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- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1989 the Dodgers traded outfielder Mike Devereaux to Baltimore for starting pitcher Mike Morgan. Morgan would stay in LA for three seasons -- compiling a 33-36 record with an 3.06 ERA, 3.38 FIP and a 1.162 WHIP. In 2003 Mets catcher Mike Piazza charged the mound to go after Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota during a spring training game at Thomas J. White Stadium in Port St. Lucie, FL. Mota plunked Piazza on the shoulder, so Piazza stormed after him -- even going so far as to enter the Dodgers clubhouse after the game. Both players would be suspended five games. Per Mike DiGiovanna at the LA Times:
"Where's Mota?" Piazza screamed, checking the trainer's room. "Where's Mota?" he yelled, walking through the clubhouse. Once he realized Dodger reliever Guillermo Mota had left, Piazza walked out the back door, got into his car and sped off.
- Happy Birthday, Frank Schneiberg, Bob Barr, Jim Wynn, Darryl Strawberry, Shawn Gilbert, Steve Finley, Raul Mondesi & Greg Hansell!
- FYI -- The Dodgers (split squad) game versus the Cubs this afternoon, March 12th, will be available on MLB Network in the Los Angeles television market live at 1:00 p.m. PT.
- It seems inevitable that Opening Day will begin without any fans in the seats, or maybe not happen at all. Via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA on twitter:
Watching a presser from the LA County Department of Health.— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) March 11, 2020
"We will get to a point in LA county where we ask for events to close, but we're not there yet.”https://t.co/1deSSXvRIk
- Now this. Via Jeff Passan at ESPN -- "California order on gatherings of 250-plus could affect MLB games."
The California Department of Public Health said that "large gatherings that include 250 people or more should be postponed or canceled," including "professional, college and school sporting events." Similar edicts already forced the cancellation of an exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and A's and the potential move of the Seattle Mariners' opening series, probably to the Phoenix area, sources told ESPN.
- Via Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic (no subscription required) -- "Baseball faces many questions as it deals with coronavirus."
How viable is a shortened season?Quite viable, considering that previous seasons have been delayed or interrupted by work stoppages, most recently in 1995, when teams began play in late April and the schedule consisted of 144 rather than 162 games.
Ideally, the owners would want to play a full season and not sacrifice any money from attendance, TV contracts and other sources of revenue. One extreme step would be for MLB to cancel the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium and use that week to make up games. The idea of extending the season beyond its scheduled conclusion on Sept. 27 and playing postseason games at neutral sites with domed or retractable-roof parks already has been discussed, one source said.
- Dave Roberts thoughts, via a tweet from Bill Plunkett:
#Dodgers Dave Roberts on potential of playing in empty stadiums: "I haven't done that since, like, A-ball. But it would be very eerie, I think. But obviously it's for the greater good and for the health of everyone. But, yeah, that's on the table, I think."— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) March 11, 2020
- No!!! Via a tweet from Jeff Passan:
After a conference call among owners this afternoon, Major League Baseball is expected to suspend spring training. The league likely will delay the beginning of the regular season as well. At this point, it's a formality that ownership-level sources expect to happen.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 12, 2020
- Ha Ha! What Muncy said! Via a tweet from the Big Swing Podcast:
“GET YOUR TRUNKS ON” pic.twitter.com/RLxIgeX1DN— Big Swing Podcast (@bigswingpodcast) March 11, 2020
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