Hope everyone had a restful and safe weekend.
Baseball news was quite scant over the weekend. Owners and players are set to continue discussions regarding a potential agreement, so discuss here as news breaks!
The finale of ESPN’s docu-series on the Chicago Bulls’ 1998 season was last night. Albert Pujols compared Mike Trout to Jordan.
Reds prospect Hunter Greene nearly dented a car, but it was worth it because he got this awesome video.
Let me know what I missed in the comments below.
Newsom laid out plans to potentially have sports in June in CA.
https://abc7.com/health/newsom-announces-announces-pro-sports-hair-salons-may-reopen-in-next-few-weeks/6193760/
I’m not getting my hopes up, though.
simulated seasons…
Baseball Reference has us at 25-21, 2 1/2 behind Seattle!
https://www.baseball-reference.com/sim/leagues/MLB/2020.shtml
Strat-o-matic has us at 19-27 (boo!)
http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/
CBS Sports, from a few days ago, had us at 28-14 (yay!), in 1st place
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-2020-season-simulation-giants-set-run-record-vs-rockies-streaking-dodgers-now-on-135-win-pace/
More Mike Trout. https://sports.yahoo.com/mike-trout-says-max-scherzer-025508399.html
Just catching up on my shows and was watching Last Week Tonight on HBO, pleasantly surprised to see Trouty talked about on a national show.
https://youtu.be/z4gBMw64aqk?t=886
John’s whole segment about sports handling the coronavirus was really good. I’m actually considering watching the Marble League.
That’s a pleasant surprise!
They needed a sound bite, and a show produced in New York chose a kid who plays in Anaheim. He did have to be the best ever for it to happen, but still.
Love it.