2020 MLB Running Thread

If you’re looking for one potential World Series preview, the Dodgers and A’s start in just under an hour.

 

Pirates prospect Cruz in custody after fatal crash

This is thoroughly awful. Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz may have had alcohol in his system when he hit a motorcycle in an accident that killed three people Monday night in the Dominican Republic.

 

Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain will sell sports memorabilia at estate sale

 

Items include the autographed bucket which he poured water on Watson Spoelstra in 1970, discarded bookie receipts and home numbers of area bailbondsmen.

 

Why?

MLB, Turner Finalize Seven-Year Rights Extension Through '28

In what universe does MLB's product deserve this kind of revenue increase? (Especially since AT&T has been whacking jobs left and right in Atlanta.) And Zucker's the biggest moron in the history of morons. Bleacher Report is now only the second biggest waste of money at Turner Sports.

 

Turner is also doubling the number of regular season games and getting a wild card game.

 

Fun thread

 

This needed to be posted and since it happened on a baseball diamond...

 

That is really good. Not as good as George Brett shitting his pants, but really good.

 

Was this a set up or was this just a real conversation Dave LaRoche’s kid was having with Bo?

 

LaRoche don't know Bo.