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Play Ball
Is the stock market trying to tell us something? The Dow was up over 1000 points yesterday. In premarket trading it’s up another 750 points this AM.
We hesitate to even speculate. We will, however. But, we suggest that you keep hoarding toilet paper, if you can find it, in the meanwhile.
Does Wall St. see light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against the enemy that we cannot see?
President Trump said last evening that he can see it. Is President Trump trying to tell us something? He always does. In a way it’s part of his job. He sees it that way for sure. Jimmy Carter told us in ’79 to use less energy and examine our lives when energy was in short supply. Barack Obama told us that the manufacturing jobs were gone forever. Trump is a tad bit more of an abrasively aggressive solutions-oriented president.
He said this on the same evening that he brokered a few deals. He talked to two companies that must have some very advanced medicines or medical procedures in an effort to help Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Great Britain. Johnson is now an ICU patient. He also talked to India. They are major producers of a drug that is rapidly gaining traction in the fight.
Have you ever heard of hydroxychloroquine? It’s the same drug that Trump mentioned two weeks ago as hopeful and was taken apart by the media for a) giving medical advice when he wasn’t a doctor, or b) giving false hope. Soon “hydroxychloroquine” might roll off of your tongue as easily as “social distancing” does today.
There are now more than a few doctors in a few countries that are treating coronavirus patients with the drug and in many instances in combination with one or two others. We suggest that you read it for yourself. We make no medical claims here.
IS MLB trying to tell us something? Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May and have the support of high-ranking federal public health officials who believe the league can safely operate amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN. Can you almost hear the crack of the ball off of the wooden bat off in the distance?
One thing is for sure. We can’t live like we are for too much longer. The world is built around commerce. No commerce for too long means 1930’s bread lines that stretch too long.
The road to recovery on Wall St. has many potholes and left turns in front of it. The medical road to recovery mandates that we drive six feet apart and is somewhere on some hill that might be flattening.
Trump is in the on-deck circle. When the medical umpires think it’s safe enough he wants them to bellow “PLAY BALL.” Don’t we all?
Comment section
Funny word that you used, “Tad”. Nothing is really so boring as that word. Have you ever met anyone named Tad? You know, its that guy who is the understudy to the librarian.
He’s the guy that married Eunice and adjusts the stoplights on Belt line Road. Nothing about Trump has anything to do with Tad.
Expect fireworks in the next few weeks around timing, the economy, and drugs that should work their way into the treatment zone.
And Tad, please stay home!
“Nothing about Trump has anything to do with Tad.” Correct. It was just a tad bit of irony.
What does “social sport distance” mean to the MLB?
No stealing a base as the base runner and 1st baseman will be too close.
Catcher’s box will be 6′ from the batters box.
Home plate umpire will be 6′ from the batter and catcher, and balls/strikes will be called from the press box using the white 3D rectangle.
Outfielders merging on a pop fly that come within 6′ of each other will mean the batter is safe.
Dugouts only allow 4 people at a time. The rest of team will watch from the locker until they are on deck or side changes.
Fans must sit in every 4th seat and ticket prices will obviously be 4 times as expensive.
Bat boys, girls and other pronouns will clean all ‘high touch’ surfaces with every side change including the medal trash can in Houston.
That’s exactly right. Clearly you sat in on the MLB conference call like some of the media did on the Pence/governors call yesterday.
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