Preseason Update: Fear and Loathing(of Coronavirus) in Oracle Park

The Coronavirus Pandemic continued to elbow baseball out of the way of preseason reporting both in Oracle Park and around the league.

The Giants announced that 2 more players tested positive.  I have not seen the names of those players, which leaves us wondering......

Johnny Cueto is, as always, in the best shape of his life.  That's great and all, but I want to know if his ARM is in the best shape of its life! Cueto reportedly pitched live batting practice to his friend, Eduardo Nunez, regularly during the shutdown to stay in game shape. Cueto says Nunez hit nothing but foul balls off him the whole time.

Brandon Belt, who really does look like he is in the best shape of his life, is diggin' the new dimensions at Oracle Park.

Poor Gabe Kapler felt obliged to come to Pablo Sandoval's defense for....ahem....not being in the best shape of his life.  Kap said the only thing he cares about is performance and talked about the universal DH.  Fact is, Pablo's historical on-field performance, including at the plate, is inversely proportional to his weight.

Ooh, a storm is threatening
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Ooh yeah, I'm gonna fade away....

Rolling Stones