MLB 2020

[Taped Rugs]

I wonder what would happen if, some day, it is revealed that a few select professional sports gamblers had been let in on the Astros special secret to getting hits? Put another way, is it ok for a player to cheat to make more money for himself, but not ok for a player to cheat to make money for somebody else?

On another note, now that the US Supreme Court has ruled that sports betting is ok, I'm wondering when betting stations will become part of the family atmosphere next to the hot dog stands ...

[ronmac]

I wonder what would happen if, some day, it is revealed that a few select professional sports gamblers had been let in on the Astros special secret to getting hits? Put another way, is it ok for a player to cheat to make more money for himself, but not ok for a player to cheat to make money for somebody else?

On another note, now that the US Supreme Court has ruled that sports betting is ok, I'm wondering when betting stations will become part of the family atmosphere next to the hot dog stands ...

Casinos are people, too.

[Shadow]

Houston Astros are selling team autographed trash can lids.

[ronmac]

Houston Astros are selling team autographed trash can lids.

Autographed from the inside, no doubt.

[Lou]

Altuve hit today. Start the counting. That's one!

[ronmac]

Altuve hit today. Start the counting. That's one!

Hope they didn't hit his buzzer.

[ronmac]

Severino is getting Tommy John surgery.

https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/lui...y-john-surgery

[Shadow]

O's are picking up where they left off last year, they are getting clobbered in both games.

[Poisoned Youth]

Severino is getting Tommy John surgery.

https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/lui...y-john-surgery

I’m sorry, bro.

[ronmac]

I’m sorry, bro.

It is what it is. They won 103 games without him last year. And without Stanton and Andujar and Betances and a bunch of others.

[Lou]

I was driving home this afternoon and had the Reds/Padres game on the radio. Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle threw a pitch that apparently was a bit up and in.
In the distant background, you could hear a fan yell "Hey! These aren't the Astros!! "

[Shadow]

Chris Davis looks like the Lamar Jackson of MLB. He's batting .714 with an OBP of .818 and SLG of 2.000

[Shadow]

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge out indefinitely with broken rib. Sounds like a broken record.

[ronmac]

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge out indefinitely with broken rib. Sounds like a broken record.

This is the third injury that dates back to last fall that went either undiagnosed or not taken seriously.

Looks like another Next Man Up season All three outfielders and two starters already hurt. Time for some rookie breakout seasons.

[SteveSly]

I wonder what would happen if, some day, it is revealed that a few select professional sports gamblers had been let in on the Astros special secret to getting hits? Put another way, is it ok for a player to cheat to make more money for himself, but not ok for a player to cheat to make money for somebody else?

On another note, now that the US Supreme Court has ruled that sports betting is ok, I'm wondering when betting stations will become part of the family atmosphere next to the hot dog stands ...

Here in Michigan sports betting at Casinos starts this Wednesday. All of the Casinos in the state are tribal, but they have been trying to get it up and running before March Madness. Online betting will eventually be allowed as well, but probably not until sometime next year.

[Shadow]

Cal Ripken, Jr. vs. Kevin Costner

Cal Ripken was on a game-playing streak in 1997 when he had an alleged breakdown that prevented him from starting that night, as he had consecutively for a span of over five years. To help preserve his record, a Baltimore Orioles employee orchestrated a lighting malfunction, or it happened coincidentally. Regardless, the outcome was that the game was called.

In a serious check on guest manners, a personal friend of Costner’s, Cal Ripken, was rumored to have returned to his house after leaving for the day to play a game. He had forgotten something. Next, according to some versions, when Ripken arrived at his home, he caught Kevin Costner in his bed with his wife, Kelly. Costner is rumored to have gotten such a beating he was unable to do any publicity, just at the time he was wrapping up with 'The Postman'.

[Jerjo]

I prefer the public fight between Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura

[Shadow]

I prefer the public fight between Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura

I would have liked seeing Cal Ripken beating up a naked Kevin Costner.

[ronmac]

Any bets if baseball season gets held up?

[ronmac]

Any bets if baseball season gets held up?

Apparently I spoke too soon. All operations have been suspended.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

I agree, though.

[Jerjo]

My guess is, provided the curve flattens, the season starts in May. That is still a mighty big IF.

[Shadow]

Apparently I spoke too soon. All operations have been suspended.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

I agree, though.

It gives your players chance to heal.

[Poisoned Youth]

It gives your players chance to heal.

Ha. It's a Yankees conspiracy!

[Vic2012]

And the Astros breathe a sigh of relief......

[ronmac]

It gives your players chance to heal.

I have to confess that I thought the same thing. Of course, Sanchez has the flu. So, you never know.