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I just watched the first ep with Amado, except he was playing a smaller part named Tomas...I guess they liked him and brought him back for a recurring role. I just came to say- man he was smoking hot.

Was there a trophy in the Hunger Games? I never watched the whole thing.

A few days ago I thought they would cancel. But Manfred's little we won't quit speech- I think he got his marching orders from the owners. They want that playoff revenue no matter who gets sick or opts out or how unbalanced the schedule is. They should not call it the WS though. Whatever integrity a 60 game season had is long gone.

I wonder if Manfred's job is in jeopardy if they don't make it to the playoffs.

I hope he can recover to full health.

I figure the Astros cooked this whole thing up so they didn't have to deal with fans this yr....

Yeah that's the thing- next yr. There is no guarantee this is going away and if Manfred or the owners had any brains they would start to plan a different strategy now just in case. Players too. I can't believe the thing with the Marlins was just Mon. So like 5 teams benched in 5 days. Marlins, Nats, Jays, Phillies, Cardinals. I feel like I'm missing one. Brewers I guess? Whoever the Cards were supposed to play. 6 teams. I know they dont all have positives, it's just the ripple effect.

So they've cancelled the Jays games against Philly this weekend. I get why but this is ridiculous. If games can't be safely played they need to cancel the season. The suggestions being tossed around are stupid, like the Jays and Nats just keep playing each other day after day. Yeah and the Yankees can just keep playing Baltimore for days on end, and so on and so on.....they want to cut doubleheaders to 7 innings. We're what a week in, this has already become a farce. They need to call it off. Instead, I feel like another week and Manfred will be like - let's just go straight to the playoffs!

That is some kind of bullshit imo. re Atlanta catchers- I don't know the details. I just distrust Nightengale lol, that's why I said I have a bias. I'm sure Manfred would be thrilled if everyone pointed the fingers at the Marlins rather than him and his plan. Who knows where they got it. ETA- quick google- seems the catchers had symptoms but then tested negative....not sure what the story is.

Well the 2 Atlanta catchers had it as well. And Marlins played Atlanta so media here was speculating that could have been the source. Full disclosure- I dislike Nightengale and think he's a hack lol.

I haven't heard one one explanation for why they played after having positive tests. Manfred stated - team was quarantined after a 'cluster' of positives. Except for the 3 or 4 they knew about and charged ahead to play Phils. Also strictly from a baseball standpoint? How are teams supposed to make up anywhere from 2 to a half dozen games in a 64 day season? Triple headers? Season is already compromised imo. Eta my numbers may be slightly off, but the gist is there lol.

I honestly think this is just the beginning and I haven't found Manfred's response at all reassuring.

I was watching the Jays v Nats. Yesterday maybe 2 players had masks. Today a lot more. Also during one of the innings a player in the dugout literally went to every one in the dugout and gave them a squirt of sanitizer. Home runs- tapping elbows or slapping on the head- at least for Rowdy but that may have been bc he just shaved his head lol. End of game, they won- it looks like they did high fives but Blue Jays twitter- the official account- says they were 'air' high 5s, no contact. I think more sanitizer was also passed around at that point but it was hars to see. ETA masks in the dugout. Less on the field, which I kind of understand.

I'll tell ya, I'm seeing a lot more masks and sanitizer tonight.

What's irritating- I've already heard at least one reporter say- well it's the Marlins so oops but what happens if it's the Dodgers or Yankees? Like when the Jays have to play in a minor league stadium a lot of reaction was- oh no how will x team react about having to go there?