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This is where I am. Wouldn’t surprise me if the season is lost…or worse yet, turns into a replay of the 2020 schedule to make up for lost games if they do settle well into the summer. It’s going to be a mess. I had asked a question here a month or so back regarding the minor leagues should MLB shut down. Apparently, the way the agreement is constructed, with MiLB being union as well now, MiLB will play regardless of a MLB shutdown. With that, the summer won’t be nearly as painful.

I think he needed it. Good call.

My wife and I saw Blubaugh pitch for Sugar Land in Durham on April 6th against the Bulls. Blubaugh started and went three innings, giving up three runs, two of them earned. Our old friend Zack Short committed an error behind Blubaugh costing him an unearned run. Blubaugh dominated Durham in the series opener with nine strikeouts and no walks in a 2-0 win.

April 29th -the athletic MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday he will rule on a request to reinstate Pete Rose from the league’s ineligible list, a topic that recently came up in a conversation between Manfred and President Donald Trump. Manfred did not say when he would issue a ruling. Rose’s family filed a petition to have him posthumously reinstated on Jan. 8.

On April 29th the Rockies are 20 games under .500. It’ll likely get worse from this point.

Interesting. 🤔 So is John Fisher & the despicable A’s ownership channeling the Bill Veeck that signed Larry Doby…or the Bill Veeck that hired a midget to bat in a MLB game? I wouldn’t put anything beyond the worst ownership in baseball.

Split double header tomorrow. Ernie would never of such a thing.

fwiw, MLB site has Jobe listed as tomorrow’s starter.

Shelby Miller got a gig with the Dbacks and his numbers to date look pretty spiffy.

Joe Jackson’s home was moved to within a very short walk to Fluor Field when the park in Greenville was built. Jackson was a native of the Greenville area (Brandon Mills). The house is a museum now. It’s worth a visit if you’re down that way again. We were there for a game in 2017 as I recall. Nice park. The Salem Red Sox have announced that they are going to rebrand their team next year and that the purpose of the rebranding is to connect the teams’ identity to its geographical location in Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, etc. The details are yet to be announced. Yes, I know it’s all about merchandise sales but I’ll play along. Salem is the only affiliated park in the Old Dominion we haven’t attended. Planning to make that happen some time this season.

I believe your questions are probably raised a million times a day. Good questions. A number of authors have responded to these concerns. I’ll drop a book here if you’re interested in getting some clarification on this topic. Where is God in All the Suffering? Author: Amy Orr Ewing Disclaimer: I have not read this particular book but I have read enough through other authors addressing this topic to pretty much know what her responses are going to be. I asked the same questions for years. The answers through the authors I’ve read make sense. Check it out. The above book is on Amazon in paperback for @ $10. It’s 160 pages short, perfect! Publication 2020.

In that this is the Random Baseball Posts thread… I know you’re also a baseball roadie so, We traversed to Spartanburg, SC this past weekend to see a game at the new ballpark there. They did an excellent job with the ballpark. There is a parking deck immediately beside the park for parking. I don’t know, when or if, I had ever been downtown Spartanburg. The area around the park is nice in that there are several eateries, coffee shops, bars, and an eat-in brewery. RJ Rockers is a local brewery there and I give it a 5 star. Being in S.C. I had to try the ‘Son of a Peach’ beer. The food is very good there. We were pleasantly surprised at how the area surrounding the ballpark was such an updated attraction for visitors to experience the entertainment & leisure vibes, nice. We stayed at the AC (Marriott) Hotel. This hotel is top shelf and one block from the park and immediately across the street from RJ Rockers. That’s my Readers Digest Review.

At first I thought…$30,000,000!!! Are they freakin’ crazy! Then I saw FREE SHIPPING, so it’s all good.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6273478/2025/04/11/atlantic-league-qr-codes-baseballs/

Wells Fargo 30 year mortgage is sitting at 7.0% this morning with a point down. MAGA. Make America Grunt Again 🥵