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In Mariners News...
- Thank you to Bob for his amazing work the past 40 years and best wishes!
After 40 years as a head groundskeeper, the time has come to hang up my rake. Thank you to my family, friends, fans, and my crew for your love and support. 40 years I went to "work" in the playground of my dreams, with the game I love. It was the pleasure of my life. @Mariners pic.twitter.com/rBhCy53yUE
— Bob Christofferson (@BCsodfather) June 1, 2020
- Shannon Drayer gives us an update on Peoria since its re-opening.
Baseball talk for a rainy weekend! Inside look at what’s going on in Peoria since the #Mariners reopened the complex, Jake Fraley on motivation to play and Austin Shenton’s 10,000 calorie challenge ends well, but tiny house construction does not!
— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) May 30, 2020
Podcast:https://t.co/HJHOAVrHnS https://t.co/s19L6ydlYb
- Watch Griffey and McGwire battle it out in the memorable 1999 Home Run Derby, streaming live today at 9 am.
Around The League..
- MLBPA’s latest proposal includes a 114-game season starting on June 30th, and gives players the right to opt out of the season.
The MLBPA delivered a proposal to MLB on Sunday afternoon, a source familiar with it tells ESPN. It includes 114-game season that would end October 31, the right to opt out of the season for all players and potential deferral of salaries if 2020 the postseason were canceled.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 1, 2020
- MLB is looking into banning mascots if/when the season begins.
No Phanatic? No Mariner Moose or Mr. Met?
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) May 31, 2020
MLB wants to ban mascots from the ballpark this season if play resumes.
by @apgelston
https://t.co/TJrsAewyh0
- Meghan Montemurro at the Athletic takes us inside the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at Pitch.
“Pitch” was unique within TV for producing high-quality baseball scenes. Meanwhile its compelling storytelling left fans clamoring for more.
— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) May 29, 2020
An inside look at how they pulled off the realism of the baseball scenes & more from those who worked on the show: https://t.co/XdQqjkfRtG
- Red Sox organist Josh Kantor has been live-streaming the ballpark music we’ve been missing.
Most days this time of the year, organist Josh Kantor would be playing tunes at Red Sox games.
— ABC News 4 (@ABCNews4) May 27, 2020
With the #MLB season still on hold, he's instead been livestreaming concerts of ballpark music and other requests on Facebook:https://t.co/Brx6ZbCeoc
- Jeff Dickerson at ESPN writes about the effect of the coronavirus on College baseball.