Testing frustration could result in opt-out, Intrasquad highlights, Javy’s lessons, and other Cubs bullets.

07/16/2020 Health, Sports, World


Sometimes I sing randomly around the house. Actually, I think I do it a lot. Real songs, made-up songs, things I’m doing, whatever. I can’t help it. I think the family is finally starting to get tired of it …

• Test delays hit the Cubs again yesterday (all are reportedly negative), meaning more than six players were unable to participate in the afternoon intra-school game. It was just the latest reminder in a series of constant reminders that these delays continue to occur, not only exposing players to a slightly higher risk of transmission between peers and staff, but also putting teams in foolish positions by having to choose between abundance of caution and competitive equilibrium. Worse still, the delays cast doubt on the minds of the very players you need to support in order for this process to work.

• As Anthony Rizzo (NBCSC) put it: “We didn’t sign up for these bad protocols when it comes to testing. The most important thing for us is security. Listen, we are in a pandemic. We are all at risk. We all want to play baseball because that is what we love to do, and we have the opportunity to cheer on many people who are at home in these difficult times. But we are all human. If the boys start testing positive left and right and this gets out of control, I am sure they will see some boys choose not to participate. ” If the confidence in the safety of the players and the staff takes a big enough hit, you’ll see more players go by and then it all falls apart. We are two weeks in the camp, and for me it is clear that there will still be problems that will extend during the season. This is not only going to magically go from constant trouble to no problem in the span of a week. The question is whether it will remain is wrong, and how the teams will cope if it does.

• For his part, David Ross is still trying to keep his head level (Cubs.com): “We have to support MLB. In such a unique environment, this is not easy. I think I’ve said it a million times. It is not easy for the players; It is not easy in the Major League Baseball. I don’t think it’s anyone’s fault that things are delayed. If you want to point the finger, we are focusing on the wrong task. We have to focus, like the Chicago Cubs, on doing the best job possible when we are in that field and controlling what we can control. And the evidence is not under our control. So being frustrated is just a waste of energy for me. ” You are certainly right, in terms of what you need to focus on, but at the same time, I don’t know how you could not be incredibly frustrated, especially knowing that soon this will have an impact on profit and loss, health and safety and road trips. .

• Both Rizzo and Ross expressed optimism that things will improve for the season, but I guess we’ll see. There are eight days left.

• The highlights of yesterday’s in-school:

• I laughed:

• If you missed it last night, the Cubs signed backup catcher Jose Lobaton to a minor league deal, most likely luring him with ice cream.

• From the world of bulls and bears:

• A massive Twitter hack yesterday left many of us unable to tweet for several hours (THE HORROR!), So I was going through some of my old tweets to search for contextually appropriate jokes to retweet (I’m a loser). In that process, I came across a video that I really enjoyed almost a year ago. Enjoy fashionable sports content:

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