MLB plans to use a ball with less bounce and less give to reduce the record amount of home runs that have been hit over the last three years (photo from CBS Sports)
On That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast:
#1 With the record amount of baseball hit for home runs in the last three seasons MLB has decided to get some balance in games that have turned into a home run derby and deaden the ball which brought to mind of what you said of this 2021 season could be called “new dead ball era”
#2 Amaury important is it for Tommy La Stella to join the Giants? Scouting reports say La Stella is one of the toughest outs in baseball. La Stella joined the Giants for three years for $18 million. The Oakland A’s couldn’t hold onto La Stella because of his price tag the A’s won’t keep players after a certain budget threshold.
#3 The Dominicans won the Caribbean Series this week, they went 7-0 behind some fine hitting and pitching. Former San Francisco Giant pitcher The Dominican Dandy Juan Marichal was a product of the Dominican Republic pitching system.
#4 The Chiefs head coach Andy Reid who said his heart bleeds for the injured in the auto accident when Reid’s son Britt and also the Chiefs assistant coach hit a car parked on the side of the road hit and injured a 5 year old who is suffering life threatening injuries.
#5 The Biden administration asked MLB to delay the season one month until they can get the players vaccinated. The decision could cancel Cactus and Grapefruit League games and the regular season could start straight away first week of April. The Arizona Cactus League has also asked the 15 Cactus League teams to delay for a month as well.
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