Someone to Tony Gwynn

by Matt Sussman, Patrick Dubuque, and Mary Craig 5/12

Patrick teaches The Youth how to grip various pitches; Mary remarks on the sad story of Wayland Dean; and Matt declares his favorite baseball number.

Short Relief: Rejected Cardinals Tweets and Injury Manipuation

by Trevor Strunk and David Temple 5/11

David hacks the Cardinals and discovers drafts of the team's infamous promotional tweet, while Trevor comes to terms with another way the system gets gamed.

Short Relief: First Pitches and Final Farewells

by Emma Baccellieri, Patrick Dubuque, and Nathan Bishop 5/10

Four stories of how a baseball game started, and to stories about how they ended for Ryan Howard and Jeremy Guthrie.

Short Relief: Golden Gloves and Geography Game Shows

by Holly Wendt and Kate Preusser 5/09

Holly on the iambic quadramater of Omar Vizquel playing catch, and Kate teases the new hit game show of the summer.

Short Relief: On Friendship, Photographs, and Further Review

by Mary Craig, James Fegan, and Matt Sussman 5/05

Matt calculates all AL East animosity, Mary provides background for a Jon Jay slide, and James looks for signs of disappointing starts.

Short Relief: Short Cuts

by David Temple, Zack Moser, and Patrick Dubuque 5/04

Three tales of relative woe: on failed ballpark proposals, the artless inspiration of Aaron Judge, and the cluttered soul.

Short Relief: Onomastics, A LeBlanc Slate, and One Hero’s Trial

by Jason Wojciechowski, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Nathan Bishop 5/03

Nathan retitles those who have been improperly named; Jeffrey distills that old LeBlanc magic, and Jason tells the story of a man west of a house.

Short Relief: Cats Review a Reds-Pirates Game, Eric Thames’s Beginning’s End, and Sixty Year Old All-Star Snubs

by Emma Baccellieri, Matt Ellis, and Kate Preusser 5/02

Kate tries to share the passion and excitement of Reds baseball, Matt explores the final moments of a lost career, and Emma ranks the recepients of the rage of Ford Frick.

Short Relief: A Mystery Solved, and a Season Turned

by Trevor Strunk and Holly Wendt 5/01

The thrilling conclusion of The Case of the Interfering Runner, and the juxtaposition of seasons ending and beginning.