MLB looking to start everyone's season in Arizona in May - Page 3

Leo_The_Lip · 04-10-2020, 12:01 PM

Here is the opinion of one veteran MLB player, Ryan Zimmerman, who wants this to slow down:

https://apnews.com/540061d673fce2cd046b7fee8f48db63

All good points.

Déjà Bru · 04-10-2020, 01:04 PM

Key quote: "People forget that we’re actually human beings." Pondering how many of the guys I am looking at who are thinking the same thing would spoil my enjoyment of viewing baseball done at this time and in this fashion.

cephasjames · 04-10-2020, 01:26 PM

MLB could eliminate traditional American and National Leagues for shortened 2020 season, report says

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Under this plan, teams would report to their usual spring training sites in Florida and Arizona, and games would be played there. In order to simplify matters, leagues would break down along Grapefruit and Cactus League lines rather than AL and NL lines. Divisions would then be arranged based on spring training geography, according to Nightengale.

Westheim · 04-10-2020, 01:50 PM

So four weeks later MLB arrives at the same conclusions I did arrive at in early March. Good thinkers there, and so speedy...

actionjackson · 04-10-2020, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cardsfansc

Unless the players have some underlying medical condition exactly what risks are they taking? I have actually had the coronavirus thanks to contact with a family member that was one of the college kids that still decided to spring break. I was sick for about 2 weeks with symptoms that could easily be described as the flu on steroids. I didn't hardly move from my bed, but by the 7 or 8th day I was feeling pretty ok and by the 14th day didn't feel bad at all. It sucks and its an inconvenience but its not worth passing up a MLB paycheck for

It is not only about the players. It is about everybody that could be affected/infected if this harebrained scheme creates a new cluster of the virus in the Phoenix area, which spreads to X city/town/village and then to Y city/town/village, and overloads all the staff associated with health care who are already run off their feet. That's the issue here. Period. Please show some goddamn respect to the people who are busting their asses to save lives. It's not fair to ask them to do any more than they already are.

Brad K · 04-10-2020, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cardsfansc

I do plan on reading these articles, but it may take the better part of a day before I get to them and compare them with what my neighbor, who happens to be primary care doctor

You have plenty of time now.

actionjackson · 04-11-2020, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad K

You have plenty of time now.

Brad K · 04-11-2020, 03:56 PM

A group of my friends call that getting permafrosted. Back in the old days of Usenet it was called getting TOSsed, TOS standing for terms of service.

CBeisbol · 04-11-2020, 04:28 PM

Oh man, i,liked that poster

Brad K · 04-12-2020, 02:18 PM

Both of him.

CBeisbol · 04-12-2020, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad K

Both of him.

While I don't know who the other one is, I suspect I don't like that version as well.

Brad K · 04-13-2020, 06:39 AM

Some unattributed hallucinating dreamer thinks MLB games can be moved to Japan. MLB to play day games and Japan league to play night games in the same ball parks.

Somebody can't count. There are 12 *** teams vs 30 MLB teams. So even two MLB games and one *** game per park per day wouldn't let everyone play. Besides, five *** parks don't meet MLB minimum dimension requirements.

And the biggie... has there been any invitation extended to MLB?

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-amid-covid-19

However, I suspect some sock will jump in and say this is a great idea.

actionjackson · 04-13-2020, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad K

Some unattributed hallucinating dreamer thinks MLB games can be moved to Japan. MLB to play day games and Japan league to play night games in the same ball parks.

Somebody can't count. There are 12 *** teams vs 30 MLB teams. So even two MLB games and one *** game per park per day wouldn't let everyone play. Besides, five *** parks don't meet MLB minimum dimension requirements.

And the biggie... has there been any invitation extended to MLB?

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-amid-covid-19

However, I suspect some sock will jump in and say this is a great idea.

Invitation? We don't need no steenking invitation!

Lots of spaghetti flying around, but amazingly, nothing's sticking.

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Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,703	Here is the opinion of one veteran MLB player, Ryan Zimmerman, who wants this to slow down: https://apnews.com/540061d673fce2cd046b7fee8f48db63 All good points. __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

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Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 5,417	A group of my friends call that getting permafrosted. Back in the old days of Usenet it was called getting TOSsed, TOS standing for terms of service.

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Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 5,417	Both of him.

04-13-2020, 06:39 AM	#52
Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 5,417	Some unattributed hallucinating dreamer thinks MLB games can be moved to Japan. MLB to play day games and Japan league to play night games in the same ball parks. Somebody can't count. There are 12 * teams vs 30 MLB teams. So even two MLB games and one * game per park per day wouldn't let everyone play. Besides, five *** parks don't meet MLB minimum dimension requirements. And the biggie... has there been any invitation extended to MLB? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-amid-covid-19 However, I suspect some sock will jump in and say this is a great idea.