The 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...
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dennislawson
- Nov 15, 2021
- 8 min
The Next Baseball Revolution Should Not Be Televised
MLB broadcasters explaining defensive runs saved and launch angle has reached "NFL announcers explaining the meaning of 'RPO' at least a...
dennislawson
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Worst NL Wild Card Preview Ever
Unless you live under a rock or get most of your sports information from Facebook, you probably know that the Dodgers are hosting the...
dennislawson
- Jul 30, 2021
- 6 min
Gambler's Phallusy
The fallacy of the maturity of baseball chances is the belief that because your favorite team has lost more frequently than expected in...
dennislawson
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
It'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...
dennislawson
- Jun 23, 2021
- 5 min
MLB Needs A Stimpmeter And A Lot Of Balls To Use It
A 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...
dennislawson
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
MLB Determined To Find Time To Enforce MLB Rules
The 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...
dennislawson
- Jun 1, 2021
- 6 min
The Bullpen Is Sus
Ten members of the pitching staff have decided to play the new Sportsball Among Us map - Ballpark Village. Everyone is sus - especially...
dennislawson
- May 27, 2021
- 4 min
Revised 2021 Promotions Schedule
If you are one of the 175,000,000 people on the mailing list, you receive regular emails from the St. Louis Cardinals Communications...
dennislawson
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
Mortgage The Future
If the Cardinals decide to effectively mortgage the future to make a run at the title this year, would you support the decision? They...
dennislawson
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
I Don't Use A VPN With MLBtv
Like many people, I thought about cutting the cord many, many times. Humans have a limited amount of mental bandwidth for consuming...
dennislawson
- May 18, 2021
- 5 min
Parasocial Distancing
Parasocial interaction is a type of relationship created between a media consumer and a media personality based on limited interactions. ...
dennislawson
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
The COVID Competitive Imbalance
While the Cardinals were working to keep pace with the Giants for the best record in baseball, the Padres were adding to their already...
dennislawson
- May 11, 2021
- 5 min
Viva Las Vegas Baseball
Rob Manfred recently suggested that the average MLB franchise's valuation is a good starting point for considering the expansion fee for...
dennislawson
- May 10, 2021
- 7 min
Are 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...
dennislawson
- May 8, 2021
- 5 min
The Accidental Fundraiser
We, a ragtag collection of BotB contributors and some social medial cohorts, accidentally created a fundraiser last night. Some may say...
dennislawson
- Nov 10, 2020
- 4 min
Free Wong
The Cardinals waited.....and waited....and waited some more. Nothing. Then something. After the Cardinals finally unburdened themselves...
dennislawson
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Einstein Baseball
You'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...
dennislawson
- Jan 9, 2020
- 5 min
Why 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...
dennislawson
- Dec 13, 2019
- 2 min
Rob Manfred Hates Puppies
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred probably despises kittens, rainbows, and helping old ladies across the street. He just seems like the kind...
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