Jack Parkman

It's not, but it's different. Heat+no humidity+fast infields=very different baseball

Yeah I know. Temperature affects ball flight more. I said in the post that the dry air will mitigate some of the temperature effects that exist in the east/midwest/south. I'm more concerned about the dry infields and less movement on pitches.

It's fake because the hard AZ infields+shorter fences will lead to tons of HRs and seeing eye singles will be allowed. BABIPs will be insane, as will ERAs and FIPs. The fact that it is dry in AZ mitigates some of the temperature effect. At the very least, they're going to have to put the balls in a humidor, and idk if that would be enough. Science: Most of air(99%)=N2+O2 N2=28g/mol O2=32 g/mol H20=18 g/mol Why do pitches move more in humid conditions? Less drag. Temperature has a greater effect on fly ball distance than humidity does. However, combined they lead to lots of HRs. Theoretically, pitches should move more when it's warm and humid as well. It will be interesting to see how this works. They may need to really saturate the fields with water to mitigate some of the ground ball issues.

This thread: There is no hope for humanity.

I absolutely love Bernstein's shows. The years where Boers was sick and Rozner would fill in occasionally were pretty awesome too. I wish that Rozner would have stuck around at the Score because he and Bernstein were great. The McGowan stuff was an all timer.

That's was my understanding of what "monsoon season" was. If it has little to do with rain and more to do with windstorms, then that was my misinterpretation of it. I just heard "monsoon" and made an assumption. I assumed they were quick T storms that lasted maybe 30 mins or so that came and went, usually at night, kinda like what happens in the Tampa, FL area all summer.

Rainouts would make it nearly impossible....Mid July through Mid September is Monsoon season and there's a thunderstorm every other day. (according to my cousin who has lived there for 25 years)

This article suggests that the length of time needed to deal with this is not weeks or months, but years: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/17/21181694/coronavirus-covid-19-lockdowns-end-how-long-months-years?fbclid=IwAR3vjyS_3itpCSdEkb_asq27yoQ9xdP6nKNN4HT3dm81lPa9vUe0-K6XdGk

Hopefully it isn't a Kenny Williams situation. It's hard for me to care about the NBA when the Bulls suck. Giannis is awesome though.

This x infinity.

Ron, I hope you actually aren't a fan of Trump and are just trolling everyone like you do with Abreu. If this is schtick, you're funny. If it's not, then

Bernstein is the best host on that station, and management knows it. He's bulletproof. He has a job until he doesn't want one anymore.

I don't use instagram.

There is a difference between politics and violation of human rights: examples: Debating immigration policy: Politics Locking kids in cages/family separation: Violation of human rights Debating where we should spend our tax money: Politics Leaving poor people to die when they get sick because of lack of affordability and access to healthcare: Violation of human rights I could go on. The fact that we can't even agree on what is or isn't a basic human right is why there is vitriol. It has crossed the line from politics to right vs. wrong for so many people. That's where the disconnect comes from, that's where the anger and rage comes from.

Good Q&A with a doctor in NY treating COVID-19 patients: https://vimeo.com/399733860 He thinks that the social distancing measures in place should remain for 6-12 months.

So what's going on with the Quinn signing? I haven't seen anything saying that it's official yet.

It's actually not that ridiculous. That article that Caufield posted claims that a more realistic timeframe for a vaccine that is safe and effective is 12-18 YEARS, not 12-18 months. If that's the case, then what can possibly be done other than to accept mass casualties from this thing? It is what it is. If social distancing measures are the only thing keeping it from running rampant, than it appears we have two choices: Either social distance until they figure it out, or......just accept the loss of life.

Ok, just saw that recently. They're the only ones. I don't see how these restrictions can be lifted for the forseeable future. This is going to completely change life.

Yeah, if that's true, that it took them 13 years in the best conditions to get a safe vaccine for SARS, then well....This might be the new normal for the next decade plus. I honestly don't know what can be done other than to build hospitals because this thing is so damn contagious, that everyone is going to get it eventually, and those that survive the first time will probably get it again. This is a huge setback to the human species. We're all fucked. With how quickly this bug spreads, it seems contracting it is unavoidable over the long term.

Right, and because our lockdown isn't a strict don't leave your house for any reason whatsoever, its going to take longer. I's say 4 months is a bare minimum, if you put it into perspective that's July 15th. It's more likely to be 6 months. In order to keep R<1.0, basically the only difference between now and what can be opened are restaurants and schools, and restaurants have to be limited to under 50 ppl at a time. EDIT: With the scientific community pushing back on 12-18 months for a vaccine, and a more realistic timeframe being 12-18 years, I don't see how we can function as a society anymore. This thing is really apocalyptic. Nothing will ever be the same.

If you look at the data there is no spot in North America that has even reached the peak of the curve yet, even NY. The peak is still 2-4 weeks away in most places, in the most optimistic scenarios.

This is the killer...they need to test everyone weekly. There's no way that anything could possibly be safe unless they've tested everyone...like once a week. Mass testing has gone beyond the point of feasibility.

Because I don't believe public gatherings will be allowed until there is a vaccine, and it proves effective. They said in February that 12-18 months was a best case scenario for a vaccine. It may be even longer than that. As soon as these social distancing measures are lifted, COVID 19 roars back. There being baseball in 2021 is like a best case scenario. In a realistic scenario, sports return some time in 2022. I honestly don't think our current predicament is going to last weeks or months, but years. I'm not expecting anything to be normal until 2022 at the earliest.

This is the death blow to the MLB season. I can't possibly see how they can have a season when the earliest they can start is July 1st. Guys, as much as I hate to say this, the best case scenario for sports is for there to be a 120 game MLB season starting in June 2021. I believe all sports will miss the 2020 or 2020-21 seasons.

So far, yeah. Giolito and Kopech have a chance to eclipse him.