Back Around to March, Pirate Booty, Heroes, and Addison Frickin’ Russell

<p>After all that back and forth, looks like the MLB plan agreed upon in March is moving forward.  The <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-2020-season-mlbpa-votes-against-60-game-proposal-rob-manfred-likely-to-implement-schedule/live/">MLBPA held their ground</a>, and now it’s a matter of health protocols.  The COVID-19 outbreak affecting at least 40 players and staff has <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29334706/all-mlb-spring-camps-temporarily-close-positive-coronavirus-tests">shut down facilities</a> in Arizona and Florida, and raised many more questions. Some <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/21/southern-maryland-blue-crabs-will-allow-fans-attend-games-planned-atlantic-league-season/">independent leagues</a> plan to start up with much less fuss, so you may get some local baseball after all.</p><p><br></p><p>Addison Frickin’ Russell gets picked up by the<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/addison-russell-signs-korea-baseballs-kiwoom-heroes-after-the-club-failed-to-land-yasiel-puig/"> KBO Heroes</a> and we are given another opportunity to point out the problems with <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200620002700315">press coverage of domestic abusers</a>. We learned that the Heroes are <a href="https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191031006700315">not so Heroic</a> themselves, so that landing spot maybe isn’t such a surprise.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/preston-wilson-discusses-racial-injustice-in-america">MLB players</a> and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/cubs-rev-jesse-jackson-observe-juneteenth">executives</a> continue to step up to integrate the lessons of Black Lives Matter <a href="https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-make-juneteenth-a-national-holiday-in-2020">into daily life</a> and not just a moment.</p><p><br></p><p>The <a href="https://www.scoreboard.com/baseball/taiwan/cpbl/standings/">CPBL standings</a> tighten up some more, and Pottymouth’s KBO team, the Dinos, gets some <a href="https://fivethirty