2-27-2019 Passed Ball Show- John opens up the show by discussing the issues MLB teams have when it comes to gaining an extra season of control. It is a flawed point of view, one in which could be eradicated by simply signing the player to an extension. John also points out the fact that the Cubs may have cost themselves a chance of winning the NL Central in 2015, or at least the first Wild Card spot, by not playing Kris Bryant in the first eight games of the season. John then takes a phone call from "Willie" from Toms River, who asks about Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his recently being in the news. John talks about the need for the NFL to hold owners to the same standards as players and coaches when it comes to its personal conduct policy. If convicted, Kraft should face a suspension of some sorts, from a couple of games to a full season. The severity of the case has to do with whether the girls in question were being trafficked for sex or this was a woman making a living getting paid for the sex. Bruce Bochy is finishing his managerial career in 2019, is he as much a Hall of Fame lock as some think? While three World Series Championships in five seasons have only been done six times, Bochy is likely to finish his career as a manager with a losing record (unless the 2019 Giants win 90 games or more). Out of the other nine managers who have won three or more World Series, all nine are in Baseball's Hall of Fame. John wishes his father John Anthony Pielli a Happy 63'rd Birthday and mentions on February 27, 1956, the Piedmont League, a minor league baseball entity, disbanded after 35 years of business. The Piedmont League was based in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and briefly in Maryland. It was also one of the only minor leagues which continued operations during World War II.
