Monkeys and Wyverns and Dinos. Oh, My.
10,000 employees of Major League Baseball, from players and front office staff to ushers and your friends that sell you your ballpark beer, have volunteered to participate in a Coronavirus Antibodies study that may help shape public policy. The truncated MLB draft, and the shortened (or nonexistent) season, has a ripple effect on opportunities for college players and young prospects. Actual real baseball played by humans in fan-free ballparks is happening in Taiwan, and if you like baseball with your morning coffee you can watch the four team CPBL tournament via Twitter.
10,000 employees of Major League Baseball, from players and front office staff to ushers and your friends that sell you your ballpark beer, have volunteered to participate in a Coronavirus Antibodies study that may help shape public policy. The study is not designed to bring baseball back any faster, but it will paint a picture of the spread of the virus across locations, economic status, race, and medical histories. Anthony Fauci, America’s favorite doctor, came out as pro-BioBubble in an interview last week. But it was on SnapChat so we’re not sure we believe it. The truncated MLB draft, and the shortened (or nonexistent) season, has a ripple effect on opportunities for college players and young prospects. It’s a mess.
Bartolo Colon had an anniversary, and we’ll take any opportunity to talk about Big Sexy. Pete Alonso made an appearance in a Jericho, NY HS geometry class (Zoom, of course), and we’ll take every opportunity to talk about him too.
There are two kinds of baseball fans in the world. The kind that love everything about watching MLB players compete against each other in MLB The Show, and Patti. More fake baseball starts this week as The Draft Kings and Out of the Park Sports Simulations stages a “what if” tournament pitting the greatest players of all time against each other in a “Dream Bracket.”
Actual real baseball played by humans in fan-free ballparks is happening in Taiwan, and if you like baseball with your morning coffee you can watch the four team CPBL tournament via Twitter. The Rakuten Monkeys have an English language feed so have quickly become a US favorite, allowing thousands of new fans to wonder why some people in the ballpark wear masks and use elbow bumps, other go mask-free and high-five, and no one hesitated to get into the scrum during a bench-clearing kerfuffle. More options available soon, as Korean baseball starts this week, also without fans in seats. Your hosts are hoping for a Wyvern vs. Dino smackdown.
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