just doing some lat pull stretches with my theraband here
― singular wolf erotica producer (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 30 July 2020 19:41 (three years ago) link
Brian Dozier, the newest Met, referred to his brief experience with the Padres as a “debacle.” Asked to elaborate, he said, “I’m a big transparency guy. I like people to be honest with me. That wasn’t the case over there. I had to get out of there. I’ll leave it at that.”— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2020
― Andy K, Thursday, 30 July 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
y'all ready for seven-inning doubleheaders
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
7-inning games sound like a good way to let Edwin Diaz rot
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 July 2020 12:08 (three years ago) link
bring on the 7-inning games full stop. they can’t figure out how to shorten the fucking things any other way. we’d see more complete games too which would be exciting!
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 31 July 2020 12:21 (three years ago) link
cardinals have positive test(s); game in milwaukee tonight postponed
cards just came from minnesota and hosted the pirates before that
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 14:11 (three years ago) link
they gotta pull the plug
― frogbs, Friday, 31 July 2020 14:12 (three years ago) link
uuuuuuuugh
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 14:51 (three years ago) link
i mean who could have predicted this would happen, though
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 14:52 (three years ago) link
9:35am: SportsGrid’s Craig Mish tweets that two Cardinals players have tested positive so far.9:25am: The Athletic’s Mark Saxon reports that if the remainder of the Cardinals’ roster tests negative, the series against the Brewers could still begin tomorrow. It remains unclear how many players and/or staff members on the club have tested positive, however.
9:25am: The Athletic’s Mark Saxon reports that if the remainder of the Cardinals’ roster tests negative, the series against the Brewers could still begin tomorrow. It remains unclear how many players and/or staff members on the club have tested positive, however.
what the fuck is wrong with everyone
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:09 (three years ago) link
is it not an extremely well known fact that people don't test positive until 2-3 days after infection
my condolences, KM...I know we argue about a lot of baseball stuff, but I think we can both agree that this should've happened to the Cubs instead
― frogbs, Friday, 31 July 2020 15:17 (three years ago) link
the way things are going, seems like it'll happen to the cubs at some point! sad lol
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
who knew david eckstein was still playing
A prominent #Cardinals player informs me he wants to play tomorrow. “Can’t let this all crumble.”— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) July 31, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
i just hope that when the team's health advisor, moral compass, and logistics lead are asked to make a decision about whether to keep playing, yadier molina makes the right call
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
so you've wargamed the 'if everything goes absolutely perfectly' scenario. okay
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:49 (three years ago) link
no worries everyone, we can play 2 on sunday
mlb:"Today’s scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park has been rescheduled as part of a traditional doubleheader on Sunday, August 2nd at 1:10 p.m. (CT). The rescheduling as a result of two positive COVID-19 tests in the Cardinals’ organization is consistent with protocols to allow enough time for additional testing and contact tracing to be conducted."
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
ac-cen-tchu-ate the positive (tests)
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 July 2020 16:04 (three years ago) link
Remember, fans don’t actually like baseball players. They just like their work product. https://t.co/zXf1vfuRDJ— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) July 31, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 July 2020 16:31 (three years ago) link
wow, multiple industries
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 17:00 (three years ago) link
11:55am: The Cardinals issued a statement that the two tests which came back positive were performed Wednesday prior to their game with the Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis. The Cardinals have not been to Miller Park yet. That statement carries particular significance for the Twins and for the Indians, who used Target Field’s visiting clubhouse last night.
as i watching that last game with the twins, i knew i might be watching the last cardinals game of the year. it is so surreal to hear a baseball announcer talk about how safe the team is being, the "overabundance of caution", while at the same time the camera shows a bunch of sweaty players in the same dugout with no masks on
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 17:48 (three years ago) link
it’s a microcosm of the entire us response. only plan for best-case scenario, divert risk onto the federated interests, ignore every warning sign because there might be money on the table, treat the workers like interchangeable chess pieces
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 31 July 2020 17:51 (three years ago) link
it's a real testament to the power of sports mythology that nick markakis just opted *in* to this shitshow
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 17:54 (three years ago) link
btw
............................... https://t.co/rLTvg0Xo6b pic.twitter.com/ebc4zxMjz1— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) July 31, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
i mean, half these dudes are pointing up at god after hitting a home run. magical thinking is the default
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 17:58 (three years ago) link
white sox are calling up 2B nick madrigal, who in 163 minor league games/705 plate appearances has hit .309 while striking out 21 times
he perhaps lacks the sheer charisma of Our Willians, but remains intersting
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
https://freshcomics.s3.amazonaws.com/issue_covers/AUG161700.jpg
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 31 July 2020 18:20 (three years ago) link
half these dudes are pointing up at god after hitting a home run
Brandon Nimmo does this after he gets hit by a pitch
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 July 2020 18:40 (three years ago) link
seven-inning doubleheaders are now official; looking forward to everyone losing their shit when there's a no-hitter
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link
wow, 14 innings instead of 18. that's almost 23% safer!!!
