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Astros Crawfish Boil: April 29th, 2020

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By CKuno Apr 29, 2020, 9:20am CDT

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Astros News

Dusty Baker is staying in touch as the pandemic continues (Astros.com)
MLB is discussing a plan for just three divisions across all of baseball in 2020 that places the Astros in the West because we certainly don’t have enough 9 pm start times (USA Today)
It would also be a dream come true for the angry Dodgers fans who want to boo the Astros over and over (Bleacher Report)
But the Astros will have a chance to flourish once baseball resumes (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)

Around the League

It’s looking like the Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be postponed this year (MLB Trade Rumors)
It’s clear that players need to take ownership of the game after all the “Oh, were we cheating?” comments from Red Sox players (The Athletic, $$$)
MLB has given teams permissions to develop refund policies (MLB Trade Rumors)
Manny Ramirez is hoping to mount a comeback in the Taiwan baseball league (ESPN)
The Pirates are suspending 401k payments amid the pandemic (AP News)
It’s the 30th Anniversary of the first time that Greg Maddux threw a ‘Maddux’ (MLB.com)