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Astros Crawfish Boil: July 7th, 2020

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By CKuno Jul 7, 2020, 10:25am CDT

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Astros News

The Astros’ 2020 schedule has been released and everyone is making hay over the fact that they face the Dodgers this season (Astros.com)
But there is something still lacking from the schedule this year (House of Houston)
The Astros wanted earlier West Coast start times so they will trade some 8 pm home starts to get it (Twitter - Brian McTaggart)
The Astros were forced to cancel yesterday’s workout thanks to late coronavirus test results (Astros.com)
Justin Verlander joined with over 30 MLB players who gathered for a secret sandlot game during the pandemic (Bleacher Report)
Check out the legend of the Astros free beer foamer nights (Houston Chronicle)

Around the League

The full 60-game schedule for every team has been revealed (MLB.com)
And here are some quirks for the shortened season (MLB.com)
Here’s how that imbalanced schedule will affect each team in the league (The Athletic, $$$)
Rob Manfred was decidedly unhappy with Mike Rizzo’s comments on the lack of testing for MLB (MLB Trade Rumors)
But Rizzo is hardly alone in his criticisms with Kris Bryant recently blasting the inefficiencies (MLB Trade Rumors)
Kole Calhoun has tested positive for COVID-19 (MLB Trade Rumors)
As has Joey Gallo, though he is asymptomatic (Houston Chronicle)
Lou Whitaker has been honored with a place in the Hall of Pretty Damn Good Players (538 Sports)