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Astros Crawfish Boil: February 16th, 2022

Apparently “forlorn for baseball” is not an acceptable illness when calling in to work

By CKuno Feb 16, 2022, 8:20am CST

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Lockout Lambada

The Pitching Ninja recently sat down with Rick White, President of the Atlantic League, to discuss how robo umps worked out in the independent league (YouTube - Pitching Ninja)
So what can past MLB player strikes tell us about the current lockout and possible solutions? (MLB Trade Rumors)
Turns out BABIP isn’t the whole story when it comes to a player’s chances to improve (FanGraphs)
Multiple MLB players are testifying in the trial of Eric Kay, who is connected to the death of Tyler Skaggs and illicit drugs in MLB (MLB Trade Rumors)
Matt Harvey’s testimony about his time with the Angels was particularly sordid (Sporting News)
Just remembering that time that Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente played in the same outfield (MLB.com)
Longtime National Ryan Zimmerman has officially called it quits (MLB.com)