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Gave up a 3 run homer in the first. Settled in and shut down the Mariners over the next 5. Eight strikeouts.

I think David Lynch is set to direct the 30 for 30 about this past week.

Aren’t teams carrying like 16 pitchers these days? They’re talking about leaving rosters at 30.

Don’t understand the rationale behind this. I mean, I know they’ll say less time at the ballpark. But if they have their testing tightened up, there wouldn’t be people in the park that have it.

No team placed a waiver claim on him.

It’s tough because the Nationals are playing as if they have the weekend off. Scherzer went longer last night than he would have if he had to stay on five days rest. Their pitching Rainey again tonight. Probably wouldn’t if they had games this weekend. But competitive integrity has already been thrown out the window, so I guess it doesn’t matter.

You’d think that, if that were the case, we’d hear something from MLB by now.

Also, the guidelines state that players can’t leave the dugout to fight/skirmish/whatever. Any discipline there, or nah?

Yeah, but he was in his sixties, right?

I can’t agree. I watched that game live and watched all the pitches leading up to both the pitch to Bregman and the Correa strikeout. I’m not convinced that he was throwing at them. Kelly throws hard and is wild. He had plenty of opportunities to plunk an Astro if that was his intention. The Astros have a target for cheating. Now if anyone comes inside they’ll get an equivalent to a 20+ game suspension? I’m against using beanballs as revenge, it shouldn’t be part of the game. But I also don’t like umps and the discipline folks try to interpret intent. That’s when you get Gausman ejected for throwing a breaking ball.

And we should trade for Eduardo Rodriguez immediately.

Soto has had two straight negative tests (around 5pm), but now he has to get approval from the league and city department of health and they don’t indicate a timetable for that. So for one of the game’s youngest stars, he’ll miss at least five games for a false positive.

I imagine we’ll see Cole and either Paxton or Happ.

The loss of velocity is Tillman-like. America is wonderful where everyone can have an opinion. I was fortunate enough to read one that basically said, “Why does Acuna get chance after chance swinging at everything, but they get rid of Folty?”

I’d need to check, but I believe he tested positive before camp.

I was about to post this. Unreal.

You have to wonder why the Braves don’t think he’s one of their best 15 or 16 pitchers. Why not hide him on the roster and see if he figures things out in bullpen sessions?

He’s a mess right now. I can’t see him being able to eat innings which would be the point of getting him. If he does turn it around, we wouldn’t have control of him when we’re ready to compete, IMO.

Chapman is an alternative way of spelling Davidson. Both Matts.

I’m keeping an eye on the Reds. Chapman tested positive, then Moustakas and another player were scratched yesterday not feeling well.

Cancelled or postponed? C’mon we’re talking about two teams here with a combined .667 winning percentage.

Looks like Soto May have been a false positive. Convenient for NYY.

Rojas did have a monster game though, lol.

Yahoo!’s schedule says “postponed”.

I saw that Moustakas went on the IL after mashing in the opener. Didn’t realize it was sickness and not injury.