By Jim Coffman, Roger Wallenstein and Steve Rhodes
Joe Ricketts remains, among other things. Plus: Roger’s Suspicious Cuba Trip; Fuck Yu; Addison Russell’s Return; Stats Cast; Are The White Sox A Wild-Card Contender?; and Derby Stewards Show More Courage Than Congress.
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SHOW NOTES
* 251.
* Welles Park Baseball.
* Baseball Participation Up Since 2014.
* Max Ciofi.
7:44: Roger’s Suspicious Cuba Trip.
* Rodrigo Burgos.
* Havana’s Hot Corner.
* Parque Central.
* Trump Ends Deal Between MLB And Cuban Baseball Federation.
10:52: Fuck Yu.
* Yu Darvish is the new Tyler Chatwood. Tyler Chatwood is the new Mike Montgomery. Mike Montgomery is the old Mike Montgomery.
* Yu Darvish: A three true-outcome pitcher.
* Jim Gillooly.
17:09: Addison Russell Returns.
* Remembering Chapman.
* Seemingly relevant to the discussion:
Ryan Braun gets booed at Wrigley every at-bat. Alex Rodriguez gets invited by Cubs to perform the 7th inning stretch. Go figure.
— Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) May 10, 2019
* The Greenberg column.
* Russell’s response to the Greenberg column.
* Chapman’s suspension was 30 days.
22:51: The Problem With The Cubs Fan Ban.
* Morrissey: Cubs Should’ve Treated Joe Ricketts The Way They’re Treating Banned Fan.
* Nick Bosa’s Tweets On Trump, Kaepernick Had No Impact On 49ers Drafting Him, Team President Says.
* Michael Kopech Acknowledges, Deletes Racist Tweets.
* Donald Trump, Chris Sale not banned from ballparks.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 9, 2019
At Thursday’s White House ceremony, President Trump called out Nathan Eovaldi, Chris Sale, and Steve Pearce for their contributions to the Sox’ winning effort, and did not make any mention of manager Alex Cora or the absent players. https://t.co/rbOMx9Mith pic.twitter.com/Vtv0kjchG9
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) May 9, 2019
President Trump exits the oval office with J.D. Martinez and Chris Sale. pic.twitter.com/oRUFFKRiVM
— Billie Weiss (@bjweiss22) May 9, 2019
President Trump invites Chris Sale and JD Martinez up to speak. #RedSox #WhiteHouse #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/P9unRqMnMe
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) May 9, 2019
42:25: Stats Cast.
* The White Sox Baseball Operations Analyst Who Knows Nothing About Baseball.
* What About Coop?
* Zach Britton On The Use Of Analytics In New York Vs. Baltimore.
55:07: Are The White Sox A Wild-Card Contender?
1:01:35: Derby Stewards Show Courage In Trump’s Lawless America.
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STOPPAGE: 5:12
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Posted on May 10, 2019