

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about advice for working from home, Chris Sale’s Tommy John surgery, concerns about pitcher health in a shortened season, the possibility of playing more doubleheaders when baseball comes back, how late would be too late for the season to start, the overuse, injury, and treatment of pitcher Wes Ferrell, how COVID-19 could affect MLB service time, rewatching old games and FOX Sports Detroit re-airing 2019 Tigers games, and baseball coming back in Japan and South Korea, then (39:58) talk to former minor league pitcher-turned-attorney Garrett Broshuis about the ongoing legal fight for improved pay for minor leaguers, how the pandemic has impacted minor leaguers, grassroots efforts to support temporarily unemployed players, the effect of public pressure on teams and MLB, the potential for a future minor league union, and his new organization, Advocates for Minor Leaguers (plus a postscript on two sets of same-named players).

Audio intro: Mapache, "Life on Fire"

Audio interstitial: Margo Price, "Pay Gap"

Audio outro: Smoke N Bones, "Nobody Knows"

Link to latest FG COVID-19 roundup

Link to Eno on injury spikes

Link to Pages From Baseball’s Past

Link to Wes Ferrell story

Link to article about MLB and ballpark workers

Link to article about lost service time

Link to story about re-airing Tigers games

Link to info on MLB games on YouTube

Link to FG games to rewatch, Part 1

Link to FG games to rewatch, Part 2

Link to article about doubleheaders

Link to article about baseball in Japan and South Korea

Link to Advocates for Minor Leaguers site

Link to Advocates for Minor Leaguers press release

Link to MLB press release about minor league pay

Link to ESPN article on minor league pay

Link to NYT article on Advocates for Minor Leaguers

Link to LAT article on Advocates for Minor Leaguers

Link to Adopt a Minor Leaguer

Link to More Than Baseball

Link to story on the two Mike Smiths

Link to order The MVP Machine

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