Jeff L. Field @baturkey@allpro.social

What is the best baseball movie?

(These are the top 4 from https://www.mlb.com/news/best-baseball-movies-of-all-time-c301609142)

Tebow completely fell off my radar so I learned a lot from this article

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2020/02/26/tim-tebow-philippines-world-baseball-classic/4886378002/

Tim Tebow to play for Philippines in World Baseball Classic qualifying

https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2020/02/20/say-it-is-so-baseballs-disgrace/

"Yet from the time he took over until his death in 1944, baseball never again suffered a disabling disgrace on the order of the Black Sox scandal."

LMAOOOO Jackie Robinson's first start was in 1947

Intentionally throwing at a batter is a shitty thing to do not matter what.

But also Dusty Baker was manager of the Cubs in 2005 when Adam Greenberg suffered a skull fracture after the first pitch of his first AB in the majors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Greenberg_(baseball)

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-for-2020-season

3 batter minimum or until the end of the inning for pitchers

26 man rosters

2 way (pticher and hitter) designation

some other stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oSFYxDGKy8

You kiddin' me, playoffs!?

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20100630_Big__green_litigation_machine.html

The Phanatic is no stranger to lawsuits. In a study published in the May 2002 Cardozo Law Review, Bob Jarvis, professor of sports law at Nova Southeastern University, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said that the Phanatic holds the "dubious record as the most-sued mascot in the majors."

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In bizarre lawsuit, Yankees’ failed prospect says Derek Jeter ruined his career

https://www.nj.com/yankees/2020/01/in-bizarre-lawsuit-yankees-failed-prospect-says-derek-jeter-ruined-his-career.html

“I’ll never play for the New York Yankees … a Team that doesn’t understand the importance of giving respect to the Players that help the Organization win. These are the facts big dawg.”

I don't know why I have my phone set up to notify me that a Chicago team lost a game again

Mr. Met

https://sports.theonion.com/millions-of-americans-buying-floyd-landis-inspired-brac-1819588243

Millions Of Americans Buying Floyd Landis-Inspired Bracelets

I always thought was a Midwestern thing but I saw it being played at a Halloween festival in Queens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reniQG9mz3o

Trea Turner gets called out on interference and Dave Martinez gets ejected, a breakdown