There has been a COVID-19 outbreak among the Miami Marlins.

It is a crisis obviously unwelcome, not totally unanticipated in today's world.

These kids have got to get back to school.

They're at the lowest risk possible.

And if they do get COVID-19, which they will, and they will when they go to school,

they're not going to the hospitals. They're not going to have to set in doctors off your days. They're going to go home and they're going to get over. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Muck Wrake podcast. I am Nick Houselman, and as always, I'm joined by Jared Yates Sexton and we got a lot to talk about today.

First off, don't miss coming up a little bit later in the pod.

I had a chance to interview Erwin Chemerinsky, who's the dean of the law school at UC Berkeley.

It's a terrific interview and it's amazing to be able to have like an encyclopedia of law to just answer your question straight away.

It is a great job.

So make sure you wait and stay tuned for that one.

But let's talk about the show because there's some interesting news today on the Miami Marlins

of the Major League Baseball.

Have 14 players attested positive for COVID.

Two games canceled already today.

And it kind of just gives a new meaning to the phrase, let's play it too today. Wouldn't you say, Jared?

It's just awful, man. It's, I'll say. So, you know, just to put all the cards on the table. I'm a big baseball fan. And I have just loved being able to watch baseball over the past couple days, even though it's been like weirdly disturbing to watch like on Fox.

I don't know if anybody has seen it, but they have like virtual fans in the stands who are just sort of like they inhabit that uncanny valley.

You know what I mean?

Where you just look at them and like you react in sheer terror.

I've also felt weirdly guilty watching these games because I love baseball.

And my God, did I miss it?

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