Dr. Anthony Fauci gave his best impression of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. And no, it was not with a microphone in hand, but a baseball. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which has been widely visible during the COVID-19 pandemic, launched the first pitch when …
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Thursday was supposed to be about baseball, about returning to semi-normal despite a country that is nothing and a sport that has been reduced to its studs. No fans, no scouts, no handshakes? No problem. There would be at least nine innings for the Yankees-Nationals, a few hours in which …
Read More »Maryland officials potentially discuss the host of the Toronto Blue Jays; Connecticut heeds
TORONTO – The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland have had conversations about the team sharing Oriole Park at Camden Yards with displaced Toronto Blue Jays in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Blue Jays are looking for a major league park after the Canadian government declined to …
Read More »Dr. Fauci flattens the curve directly to the ground on the first launch on Opening Day
Its curve was a little too flat. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force and baseball fan, launched the first pitch at the long-awaited start to the 2020 MLB season, when the New York Yankees faced off against the National World Series champions. But Fauci, …
Read More »Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw (rear) passes IL; Dustin May to start vs. Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was put on the disabled list for 10 days due to stiffness in his back and will not make his scheduled start in Thursday’s opening day game against the San Francisco Giants, the team announced. The Dodgers recalled right-hander Dustin May, who will start …
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