Doolittle is our Patron Saint, Tatis, Jr. is our Poster Boy

<p>Patti and the Pottymouth have a new best friend in <a href="https://twitter.com/hsumongous">Clive Hsu</a>, English language broadcaster for the CPBL.  We talk with Clive about how a high school guidance counselor gets the baseball gig, the importance of singing at the stretch, Pottymouth’s Lion’s BF, the Baltimore Orioles, and why everyone should be watching the CPBL. Did we mention the Os are at .500 and have a better record than the Red Sox and the Nationals?</p><p><br></p><p>The Oakland A’s show us their good (9 straight wins and excellent Matts), their bad (bench clearing brawl), and their ugly (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/07/ryan-christenson-nazi-salute-oakland-athletics">Nazi salute by bench coach</a>?). Still waiting on the consequences of that fight -- never insult someone’s mother, BTW -- and how those will match up with the whole Joe Kelly situation. We don’t deserve Sean Doolittle and we’re mighty ticked at the <a href="https://twitter.com/sydrpfp/status/1292479283403907074?s=20">bad humans</a> who drove him off of Twitter.</p><p><br></p><p>In pandemic news, can the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-pirates-series-postponed">Cardinals</a> come back from their outbreak? How are we still playing this season? <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/08/10/marcus-stroman-becomes-second-mets-player-to-opt-out-of-season/">Marcus Stroman</a> becomes our surprise opt-out of the week. The Cleveland players assure the world they will handle <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/indians-send-zach-plesac-home">Zach Plesac</a> breaking protocols “in-house,” while the team models appropriate response by dropping him in a car, keeping him away from the team, and starting quarantine. What’s up with the river water at both ends of Ohio? The Reds and Cleveland pitchers are killing it with <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401225873">Bauer</a>, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyblengino/2020/08/06/small-sample-size-theater-has-shane-bieber-become-an-elite-pitcher/#6a