LA Angels Tuesday News Crash Counteroffer Ahoy!

Photo credit: Rex Fregosi

Angels players are now participating in the limited workouts.  Albert Pujols, Tommy LaStella, David Fletcher, Griffin Canning, and Shohei Ohtani are working out at Angels Stadium in Anaheim. 

The MLBPA counteroffers a 114 game season with the ability for “high risk” players to opt out of playing and still get paid.  The high risk designation can also include players with family members who have pre-existing conditions placing them at risk of severe COVID-19 illness.  The owners are expected to reject this counteroffer. Sixteen teams have pledged to pay minor league stipends through August.  The Angels are not among them.  Here is a doom and gloom opinion piece about the fans not returning if MLB and the MLBPA can’t work out their differences. 

Lenny Dykstra’s reputation was ruled by a judge to be so bad that it is impossible to libel him. The so-called proclamation that professional athletes are essential workers was actually just an exemption from executive rule making that barred immigration because of COVID-19.  Foreign professional athletes will still be able to get visas. 

News of the sports variety is slow these days.  MLB Trade Rumors will be doing a mock expansion draft, following up on their recent polls about which players to protect.  Here is a flank steak recipe from the Heaney family. Today’s coloring page features the Rally Monkey pitching.

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eyespy
Super Member
3 years ago

MLB.com main page is missing all news on the 2020 season negotiations. Mostly just draft, and a little Jeter.

WallyChuckChili
Legend
3 years ago
Reply to  eyespy

A little Jeter.

The Gift that Keeps giving!

red floyd
Legend
3 years ago

Thou shalt not profane the name of Blessed Holy Saint Jeter

red floyd
Legend
3 years ago

And just for fun, here’s a place where Designerguy is quite welcome…

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rspencer
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  red floyd

Years ago, in downtown San Jose, my friend and I saw a similar notice at a bakery that read, “Please use trays and thongs.” So this photo makes me very happy.

Jim Atkins
Super Member
3 years ago

Latest on Lenny Dykstra from Craig Calcaterra- this guy is going over the edge.

https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/06/02/len-dykstra-hurls-vile-and-unsubstantiated-claims-at-ron-darling-a-judge-and-the-mets/