MLB 2020 Season Thread: Who’s Gonna Hit .400 Through 60 Games Edition

[Cail]

Thats fucking great. This is better

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPaW03lCdm/

Edit: Not sure if thats actually his account, but its still great

[NynJa]

8 games for missing the batter...lol

[Melena]

8 games for missing the batter...lol

I didn't realize Manfred was a BG mod.

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[NynJa]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN savage

[archibaldcrane]

BREWERS just one-hit the Pirates, and the one hit was a bullshit swinging accidental bunt dribbler in the infield.

14 Ks, 1 BB, 1 H

[Xno Kappa]

Fuck the Astros!

[Outlaw]

Kelly is doubling down and appealing his suspension.

Astros just lost in extras. Fuck the Astros!

[Xno Kappa]

Springer, Altuve, and Bregman go 0-21 against the Dodgers in their two game series. You love to see it happen.

[Boyiee]

My biggest hope was for them to have the worst hitting stats in the league sans garbage cans.

[archibaldcrane]

Christian Yelich is 1 for 28, so they're going to have competition

[Anoat]

Fuck the Astros cheatin’ asses but we need to stop letting pitching at the head bullshit happen. It’s god damn attempted murder under the guise of “just playing the game” and needs to stop.

[Melena]

Yeah, that's really my only beef. If you're going to peg someone, you go for the hip or lower back. You don't go for the head, no matter how pissed you are.

That said if you look at his career as a whole, Kelly really is the embodiment of Rick the Wild Thing Vaugn. Dude historically loses the strike zone in the worst way all the damn time.

[Cail]

Phillies have cancelled all activities at their ballpark until further notice. 2 staff members tested positive

[archibaldcrane]

https://twitter.com/archibaldcrane/s...995048962?s=19

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[Obsidian]

Christian Yelich is 1 for 28, so they're going to have competition

Bellinger is also 5/26 so feel free to ask me how my fantasy team is doing this week.

[Cail]

MLB is evaluating options for a 7-inning doubleheader

[Cail]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ead-flying-bat

Home plate umpire Joe West left in the bottom of the first inning of Thursday's game between the Washington Nationals and the Toronto Blue Jays after getting bloodied when he was hit in the head by Bo Bichette's flying bat.

The 67-year-old West, who is the senior umpire in Major League Baseball, was struck near his left ear when Toronto leadoff hitter Bichette lost hold of his bat while swinging at -- and missing -- the first pitch thrown by Washington right-hander Erick Fedde.

[Cail]

Sources: MLB requiring teams to add coronavirus protocol compliance officers

Following the coronavirus outbreak that infected nearly half of the Miami Marlins' roster and prompted the temporary suspension of the team's season, Major League Baseball is encouraging players not to leave hotels in road cities except for games, mandating the use of surgical masks instead of cloth masks during travel and requiring every team to travel with a compliance officer who ensures players and staff properly follow the league's protocol, sources told ESPN.

The updated rules, outlined in a memo distributed to teams Tuesday, came as MLB investigates the cause of the Marlins' outbreak that has seen 16 players and two staff members test positive for COVID-19, according to sources. The Marlins' games through Sunday have been postponed, and the prospect of their season restarting Tuesday at home against Philadelphia remains in question.

Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the league's protocol in an interview with MLB Network on Monday and could further strengthen it in the coming weeks as the consequences of the Marlins' outbreak become clearer -- particularly regarding the scrupulousness of contact tracing. The league on Wednesday also postponed Friday's scheduled game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, the latter of whom played the Marlins on Sunday before the scope of the outbreak was clear. The game is set for Saturday, giving Philadelphia an extra day to assess whether the virus was transmitted by the Marlins to any of its players, sources told ESPN.

[Xno Kappa]

I currently have the same batting average as Gary Sanchez. Can I play for the Yankees?

[Cail]

MLB is evaluating options for a 7-inning doubleheader

Approved by MLBPA+MLB. Will be coming if needed