Yu to Get Opening Day and Can Guess Your Blood Type
Chicago Cubs manager, David Ross isn’t going to tap long time buddy Jon Lester on opening day. While performance would dictate Lester’s opening day nods are over, some thought he would lean on his buddy. But, nope, instead Ross will call on either Yu Darvish or Kyle Hendricks on March 26th in Milwaukee.
More Ross: "Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks are a tick above Jon right now.” https://t.co/gcC78TsiiT
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) March 11, 2020
Any of the three are good selections for the opener, Darvish has come out of his shell and there was no better pitcher in the final few months of 2019 than Yu. Hendricks has been right there for a couple years and has a career 2.97 ERA in 11 Miller Park starts. Lester could be a baseball decision in Milwaukee as a means to limit the damage from their lefty dominant lineup.
I personally like Darvish to get this start. He’s the most dominant pitcher in the rotation right now. Ross believes a decision could be made by Friday.
This is also the first sign to those who have questioned the soft and cuddly David Ross for being too friendly with this team. Ross might not have a better friend in baseball and gave an honest assessment that both Darvish and Hendricks are ahead of the southpaw.
For weird party tricks, this might be the leader
Apparently, Darvish has the ability to guess your blood type. He just needs to get to know you.
“It’s what I might use in casual conversation,” Darvish explained recently at Cubs camp. “Like [catcher] Victor Caratini might walk by and we’ll carry on the conversation.” And from that conversation, Darvish can guess his blood type. He explains:
“So there is Type A. That person is organized. Type B isn’t exactly selfish but he goes his own way. Type O is laid back, a ‘whatever happens’ type of guy. AB is weird or different.”
His explanation makes some sense. I am a Type O and I am fairly laid back. I have a friend, who is a bit odd, and he is AB.
Apparently blood type is a bigger conversation in Japan. Here, in the states, it seems like most people don’t know their blood type – hopefully these types never need an emergency transfusion.
CONVID-19 and baseball games
The Cubs rep, Kris Bryant, has told reporters that there is a lot of conversation in regards to the coronavirus. While teams aren’t ready to play in front of empty stadiums just yet, the idea is on the table.
The state of Washington, which has seen the most cases here in the US, isn’t allowing groups of more than 250 people gather in the Seattle-area.
Governor Jay Inslee on Washington's ban on gatherings with 250 people or more in the Seattle region: https://t.co/NpXlW5dTXC
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) March 11, 2020
"The penalties are you might be killing your granddad if you don't do it."@PattersonNBC reports tonight on @NBCNightlyNews. pic.twitter.com/mb3hS4vEpj
The NCAA is urging teams to play in the upcoming March Madness Tournament without fans. Athletes are told to limit fan interaction, and there’s a bigger sense of being being careful in general when dealing with the public.
