Sick Birds Shut Down Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers were scheduled to have their home opener today at 1:10p.

Word came out earlier today that, due to positive tests with players on their opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals, the game has been postponed. The Cardinals were told to nest....er, quarantine, in their Milwaukee hotel.

Sucks, for sure. Was really looking forward to baseball in Milwaukee, especially after the team went .500 (3-3) on the road to start this abbreviated season. And a postponed game just gives Christian Yelich, who has won the last two NL batting titles, a chance to sit and stew about his terrible 1-for-27 start to the season.

I'm in the "don't worry, Yeli will turn it around" camp. Stay positive, Brewer fans!

If games start to pile up and baseball turns to doubleheaders, MLB just announced that those games would be seven innings each. Seems like a good decision.

I AM AN odd one, I admit it. I happen to enjoy mowing lawn. I put on headphones and listen to the Brewers if they happen to be playing. Otherwise, it's sports talk radio. Yesterday, while mowing, I was listening to Colin Cowherd. I seldom agree with old Colin, as he is usually just trying to stir the pot and create listeners.

Shock of shock, Colin actually made a point I agreed with: That the Houston Astros get what they deserve if teams are throwing at them.

This stems from an incident the other night, when Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Kelly threw at (and taunted) Houston hitters. Major League Baseball took exception, suspended Kelly eight games, suspended LA manager Dave Roberts for a game and fined first-year Houston manager Dusty Baker.

Aren't these the same Astros who were relaying signs in the playoffs (and in the World Series win over LA) by banging the trash can? And the only penalities were the team firing the manager and general manager after the truth came out. No player suspensions, fines, etc.

So if opposing teams throw at Astros, I'm good with that. After all, hasn't baseball forever taken the "we police ourselves" approach. Teams, and players, never forget.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL may or may not take place this season, but conferences are taking steps to have a season. Schedules are being set. The ACC, for example, dropped it's schedule this week -- and for this season, added long-time independent power Notre Dame to the football schedule (probably on a one-year basis). Notre Dame's other sports, with the exception of hockey (part of the Big Ten) are all in the ACC.

Glad to have them in the ACC. I root for the Florida State Seminoles (thanks to my high school buddy, Charlie) and having the Whinin' Irish on the schedule just gives me one more reason to hate the Golden Domers.