It’s almost like we shouldn’t be playing pro ball at all right now ... https://twitter.com/WillGravesAP/status/1286013233808244737
Exhibit B: https://twitter.com/jareddiamond/status/1286372485953462272?s=21 https://twitter.com/jareddiamond/status/1286372485953462272
Marlins home opener against Baltimore tonight has been cancelled https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1287736207120781316?s=21 https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1287736207120781316
And now Yankees vs Phillies is cancelled. The Marlins just finished a series against the Phillies https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1287757902548172803?s=21 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1287757902548172803
Four more positives, bringing the Marlins total to 17. https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1288112690120912898?s=21 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1288112690120912898
Nats players vote *against* travelling to Miami this weekend https://twitter.com/stephapstein/status/1288152328936263685?s=20
Weekend series against the Blue Jays has been postponed https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1288875903641059328?s=20
Covid moves to the NL Central as two Cardinals test positive https://twitter.com/jonheyman/status/1289194115947614210?s=21 https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1289194115947614210
Other updates: No new positives in Phillies org after yesterday’s testing and the Marlins count is up to 18 now and the team wants to bus infected players back to Miami. https://twitter.com/jesserogersespn/status/1289211586389794817?s=21 https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1289211586389794817
lol https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1289304394312212481?s=21 https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1289304394312212481
More positive tests for the Cardinals https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1289562900261212160
Cardinals's positives are up to 13 now (mix of players and staff) and the team's upcoming road trip to Detroit has been postponed https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1290341072007245825?s=20
Some updates from while I was away:
• Cardinals are still not playing baseball, series against the Pirates also postponed
• teams were sent "new and enhanced" safety protocols with tougher punishments for violators https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1291206972944068613
• Cardinals are still not playing baseball, series against the Pirates also postponed
• teams were sent "new and enhanced" safety protocols with tougher punishments for violators https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1291206972944068613
• and Cleveland has benched and isolated a starter for going out with friends while on the road, a violation of team's rules https://theathletic.com/1984904/2020/08/09/indians-send-zach-plesac-home-after-violating-health-and-safety-protocols/?article_source=search&search_query=plesac
That's a lot of double headers
https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1294313421488480257?s=20

https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1294490757689155584?s=21 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1294490757689155584
More postponements https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1295742102228340741?s=21 https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1295742102228340741
Positive covid cases with the Mets now. Tomorrow game vs the Yankees has also been postponed.
https://twitter.com/timbhealey/status/1296552098008629249?s=21 https://twitter.com/timbhealey/status/1296552098008629249
https://twitter.com/timbhealey/status/1296552098008629249?s=21 https://twitter.com/timbhealey/status/1296552098008629249
Positive test at Astros alternate training site https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1297308075175620608
Remember the pandemic? Positive test in the A’s org https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1300077666066931715
A covid case in the Giants organization now. Saturday’s game postponed as well. https://twitter.com/dennistlin/status/1304588689255919617
Details on MLB’s playoff bubble plan, just waiting on approval from the players association https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1304614372539539456
Full circle moment on this thread just as the World Series wraps up https://twitter.com/jordanfabian/status/1321298647250849794