Dick Allen

The bullpen has been stellar this afternoon.

Grandal has averaged a 5.0 fWAR the last 5 seasons. Only White Sox fans would b**** about his acquisition 2 and 1/2 games into his White Sox career after a long layoff.

Make them pay. A MLB CF has to catch that.

I think if Grandal caught that game, Keuchel would have been just as effective.

I am sure the next thing you read about him that comes from the White Sox will feature the phrase “abundance of caution”.

Pair ez is catching for Cleveland.

I read somewhere where Grandal is very streaky. Doesn’t appear to be in a good one now.

It is time for the hook. i guess Cease showed why he wasn’t the 3rd starter.

Coop will fix ‘em.

I guess we have to cancel the Dylan Cease statue for now.

How would you like to be one of these guys the Marlins are claiming on waivers? On one hand, you get to be in the major leagues, on the other............

The other problem is the tests are messed up. Juan Soto is out. He has since received 6 negative tests. They are then followed with a positive. Testing still sucks, and these guys get VIP test treatment. What is it like for the average Joe? A huge government failure.

It went from watching and enjoying the games with it way in the back of my mind, something might derail this, to knowing it's coming and just wondering when. I feel like an undrafted free agent on cut day. I know it's coming, but when? I am hoping things turn around. Seeing masks in the dugout, no high fives, would help. But I'm with you, the enjoyment is gone, at least for a little while. They had to give it a shot, but they really can't work in a bubble. Being a non contact sport, there still was a chance. The NBA and NHL might work with their bubbles, but the NFL? No way. College Football? Forget about it.

If this were the Yankees, this season would be paused. Since the Marlins suck, they carry on.

It would make sense, but how far along is she? It appears at least a couple of months. She would cheat on him a month or two in a marriage seems at least a little far fetched. Maybe not I suppose. I am sure we will find out about that part. We just have to hope he is doing well, and this doesn’t take him to a dark place. Divorces are tough with kids involved.

Intensity level is far different. No one seemed to get seriously injured during the down time. Now, several seem serious after one start. Obviously some are going to get hurt. I just think it’s alarming it seems pretty serious for several at this juncture. I think the quick ramp up could be a reason. I think Kopech: if that ultimately was his reason, had a point made for him.

I don’t know how they could. Pitching during the season is a lot different than throwing in an alley. Plus they get someone overlooking their shoulder conditioning instead of them overlooking their shoulder conditioning.These guys prepare for spring training and 2 weeks in aren’t throwing 98 for the most part. Now they have to. Kuechel seems to be thriving but he is a soft tosser. I would be really careful with Cease. If you have to take your lumps for yanking them early for a couple of weeks, it’s probably better in the long run.

Weird that it just happened to happen now.Stone was talking about this yesterday. He said there are going to be more of these than usual. I think you cannot assume these guys were able to keep up with usual routines during their down time.

Goins is a bit more versatile. He can play the middle infield as well. Is a left handed hitter. Offensively they are very similar. Not a ton of power, little on base. I don't know who the better runner is but they could just prefer Goins. A decent case can be made he is just the better player.

I think if people thought it was easy to catch, getting them to wear a mask, and act at least somewhat responsibly, wouldn't be so hard.

Kluber is out, Verlander is out, Lopez....looks like Kopech was on to something.

It can be done, but it is hard. For one thing, they are so used to doing it another way. I am a huge mask guy. I have probably walked out my door 15 times without it on, and have to go back. It's hard not to high 5 or celebrate a walk off. But they have to. It should just be hotel, bus, ballpark. Nothing else. They only have to do it for 30 games on the road, so while it's a little bit of hell, it is only a little bit.

The Minnesota Vikings Infection control person now has the virus. It's looking more and more like this is a lot easier to catch than a lot of people believe.

And that's part of the problem. But it's like people driving drunk and making it home unscathed. They didn't kill anyone so it must be alright.

I agree. Mask should be mandatory in the dugout. Hand sanitizer should be put on every half inning. The dugout should be a ghost town except for those in the game, and high fives, bumping elbows, etc. need to be eliminated.