You should watch the finals of the First Annual Bump Bailey Wax Pack Hero Tournament of Awesome. No reason, other than Patti, Pottymouth, Jose Canseco, and a Golden Pickle. Over in the KBO, Pottymouth’s favorite Dinos rock a commanding first place record, and a mascot named Swole Daddy. For those missing fake baseball, MLB’s Dream Bracket 2.0 starts this week. Patti and the Pottymouth were interviewed for the Baseball is my Muse blog, which is a fun read.
Show Notes
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MLB’s proposed health protocols later, we are sure that spitting and showers are discouraged, but still don’t know what will happen if multiple players test positive for COVID-19. We think it is good news
that the testing plan is designed to result in a surplus of tests to be provided to health care workers in MLB cities, and processed for free. We appreciate the consistency of owners trying to spin players into bad guys, and
A-Rod remaining an asshole. This may be the part of the discussion where we determined Pottymouth’s facemask should ideally contain a vulgarity filter.
Over in
the KBO, Pottymouth’s favorite Dinos rock a commanding first place record, and a mascot named
Swole Daddy. Patti’s Monkeys lead the CPBL, where games are played in front of 2000 fans. We learned that the CPBL sets aside a week for make up games, which sounded like a great idea until we realized rain-outs would get made up during the monsoon season break. Sadly, the
World Baseball Classic has been cancelled, because the qualifying rounds won’t be played in time.
Eloy Jimenez shows some love for a tiny bridal shop in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, where instead of prom finery, staff have sewn and donated 17,000 masks. Meanwhile,
Brandon Nimmo and David Wright hope to inspire one million New Yorkers to each donate $10 to support that city’s poorest residents. Patrick Corbin and Matt Barnes are turning
Call of Duty into a fundraiser where bidders hope to earn their way onto teams with the likes of Juan Soto and Pete Alonzo.