How You Play The Game

Join us at the 4th Annual OSIP Celebration on May 31!  Get tickets at www.osipfoundation.org/celebration.

Jack examines the situation of Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran flipping off a fan after the fan crossed the line.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack reflects on recent opinions regarding trivia nights.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack breaks down the World Baseball Classic with an eye on sportsmanship.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack breaks down his experience at Spring Training with the new ABS system.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack sits down with Joel Votaw, the State Referee Administrator in Arizona for US Soccer Referees, to discuss the abuse officials receive.  Among topics are the incidents that teenage officials face as they are learning, which can be powerful enough to scare them from the profession.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack sits down with MLB Umpire Chris Conroy for his annual conversation about baseball, umpiring, sportsmanship, charity, fried rice, asthma, emergency baptisms, beautiful hair, craft beer, and more!  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines similarities between the tenets of sportsmanship and the unrest in Minneapolis.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack compares the situation in Minnesota to the poor sportsmanship during Wild Card Weekend.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Happy New Year!  In what might be one of the funniest episodes, Jack sits down for a third time with retired MLB umpire Dale Scott to discuss his book, "The Umpire Is Out."  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jacks takes a look at college football incidents involving flying snowballs and Notre Dame.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack reflects on holiday gatherings and the sportsmanship that can be used at the dinner table as bickering relatives debate.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack reflects on the World Series.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines the situation at Williams Valley High School where a football coach resigned due to poor sportsmanship.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack compares two separate incidents in the MLB playoffs regarding responses to calls made by umpires.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines the fan behavior during the Ryder Cup.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack reflects on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and how it relates to sportsmanship in the political arena.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines the situation in the US Open with Daniil Medvedev.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack looks at the overlapping sportsmanship in two scenarios:  Jen Pawol making her debut as the first female MLB umpire and Greg Gutfeld appearing on Jimmy Fallon.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean examine the case in Haddonfield, NJ, where a judge overturned a baseball suspension that followed the ejection of a 12-year-old player.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack takes a look at how a few elements of humanity can mean the world to good sportsmanship fanatics.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean discuss the string of fans being ejected from MLB ballparks as well as the ejection in the College World Series.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack discusses a radio host's response to an ejection in a baseball game.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean discuss the incident in NYC where bags of trash were thrown at a Pacers fan.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines what happens when adults act like children in a baseball game.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean discuss the oddities within the game between the Yankees and the Rays on Easter Sunday.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack revisits the case of Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran following his admission of an attempted suicide.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean discuss the sportsmanship surrounding the shakeup in the world of James Bond.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines the reaction to the Yankees changing their facial hair policy.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack discusses the response to the Big East's new partnership with Officially Human.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean discuss Ryan Caldwell, the Philadelphia Eagles fan who was fired from his job for his behavior during the Eagles vs. Packers playoff game.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagrarm @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack sits down for the annual chat with MLB Umpire Chris Conroy to catch up on his journey calling balls and strikes on the biggest stage in baseball.  Topics include his battle through injury, how he would respond to fan's claims about rigged events, and his top five comedies of all time!  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack takes a look at the postgame comments made by Mick Cronin of UCLA.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean examine a brawl in a college football bowl game and how it reflects the recent poor sportsmanship in college sports.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines the vitriol surrounding the reaction to the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean give thanks for the unsung heroes of OSIP this year!  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack takes a heartfelt look at the reactions of people following the US Presidential Election.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean examine the BTA trend in youth sports.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack takes a look at the MLB playoffs in the first couple rounds and all the sportsmanship issues that surfaced.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean examine the report that Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell was doxxed following his team's loss in the NFC Championship game in 2024.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines comments made by Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson regarding an overturned touchdown and how they mimic the prevalent phenomenon of subjectively deciding what is actually true.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean examine the suspension of Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran following a hot microphone capturing a slur.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

In the second part of this two-part episode, Jack and Sean pick up with their discussion on the latest Star Wars entry, "The Acolyte," by not only furthering their combined discussion on their individual reviews, but by also examining the poor sportsmanship among fans that has circulated and caused controversy.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean review the newest Star Wars show, "The Acolyte," in a special two-part episode.  In Part 1, the guys each give their independent reviews of the show.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack takes a look at the dynamics that make up a four-man MLB umpire crew and how that can translate to the field.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines the soap opera that surrounds Caitlin Clark and the 2024 Olympics.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean discuss the retirement of Angel Hernandez.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack takes a look at Aaron Judge's first career ejection.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack and Sean examine the Aaron Boone ejection that occurred five pitches into a Monday afternoon game.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

Jack examines the classy gesture from Tony Kemp as Jackson Holliday is promoted to the big leagues.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email [email protected].  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on X and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.