Limbo Lockout for Minor Leaguers, Rehab Wreck, NCAA Baseball & Softball update

·         CBA - How much longer will
Fans have to wait 


·         Remaining Free Agents how
quickly will they sign  Clayton Kershaw, Kyle Schwarber


·         What's up with the Atlanta
Braves & Freddie Freeman


·         DH – Our favorite Designated
Hitters & Free Agents  -  Nelson Cruz, Franmil
Reyes, Miguel Cabrera, Tommy Pham


·         Rehab in a Lockout world, what
would have happened with Kevin Pillar 


·         Durham Bulls, Tyler Zombro
returns after serious injury


·         What will MLB teams do to help
their players to rehab and get their health back


·         Caleb Ferguson - Lockout Limbo
means teams no longer provide PT to their injured or recovering
players


·         Why doesn’t MLB want to
protect their investment


·         Lockout Limbo – Players who
are not on their MLB team’s 40-man roster without representation
who cannot play in the minors during the lockout


·         Sam McWilliams – Mets – No
Mets  - No Minor League  - just limbo


·         Article in The Athletic by Eno
Sarris & Britt Ghiroli


·         NCAA Collegiate D1
Baseball  - USF beats UofL Cardinals


·         Recent game results and
rankings


·         Vandy expands the game with
“Apple Watches” Coaches send electronic instructions to their
players on the field


·         Improve pace of play and
reduce sign-stealing


·         Pitcher & Catcher rapport
- will Analytics replace the Catchers ability to call the
pitches 


·         NCAA Division 1 Softball –
Recent Standings & 


·         Softball Mercy Rule with 8 run
lead after 5 innings


·         FSU defeats UCLA in extra
innings to win St Pete / Clearwater Elite Tournament
#SPCEliteInvite


·         Softball Division 1 - USF is
in the top 25 – UCF falls out


·         No showers and no facilities
in Collegiate Softball – just Port-o-Potties by the dugout


·         Mark falls into the past with
Lamda Chi Alpha


·         Cricket anyone or Stock cars
in Daytona


Special Thanks to Eno Sarris & Britt Ghiroli for their
article in The Athletic, "A lockout spent in limbo   . . ."
as an inspiration for part of this episode.
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