Show Notes
Randy Arozarena is arrested for and subsequently released after allegedly trying to remove his daughter from her mother’s home, and assaulting his ex-father-in-law in the process. This leads to a what do we do with the T shirt conversation that we have way too often when players we absolutely fall in love with are accused of abuse but never investigated to a conclusion. For now, the Randy shirt is hanging with the Omar shirt in the bottom drawer until further notice. On a related note, LIDOM is conveniently concentrating such players all on one team, the Toros del Este, for your convenience.
The Player’s Alliance takes their work to the streets, partnering with
Pull Up Neighbor to bring baseball equipment, fresh produce and shelf-stable food, and PPE to underserved neighborhoods across the country.
MLB continues to muck up the minor leagues by turning the NY-Penn league into a “
Draft League” to showcase players who can afford to play for free, and converting the Pioneer League into an independent “
Partner League” with a promise of some pathway to the majors, and maybe some start up money. Meanwhile, the
Charlotte Knights continue to innovate to create some income, converting their suites into office space overlooking the field, for WFH people to rent by day or week to become Work From Homeplate people. Look elsewhere for your baseball -- the
LBPRC is kicking off this week with four teams, including Roberto Alomar’s
RA12 which has some unusual ideas.