dennislawsonMay 132 minThe Hard "G"He puts the hard "g" in "gifs". Look around you (not actually because that would be weird) and survey the BFIB digital landscape. Birds...
dennislawsonNov 15, 20218 minThe Next Baseball Revolution Should Not Be TelevisedMLB broadcasters explaining defensive runs saved and launch angle has reached "NFL announcers explaining the meaning of 'RPO' at least a...
dennislawsonOct 6, 20213 minThe Worst NL Wild Card Preview EverUnless you live under a rock or get most of your sports information from Facebook, you probably know that the Dodgers are hosting the...
dennislawsonJul 30, 20216 minGambler's PhallusyThe fallacy of the maturity of baseball chances is the belief that because your favorite team has lost more frequently than expected in...
dennislawsonJul 21, 20214 minIt's A Shildt Show in St Louis"Neither a seller or a buyer be." - Polonius (Hamlet - paraphrased beyond recognition but approved by Shakespeare during his most recent...
dennislawsonJun 23, 20215 minMLB Needs A Stimpmeter And A Lot Of Balls To Use ItA stimpmeter takes about 2 minutes to make, but does MLB have the balls to use it? If you aren't a golfer, then you probably don't know...
dennislawsonJun 15, 20213 minMLB Determined To Find Time To Enforce MLB RulesThe MLB crackdown on the use of foreign substances is akin to a cop watching for years as cars fly past his speed trap going 45 in a 35...
dennislawsonJun 1, 20216 minThe Bullpen Is SusTen members of the pitching staff have decided to play the new Sportsball Among Us map - Ballpark Village. Everyone is sus - especially...
dennislawsonMay 27, 20214 minRevised 2021 Promotions ScheduleIf you are one of the 175,000,000 people on the mailing list, you receive regular emails from the St. Louis Cardinals Communications...
dennislawsonMay 25, 20213 minMortgage The FutureIf the Cardinals decide to effectively mortgage the future to make a run at the title this year, would you support the decision? They...
dennislawsonMay 21, 20213 minI Don't Use A VPN With MLBtvLike many people, I thought about cutting the cord many, many times. Humans have a limited amount of mental bandwidth for consuming...
dennislawsonMay 18, 20215 minParasocial DistancingParasocial interaction is a type of relationship created between a media consumer and a media personality based on limited interactions. ...
dennislawsonMay 12, 20213 minThe COVID Competitive ImbalanceWhile the Cardinals were working to keep pace with the Giants for the best record in baseball, the Padres were adding to their already...
dennislawsonMay 11, 20215 minViva Las Vegas BaseballRob Manfred recently suggested that the average MLB franchise's valuation is a good starting point for considering the expansion fee for...
dennislawsonMay 10, 20217 minAre You Not Entertained?A recent tweet by @O3jfrye (found here) triggered some of the #LetThemHaveFun crowd which seems to exist for the sole purpose of...
dennislawsonMay 8, 20215 minThe Accidental FundraiserWe, a ragtag collection of BotB contributors and some social medial cohorts, accidentally created a fundraiser last night. Some may say...
dennislawsonNov 10, 20204 minFree WongThe Cardinals waited.....and waited....and waited some more. Nothing. Then something. After the Cardinals finally unburdened themselves...
dennislawsonMay 8, 20201 minEinstein BaseballYou've got free time. I've got free time. In my free time I've adapted something attributed to Einstein into a brain teaser that could...
dennislawsonJan 9, 20205 minWhy Do You Care About Cooperstown?Seriously. Do you have some vested interest in the players that may or may not join an exclusive club of elite and semi-elite baseball...
dennislawsonDec 13, 20192 minRob Manfred Hates PuppiesMLB Commissioner Rob Manfred probably despises kittens, rainbows, and helping old ladies across the street. He just seems like the kind...