MLB COVID-19 outbreaks: None of as Sept 18

[chitownsportsfan 2,220]

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

For once he is right though.  If the players want this, they need to button their shit up.

You give people an inch they usually take a mile.  Manfred just isn't a strong leader.  He's unable to unify.  He backed down on the pods idea and now he isn't enforcing any sort of punitive measures to get players to comply.

I'm talking in hindsight obviously but I don't think it took a clairvoyant to see this coming.

[Chisoxfn 534]

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Do they have time to do that, a full reset?

What’s the minimum number of games they would need to play to get into a post-season?  40, 42, 45?  50?   Anything under 40 sounds pretty ridiculous.

54 at least is 1/3rd a season, the magical mark Hawk always referred to as “you have a pretty good idea what you’ve got after 1/3rd of a season, essentially two full months of competition.”

Just shift to a giant march madness style format.  I don't really care - just get me as many games of baseball as I can get (in a safe manner).  

[caulfield12 1,644]

17 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

You give people an inch they usually take a mile.  Manfred just isn't a strong leader.  He's unable to unify.  He backed down on the pods idea and now he isn't enforcing any sort of punitive measures to get players to comply.

I'm talking in hindsight obviously but I don't think it took a clairvoyant to see this coming.

Owner/leader aligned with interests of billionaires/corporate interests

Pretends to be for common people/the fans

Won’t put punitive policies or strict regulations in place/consistently blames others and refuses to be accountable for doing “what’s in the best interest of the sport/the greatest good for the greatest number”

Where have we seen this scenario play out?  Can’t think of any recent or relevant examples to apply.

Edited July 31 by caulfield12

[ottawa_sox 7]

Maybe MLB will have to go with winning percentages if an uneven number of games are played.  Personally i think the season is doomed.

[harkness99 261]

wt

 

Edited August 1 by harkness99

[Kalapse 461]

every team should be doing this shit, why are the Dodgers the only ones?

 

[southsider2k5 4,168]

5 minutes ago, Kalapse said:

every team should be doing this shit, why are the Dodgers the only ones?

 

Yeah, you wanted a season,  now act like it.

[Balta1701 2,304]

38 minutes ago, Kalapse said:

every team should be doing this shit, why are the Dodgers the only ones?

 

This doesn’t address travel, which is probably where all the Marlins got it.

[SleepyWhiteSox 107]

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

Yeah, you wanted a season,  now act like it.

Starts at the top and works it's way down through leadership.  Just look at how well-organized and disciplined the NBA looks in comparison.

[YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! 1,182]

How do we feel about this

 

[hi8is 1,074]

32 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

How do we feel about this

 

If Manspread just straight up cancels the season in 48 hours, I hope they sick Joe Kelly on him.

[Jack Parkman 2,362]

23 minutes ago, hi8is said:

If Manspread just straight up cancels the season in 48 hours, I hope they sick Joe Kelly on him.

If that's true calling up Madrigal today looks really dumb. 

[Tony 2,670]

15 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

If that's true calling up Madrigal today looks really dumb. 

And if they didn’t call him up during a season when the Sox are trying to compete, and the reason was a possible COVID cancellation....fans would go ape. Can’t really have it both ways.

[Jack Parkman 2,362]

7 minutes ago, Tony said:

And if they didn’t call him up during a season when the Sox are trying to compete, and the reason was a possible COVID cancellation....fans would go ape. Can’t really have it both ways.

I know, it's a catch 22. I'm glad I'm not the one having to make that decision. 

[Kyyle23 2,024]

 

yet again, Florida fucking it up for everyone else.  I hope that hotel bar party was fun, Marlins 

[pcq 552]

11 hours ago, Kalapse said:

every team should be doing this shit, why are the Dodgers the only ones?

 

It's just so darn difficult. Maybe the players and staff don't take this seriously. Half the people out there have their masks pulled down. It's too hard to comply so we have this mess instead. 

[Quin 1,847]

48 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

 

yet again, Florida fucking it up for everyone else.  I hope that hotel bar party was fun, Marlins 

Marlins or Astros for most hated team

[bmags 4,220]

Bad

 

[bmags 4,220]

 

 

[MiddleCoastBias 223]

Can we update the thread title to be an MLB catch-all of covid updates and how they'll impact the season?

[peanut33tillman 3]

O/U this season comes to a halt by Tuesday? So disappointing...

[Balta1701 2,304]

Cancel all games for 2 days. Emergency meeting with the PA. Hand them new safety protocols requiring masks at all times (reduces face touching if you’re not removing it), distancing in dugout and on field, penalties for any actions that violate safety protocols up to suspensions and fines, mandatory distancing And masks during travel, and anyone caught in a hotel bar or restaurant or strip club or barber shop without a mask on or too close to anyone to violate the 6 foot rule gets a week suspension.

PA told to take it or season ends.

[BamaDoc 155]

Sadly, baseball could be serving as an example to the country of how to do things. Instead we are seeing some teams do it better but even within teams we see the range from good to poor examples. These guys stand to make millions and don’t take it seriously enough.  Disappointing as I was looking forward to baseball being my escape and instead COVID will continue as a major story line. 

[flavum 886]

I wonder if they’ll tell teams to stay home or fly home after Sunday’s games. It makes some sense to regroup before the next domino falls. 60 games seems very unlikely now.

[HahnsKiddieTable 717]

6 minutes ago, flavum said:

I wonder if they’ll tell teams to stay home or fly home after Sunday’s games. It makes some sense to regroup before the next domino falls. 60 games seems very unlikely now.

If baseball shuts down they are probably just gonna have to call it a season. The players stopping and restarting like this is gonna cause injuries