3rd (The Baseball Project album)

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3rd
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)
RecordedType Foundry Studio, Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre Indie rock
Length61:33
Label Yep Roc Records
Producer The Baseball Project and Adam Selzer
The Baseball Project chronology
The Broadside Ballads
(2011)
3rd
(2014)
Grand Salami Time
(2023)

3rd is the third album by American indie rock supergroup the Baseball Project. It was released on March 25, 2014, on Yep Roc Records.

Contents

Reviews

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77% [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau A− [3]
Lincoln Journal Star B+ [4]
PopMatters 8/10 [5]

3rd has received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator site Metacritic has given it a 77%, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

  1. "Stats" (Wynn) – 1:39
  2. "From Nails to Thumbtacks" (McCaughey) – 2:56
  3. "¡Hola America!" (Wynn) – 3:56
  4. "13" (Wynn) – 4:08
  5. "The Day Dock Went Hunting Heads" (McCaughey) – 4:35
  6. "To the Veterans Committee" (Mills) – 2:19
  7. "Monument Park" (Wynn) – 4:28
  8. "Box Scores" (McCaughey) – 4:05
  9. "They Don't Know Henry" (McCaughey) – 3:30
  10. "The Babe" (McCaughey) – 3:38
  11. "They Are the Oakland A's" (McCaughey) – 3:14
  12. "Pascual on the Perimeter" (Wynn) – 3:33
  13. "The Baseball Card Song" (Wynn) – 3:18
  14. "Extra Inning of Love" (McCaughey) – 4:17
  15. "Larry Yount" (Wynn) – 3:42
  16. "A Boy Named Cy" (Wynn) – 2:27
  17. "They Played Baseball" (McCaughey) – 4:53
  18. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Norworth/Von Tilzer, public domain, arr. McCaughey/Wynn/Pitmon) – 1:04
Bonus tracks from YepRoc.com
  1. "C'mon Prince (Stay in Milwaukee)" – 2:52
  2. "I Shan't Be Back" – 2:36
  3. "Spring Training in New Orleans" – 3:32
  4. "Why Melky Why" – 2:19

Personnel

The Baseball Project

Guests

Production Produced by The Baseball Project and Adam Selzer.
Recorded by Adam Selzer at Type Foundry, Portland OR.
Additional recording by:

Mixed by:

Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NYC

References

  1. "3rd Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. Deming, Mark. "3rd Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  3. Christgau, Robert (October 24, 2014). "Baseball Project / Hamell on Trial / Richmond Fontaine / Delines /Stick Against Stone /Ry Cooder / Modern Baseball". Medium. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. Wolgamott, L. Kent (March 31, 2014). "Review: '3rd,' The Baseball Project". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  5. Koch, Jeff (April 23, 2014). "The Baseball Project: 3rd". PopMatters. Retrieved October 25, 2014.