“Those statistics aren’t accurate, I don’t care who’s counting them,’’ West said from his Florida home. “When country music [singer] Joe Diffie died, they said he died of the coronavirus. He had Stage 4 lung cancer. The coronavirus may have accelerated his death, but let’s be realistic.“Our system is so messed up they have emptied hospitals because there’s no elective surgery. The government has been given these hospitals extra money if someone dies of the coronavirus. So everybody that dies is because of coronavirus. I don’t care if you get hit by a car, it’s coronavirus.’’
Florida will not release hospital numbers... But from what I've heard from a couple friends in ft Lauderdale and Miami, they are seeing a huge surge of hospitalizations. Not the least bit surprising.
Astros manager Dusty Baker indicated Wednesday that the right field job likely belongs to Josh Reddick.It's not what fantasy players want to hear, because that means Kyle Tucker will have to continue to wait his turn. “The future is probably Tucker’s, but the now is probably Reddick’s,” Baker said. We would bet on Tucker wrestling the right field gig away from Reddick if he had a full season to do it, but it's far less of a certainty during a 60-game season.
Buster Posey is opting out of the season.Andrew Baggarly @extrabaggsBuster Posey and his wife are adopting identical twin girls. That is why he has missed time in camp. The twins were born prematurely and stable but will be in NICU for some time. He is opting out of the season.
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