Rain Delay Theater

Jack opens up his binder to recaps his first visit to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park in this solo episode. Will he get belt-whipped by stadium security? Launched over an outfield wall, sending Andrew McCutchen to one knee? Write “BB” in his scorecard after a Jackson Chourio at-bat? Spoiler alert: One of these three never-before-seen occurrences will happen on this very special solo episode!

The Northwestern crowd leaves Jack and Jeremy wishing they were severed upon entering the ballpark tonight. In a rare game-focused episode, the guys talk about one of the most unruly and annoying crowds to date, with the most outrageous violations occurring in the form of a new category: Photos with Runners in Scoring Position. The guys also head to the bus with hopes of a getaway day autograph haul. Tune in to hear all about it!

Jack and Jeremy run down a list of guys who surprisingly lasted 10+ years in the major leagues - some guys you might’ve thought lasted longer and some guys you can believe hung around as long as they did - lots of old baseball guys get name-checked in this one. But before all that, Jack recaps his Dave Clark auto fail (again), the guys talk about the Pirates security guard, and we hear a recap of graphing the Monday night Cubs/Marlins game with a harrowing story from Jeremy after Jack left for the night…here’s a hint, it involves a Cubs superstar and a late night wait at the parking lot…see who Jeremy has a run in with and will there be ink involved?!?

In this special double solo episode, Jeremy and Jack each check in separately to talk about the respective games they attended on their own - Jeremy with the Cubs/Brewers in Milwaukee and Jack with the White Sox/Astros on the southside. Jeremy talks about Johnsonville vs. Klement sausages and the odd Brewers parking set up and Jack talks about a young grapher getting a harsh lesson from the Gray Grapher. Plus, Jeremy shares a double barricade update from Monday night at Wrigley.

Jack and Jeremy take in their first game at Wrigley for the podcast and are foiled by their own namesake - a two hour plus rain delay - ouch! On top of the bitter cold, rain, and wind, Jack is asked by an Italian man to take an artistic photo and Jeremy has an Italian run-in of his own...with an Italian sausage to be specific. Plus, the guys encounter a potentially podcast-altering dilemma with a troubling visitor's bus situation. Lastly, the guys encounter Josh et al at the back of the Cubs lot and spend some time with Angel the cold, disgruntled security guard.

Jack and Jeremy are back with their 2025 Over/Under predictions! Will the Cubs contend? Will the White Sox fans continue to cheer for middle relief bums? Will the guys make any deep connections this year with other fellow graphers? Tune in to see how the guys think this season will go!

Jack and Jeremy head to their first game of the season at Rate Field to see the battle of the Sox. Jeremy gets foisted by the White Sox archaic metal detectors, the guys talk about the Netflix Red Sox series, The Clubhouse, and Jack gets cornered by the fan of the game on the red line ride home. Plenty of White Sox things in this episode as so little has changed, the guys still have so much to talk about on the southside.

Baseball is back at Wrigley and the guys were out to graph! We run into the Gray Grapher and some other pod favorites right away! Josh and his gaggle are wreaking havoc on the Wrigleyville streets. And Jack and Jeremy already find a player to put on the all-jerk list. The rogue’s gallery turned out for this weekend, so tune in and hear all the details!

The baseball season is underway and Jack and Jeremy run through a list of different topics. Jeremy gets recognized for The Floor again and also ends up in a video with Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jack is gunning for an NCAA bracket pool win. Jeremy also recaps his first game of the season - a trip to Rate Field for Sox/Angels. And finally, the guys talk about getting into TTM (Through The Mail) autographs this season.

In light of the NCAA tournament, Rain Delay Theater attempts another tourney of their own, this time an Elite 8 of Sports Broadcast Theme Songs go head to head to see who’s the best in the biz! Sunday Night Baseball, Monday Night Football, and the NCAA CBS theme itself all duke it out in a bracket showdown!

The 2025 regular season has started and both Jack and Jeremy were up early to take in game 1 from Tokyo! The guys share their thoughts about the game and the Marquee and Fox broadcasts. Jeremy also recaps his trip to the Chicago Sports Spectacular to get Jon Lester’s autograph. And at the top of the show, Jeremy shares a story of being recognized from The Floor - listen in for that tale of being spotted by an unlikely fan!

Planning a visit to the ballpark? Let Rain Delay Theater answer all your FAQs from gates open time to outside food and beverage policy to the designated driver program - Jack and Jeremy give their podcast-centric version of their ballpark guidelines.

Because your graph, your graph is on my list! Jack and Jeremy have a list - and you just made it…Allen Craig…and Dustin Garneau…? The guys run down the first half home schedule for the Cubs and make their graphing wish list.

Jack and Jeremy are back to recap their respective trips to Ann Arbor and Phoenix. Jack’s train is AWOL and Jeremy is shamed by a POCG (parent of child grapher). Jeremy gives a full rundown of his spring training trip including an opinionated Guardians fan, a salute from Bruce Bochy, and a run in with a 2016 Cubs coach.

Jack opens up the binder to recap his trip to New Orleans! We hear about his exploits around the Big Easy, his coercive taxi driver, and his trip to the Tulane college basketball game. Oh lord I want to be in that number, when Jack goes marching in!

Jeremy checks in solo to give a preview of his spring training trip including some additional non-roster invitees. He also recaps a few recent autograph signings of 05 White Sox players and give a quick review about the new 2025 Topps Series 1 cards that just came out! Check out this solo ep and stay tuned later this week for a new episode of Jack's Binder!

It's time to run down the list of vet players hanging around as non-roster invitees this year at Spring Training! The Gray Grapher gets a lot of mentions, Neftali Feliz is alive and in camp, and Yolmer Sanchez gets one more crack at the big leagues...maybe. Before the NRI's, the guys talk about a listener-nominated Worst of Fame candidate Mark Lemongello and Jeremy hits a big auto card in a pack that's sure to make Jack do some backflips...Livvy Dunne-style!

Look out former players, the time has come again for the Worst of Fame inductions! Jack and Jeremy nominate and elect a new class into the hallowed halls of the Worst of Fame! Some surprising noms and some surprising votes - tune in to see who makes it this year! Jack also shares a story of a mis-delivered box of White Sox cards and Jeremy talks about the Ryan Pressly trade.

Back again this week for the conclusion of the guys' 2025 Cubs Convention experience! This one starts off with a disgruntled Jeremy and a curious mystery involving Jack's whereabouts. Tune in to find out why Jack is on Cubs Convention Probation! A lot more oddballs are discussed, including the return of Hot Mess! And hang with us to see who makes it to the end of the convention and who doesn't last til Sunday afternoon! What a harrowing experience the con is for our Rain Delay duo!

The Cubs Convention recap is here!!! In this episode, the guys cover Friday's festivities! Which Cubs and grapher regulars did the guys see? Who didn't they see? Can Jeremy pull off a Lee Smith caper? Will Jack lose it on any overzealous Cubs ushers? What will Cole Wright say at the Opening Ceremony? Hear about how Jeremy witnessed Tom Ricketts get cornered by a season ticket holder slob and how Jack got a sweet deal on a Sprite! And this is all only day one!!!