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@JPerrotto Good luck!

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The Padres have not thrown a no-hitter so far this year, so at least some things remain consistent.

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@Minor_Leaguer I miss the normal basic baseball questions we were dealing with back then.

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Hey @MLB: As an act of good faith, can you postpone any discussion about restructuring the minors for a year?

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Now that @MLB has suspended operations for at least a month, this would be the perfect time to hammer out its differences with the @MLBPA. It would be an act of good faith at a time we could all use it.

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@mlb I love your product, but it looks like you’re gonna need to push back the start of the season.

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Old McDonald had a farm...

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West Notes: Shark, Lamb, Peacock https://t.co/Hr1aSxCXfk

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A thought: With the combination of, 1) growing animosity between the players and owners, and 2) potential travel issues ahead due to the coronavirus, maybe the players should just go ahead and strike this year instead of next.

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Let’s just be frank: Luis Severino will be out until midseason.

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Fiers may have done right by exposing it all, but Papi’s point about the optics of savoring the victory and then exposing it is a good one.

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Ortiz said he’s mad at Mike Fiers for coming out and blowing the whistle. Said he looks like a snitch. Mentioned that the optics of Fiers getting a ring and then getting his money makes it look bad.

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@StrosWS2016 @OfficialDaWindy @MLB Seems like they sure caught up at the very least.

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It has to be asked at this point: is Rob Manfred an Astros fan or otherwise deeply in cahoots with the Astros?

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Why did the Astros even bother putting out a statement about Francis Martes’ suspension? If I was the Astros’ PR department (and heaven help them right now), the only statement I’d release would say, “¯\_(ツ)_/¯.”

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@T31974 Exactly. And if I played for the Astros that’s exactly how I’d feel, too.

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Does anyone truly believe Bregman and Altuve are truly sorry?

Some Astro should just stand up and be like, “Hell no, I don’t apologize! I got a ring from this!”

The only reason Bregman and Altuve apologized is so they can look good and not lose sponsorship money.

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9) And how did Josh Beckett, Rafael Furcal, and Carlos Peña, not receive a single vote? All three of them had a few excellent seasons. You’d think one hometown voter would’ve thrown them a bone a la Putz.

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5) Gary Sheffield, Manny Ramirez, and Sammy Sosa, receiving so few votes. Yes, they all roided. They were still three of the best hitters I’ve ever seen.

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8) Speaking of which, JJ Putz got a vote?!? Nothing against him, but was someone just being funny here?