Brian Dozier is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Plans are moving forward for a shortened MLB season outside of a BioBubble. The Angels are devils when it comes to paying non-player staff. Lastly, we have a lovely conversation with Emily Wolfson. Emily is an architect, artist, and founder of Unforgettaballs, “painted baseballs with meaning and style.” Emily’s work celebrates the essence of historic ballparks, players, events, and even baseball movies.
Don’t get us wrong, we here at NCiB love us some Brian Dozier, and the community building he is doing in his neighborhood would be drink-worthy adorable if it wasn’t in the middle of a frickin’ pandemic. But it is, and it’s a great example of why a shortened MLB season outside of a BioBubble is way too risky. Plans are moving forward, with the players’ union responding to the health and safety protocol proposal, Governors weighing in on letting baseball happen under strict guidelines (and sneaking in a dig at the DH), and MLB scheduled to present their plan for the season to the union imminently. Right, and Homeland Security is allowing foreign athletes back into the US because “Americans need their sports.”
Almost a week of breakfast baseball rainouts in Taiwan made us a little grumpy, but hey did you hear that the CPBL tested their baseballs MID-SEASON, and is correcting for the juiciness? Our cross-training segment gets Pottymouth from Little League to sex dolls in about ten words. Turns out some of those mannequins in the fan-free stands at Korean soccer matches are actually sex dolls advertising an adult toy manufacturer. In Nicaragua, the tragic I Told You So.
The Angels are devils when it comes to paying non-player staff. The owner is worth more than $3 Billion, but they are implementing the most aggressive furloughs in the league, gutting their scouting department. Most teams have found middle ground with some pay cuts or minor furloughs, but the Blue Jays take the crown. With the help of emergency funding from the Canadian government, they are guaranteeing salaries for 500 staff until October. In the minor leagues, some teams are offering concession stand dinner pick-up in order to keep staff on payroll.
Patti asks to claim Les “The Beer Guy” Flake from her hometown of Cleveland as her concessions boyfriend, after learning about his partnership with “Cold Beer Here,” delivering craft beer to fans homes with the proceeds going to the Cleveland Food Bank. Her regulation boyfriend Nelson Cruz was nominated for the Muhammed Ali Sports Humanitarian Award, for his more traditional philanthropy.
Lastly, we have a lovely conversation with Emily Wolfson. Emily is an architect, artist, and founder of Unforgettaballs, “painted baseballs with meaning and style.” Emily’s work celebrates the essence of historic ballparks, players, events, and even baseball movies. You can find Unforgettaballs at https://unforgettaballs.com/ and listen to the show for a coupon code to save 10%.
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