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 19:31 (three years ago) link
how many players need to be sick before a game is cancelled? well, it depends. if it's just one or two, you can play in two days. if it's 17, though, you're gonna have to wait a week. socially distant shade areas have also been constructed up and down the first and third base lines in the stands, so that we can imagine what it would look if players utilized them instead of sweating on each other in the dugout. the level of caution: abundant
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link
and now for the hyundai coronavirus death update, we go to jimmy the cat hayes, stationed in a room without windows in an disclosed complex with 2009-era wi-fi
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Friday, 31 July 2020 19:34 (three years ago) link
*puts on very online voice*
If I wuz a player i'd be sitting in the stands
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 31 July 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
'we'
The conversation between Manfred and Clark was not a threat but a reality check that was relayed to players -- and has spread quickly among them: We -- all of us -- need to clean this up, because if we don't, Major League Baseball in 2020 is going to be over.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 July 2020 21:22 (three years ago) link
It's fair for Manfred to raise the specter of the season being called off. In doing so, he underlines that the risks and responsibilities of avoiding the virus are borne not by the owners, but by the players. The ones who accepted one pay cut and were browbeaten about another.— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) July 31, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 July 2020 22:17 (three years ago) link
the players are just a fraction of the people involved
each team has what, 60-70 personnel, flying all over the place? it's not the players' fault. what you're trying to do is inherently risky.
― frogbs, Friday, 31 July 2020 22:46 (three years ago) link
that entire crane interview is absolutely depraved
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Saturday, 1 August 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
yeah. i don't think manfred actually has the authority to do anything to jim crane, but i'm sure it was made clear that it's in everyone's best interests that he simply shut the fuck up for the foreseeable future. billionaires, what can you do
also brandon taubman is in his mid 30s
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 August 2020 00:29 (three years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDT_i43BZ0k/?igshid=h9cw3b1yk3k6
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 1 August 2020 03:19 (three years ago) link
From today's piece...teams that don't hit a home run are 19-41. Take out the games where both teams don't, and teams that don't hit a homer when their opponent does are 11-33. 43% of runs have scored on homers. Highest K rate ever, lowest BABIP in 30 years. Only one way to win.— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) August 1, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 August 2020 03:28 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjkuJPvMrI8
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 1 August 2020 06:00 (three years ago) link
Between four and six additional Cardinals have tested positive, a source tells The Athletic. Another postponement tonight would appear likely. On it: @CraigMish.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 1, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 August 2020 14:08 (three years ago) link
Of the four new positives on the #Cardinals that I can confirm, three are staff. One is a player.— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) August 1, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 August 2020 15:12 (three years ago) link
wait, is this thing spreading now!?
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Saturday, 1 August 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
Phillies, with doubleheaders likely when they resume, might not want to risk health of certain pitchers. Yet, none can go on COVID IL because they have no cases among players. So to bring up pitchers from alternate site, they would need to risk losing some currently on roster. https://t.co/rXLyEDXuEo— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 1, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 August 2020 16:59 (three years ago) link
xp
It’s like the virus just ignores MLB’s memo. Rude.— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) August 1, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 August 2020 17:00 (three years ago) link
Lorenzo Cain opting out of the season. Good for him.
― frogbs, Saturday, 1 August 2020 17:04 (three years ago) link
Is Nick Markakis still opting in? Very bizarre timing.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 August 2020 17:06 (three years ago) link
I just don't think there is anywhere enough discipline or luck in the MLB for this setup to complete this truncated season.
Red Sox and Yanks game was brutally slow last night (more than usual), especially when flipping back and forth with the track meet basketball games happening in the Biodome.
― earlnash, Saturday, 1 August 2020 17:13 (three years ago) link
Someone, maybe on the EW podcast, suggested they might shut down and reopen with a single-site tournament.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 August 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, August 1, 2020 12:06 PM
Seems very in-character for him, insufferably macho and stoic.
― Irritable Baal (WmC), Saturday, 1 August 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link