Rachel Baxley

Freelance writer and editor, incipient podcaster, occasional dog butler
she/her

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

@kage23 @FoulPuckPod I think they're pretty much inevitable for behind-the-plate calls, given the limits of the human eye and the blessing/curse of instant replay. It's gonna be a BFD when they actually start using them in the majors, though--may change catchers' strategies.

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Jessica Puk, catcher for Arizona State’s softball team, is the younger sister of A’s pitcher AJ Puk. The softball commentator just said, “Given the crowds they’ve had in Oakland this year, she may be playing in front of more fans than her brother.” I’m glad for her, but also 😩

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

The A’s are projected to be the fourth worst team in baseball this year. 😩

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!

[Baron von Chop @BaronVonChop]

@FoulPuckPod I'm now firmly convinced that if Rachel ever designed a sport it would be the greatest of all time, and nothing can change my mind

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Listen to the episode that the Canadian Curling Association called “inane drivel” from “a real buncha hosers.”

[FoulPuckPod @FoulPuckPod]

For our final Winter Olympic Mini-sode, Rebecca takes us deep into the labyrinthine vocabulary that makes up the sport of curling! Join us for the olympic edition of sports mad libs!
Alternate title: One Cleat and One Bowling Shoe

https://t.co/iYIa5048RR #WinterOlympics #curling

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

I started thinking about baseball, just completely out of context of anything else, and my blood pressure immediately started rising. It’s gonna be a long year. 😭

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

@FoulPuckPod Wasn’t looking closely and legit thought that was a pic of a penguin. Missed opportunity there.

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

@JohannaFugitt THANK YOU. We are the correct ones here.

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Fun fact: during recording, when I said “longer than a foot long sub,” my audio apparently cut out on the last word, so my co-hosts ASSUMED with their DIRTY MINDS that I had used a different noun. (Which, fair assumption, but at the time I was just hungry.)

[FoulPuckPod @FoulPuckPod]

Our next #WinterOlympics minisode is up! Join us as Rebecca explains the equipment, format, points, rankings, and all the other details of Long Track Speed Skating! (Alternate Title: It's Not About The Distance, It's About The Size Of The Track) https://t.co/z11clVuhyE #podcast

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

It’s a good thing when your podcast editor makes this face, right? …right?

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

#SirensRedCarpet #Sirens21 Villains!

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Some people complain about the pace of contemporary baseball, but I for one like being able to watch one pitch then get up, go to the bathroom, wash my hands for a CDC-approved 20 seconds, and then return to the couch just in time for the next pitch. </sarcasm>

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Hoping the Dodgers lose the Wild Card game not just because schadenfreude, but also because pissing off that large of a market segment might force the MLB to make ::gasp:: changes to the outdated playoff format.

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

I feel like an underappreciated bit of sports fandom is watching very high-stakes games in which you have no personal investment. Like, you know some people care VERY deeply, while you’re sitting there eating jelly beans and chuckling at the managers’ decisions. For example.

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

@FoulPuckPod @agentbecs @WNBA Mmkay good because all I can do is cry about the MLB postseason.

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Well, I didn’t love the outcome, but I DID love the commentary from @jessmendoza and @MelanieLynneN. Thanks for a great night of baseball! #SDvsLAD

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Ah, I see that the Padres have learned exactly the wrong lesson from the last month of the A’s season. 😭 #SDvsLAD

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Padres take the lead! #SDvsLAD

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

When will I learn not to tweet too soon? 🤦‍♀️ #SDvsLAD

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

Well, I got the first half of my wish. 😃😫

[Rachel Baxley @RachelABaxley]

I almost — ALMOST — hope the Mariners sweep the A’s and then the A’s sweep the Astros just so the Mariners could yank the division win out from under the Astros. #schadenfreude