Major League BotBall

Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie start with a lengthy discussion on the biggest news items of the week, including the Washington NFL team finally dropping its controversial nickname (3:30), President Trump serving as a pitchman for Goya Foods after some called for a boycott (14:24), a massive Twitter hack that compromised verified accounts (20:29), and the return of the Ford Bronco (26:24).

Aaron and Chris welcome in three guests from the Major League BotBall community (34:50): Eric Garment, Mark Colley, and Justin Rocke. With the real MLB shutting down in March, Gerrit Hall had an idea to simulate each team’s 162-game season and stream games on Twitch. What makes this different and special is the fact that MLBotBall uses live broadcasters. Some are pros like Justin and Chris, others are aspiring to do it as a career, while a good number have little or no experience. They just love baseball. Plus, there’s an active community with fans serving as their favorite ballclubs’ general managers.


The actual MLB season begins next week, but there won’t be fans in the stands. That means no road trips to ballgames (1:22:57). And for a lot of people, this has been a summer without vacations due to COVID-19. It put a halt to Chris and his wife Cassie’s journey to visit all 50 states (1:29:55).



NOTE: The blog for Chris Mycoskie has moved. Please visit the new site at mycoskie.net. 

Sturminated

Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie begin with what they’ve learned in 2020.

The Ticket's Bob Sturm is the show’s first guest (9:35). He talks about the higher purpose he’s found to his great job as a sports radio host (16:58) and how his faith can be boiled down to “What Would Jesus Do?” (26:10). We address Steve Chapman’s column, which calls for the Texas Rangers baseball team to change its name (47:25). Plus, Chris throws out a hypothetical question about the Washington Redskins and whether Robert Griffin III could have forced that team’s name to be altered in 2012 (1:11:45).

NOTE: The blog for Chris Mycoskie has moved. Please visit the new site at mycoskie.net. 

What's the score? Oh yeah. 49-1.

This isn’t just burying the lead... It’s leaving it out altogether...

Eastern Kentucky’s baseball team beat Kentucky State 49-1 Wednesday. But you wouldn’t know it by reading the EKU official recap. It does not mention the score at all. I guess they are just trying to be classy and not rub it in… To me, it seems lame to leave out that key piece of information:

http://www.ekusports.com/news/2009/4/1/BASEBALL_0401095512.aspx

RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University baseball team defeated Kentucky State on Wednesday afternoon at Turkey Hughes Field. The Colonels have now won 13 of their last 16 games and head into this weekend's series with UT Martin with a record of 16-8 (4-2 OVC).

EKU will play host to the Skyhawks in a three game conference series this weekend at Turkey Hughes Field. Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. while Sunday's game is also set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Here’s the AP recap:

Not April Fools': 49-1 blowout in college baseball

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - It was April Fools' Day, but this was no joke.

Eastern Kentucky was supposed to play a doubleheader against Kentucky State, but plans were changed after EKU built a 49-1 lead and the opener was stopped after five innings. The second game was canceled.

EKU coach Jason Stein began substituting during his team's 22-run first inning.

The results would have set a Division I records for most-lopsided win according to the NCAA, but Kentucky State is in Division II. The biggest rout in Division II history was a 71-1 victory by St. Francis over Robert Morris in 1996.