Will The MLB Suspend The 2020 season

[mvp 78]

Sox are livestreaming ALCS game 4 on Twitter right now.

[a700hitter]

Sox are livestreaming ALCS game 4 on Twitter right now.

Cool!

[Thunder]

Sox are livestreaming ALCS game 4 on Twitter right now.

 

"Help! I've fallen and I can't get up" - Joe Castiglione

[mvp 78]

@JeffPassan

The players and league agreed the 2020 MLB season won't begin until:

 

- There are no bans on mass gatherings that limit the ability to play in front of fans*

- There are no travel restrictions

- Medical experts determine games will not pose a risk to health of teams and fans

 

* The caveat agreed to by the players and league is that they will consider playing games at neutral sites instead of home ballparks -- and will consider the feasibility of playing in empty stadiums and just how proper a solution it may be for both sides and especially fans.

 

Maybe no season!

Edited March 27, 2020 by mvp 78

[a700hitter]

@JeffPassan

The players and league agreed the 2020 MLB season won't begin until:

 

- There are no bans on mass gatherings that limit the ability to play in front of fans*

- There are no travel restrictions

- Medical experts determine games will not pose a risk to health of teams and fans

 

* The caveat agreed to by the players and league is that they will consider playing games at neutral sites instead of home ballparks -- and will consider the feasibility of playing in empty stadiums and just how proper a solution it may be for both sides and especially fans.

 

Maybe no season!

I heard something about a 140 game season, playing the regular season into October and additional playoff teams.

[mvp 78]

I heard something about a 140 game season, playing the regular season into October and additional playoff teams.

 

Boras wants it to end in December. WTF?

[notin]

@JeffPassan

The players and league agreed the 2020 MLB season won't begin until:

 

- There are no bans on mass gatherings that limit the ability to play in front of fans*

- There are no travel restrictions

- Medical experts determine games will not pose a risk to health of teams and fans

 

* The caveat agreed to by the players and league is that they will consider playing games at neutral sites instead of home ballparks -- and will consider the feasibility of playing in empty stadiums and just how proper a solution it may be for both sides and especially fans.

 

Maybe no season!

 

 

If MLB players would agree to play in front of empty stadiums, they could start a lot sooner. The Marlins have already agreed to this.

 

But seriously, televised games in the wake of our lack of entertainment options would be a very good thing, a no team sport is less conducive to spreading disease than baseball is...

[notin]

Boras wants it to end in December. WTF?

 

Two solid months of daily triple headers would also work...

[mvp 78]

If MLB players would agree to play in front of empty stadiums, they could start a lot sooner. The Marlins have already agreed to this.

 

But seriously, televised games in the wake of our lack of entertainment options would be a very good thing, a no team sport is less conducive to spreading disease than baseball is...

It would be great for the national psyche.

[notin]

It would be great for the national psyche.

 

Exactly. I get the NBA suspending it’s season. Even if they played in front of fans, one infected player could take out two teams. But baseball players don’t really crowd as much on the field and they bring in a new ball any time it hits the ground or any glove besides the pitcher and catcher anyway. So why not? The only real risk is if a catcher or the home plate umpire is infected...

[Thunder]

Boras wants it to end in December. WTF?

 

Yeah, if I'm a player, I drop Boras into the middle of Target Field in December and then see if he still wants to play

[mvp 78]

NEWS: Red Sox to increase it's total pool of money for hourly workers from $1 million to $1.5 million. New total will cover third-party employees like those at Aramark who previously felt left behind.

[notin]

Sort of disappointed on the roster freeze, especially with the Sox pitching...

[harmony]

How about a short-season MLB Madness!?

 

Bracketed like college basketball's March Madness, with seeding per the 2020 draft order, the 2019 league-champion Washington Nationals and Houston Astros would receive first-round byes in the 30-team field.

 

Each match-up would feature a best-of-seven series with the winners advancing and the opening-round losers dropping into the consolation bracket.

 

Fans (and nonfans) can fill out their brackets at the office then cheer for the Cinderella team.

 

And the Seattle Mariners end their playoff drought.

[Thunder]

How about a short-season MLB Madness!?

 

Bracketed like college basketball's March Madness, with seeding per the 2020 draft order, the 2019 league-champion Washington Nationals and Houston Astros would receive first-round byes in the 30-team field.

 

Each match-up would feature a best-of-seven series with the winners advancing and the opening-round losers dropping into the consolation bracket.

 

Fans (and nonfans) can fill out their brackets at the office then cheer for the Cinderella team.

 

And the Seattle Mariners end their playoff drought.

 

No is an understatement

[mvp 78]

How about a short-season MLB Madness!?

 

Bracketed like college basketball's March Madness, with seeding per the 2020 draft order, the 2019 league-champion Washington Nationals and Houston Astros would receive first-round byes in the 30-team field.

 

Each match-up would feature a best-of-seven series with the winners advancing and the opening-round losers dropping into the consolation bracket.

 

Fans (and nonfans) can fill out their brackets at the office then cheer for the Cinderella team.

 

And the Seattle Mariners end their playoff drought.

 

So some teams get an extra 2 months of baseball in a short season? Nah.

[harmony]

So some teams get an extra 2 months of baseball in a short season? Nah.

All teams play four or five best-of-seven series. No regular season.

[mvp 78]

All teams play four or five best-of-seven series. No regular season.

 

Consolation bracket? Oh boy!

[Thunder]

Consolation bracket? Oh boy!

 

[harmony]

Consolation bracket? Oh boy!

Beats watching the Orioles and Tigers play for nothing in August.

[mvp 78]

Beats watching the Orioles and Tigers play for nothing in August.

 

Not really since that’s just 2 teams. You’d cancel out 50% of the league after the first week.

[harmony]

Not really since that’s just 2 teams. You’d cancel out 50% of the league after the first week.

Is that much different from the current format?

 

To be precise, opening-round losers play through the consolation bracket until the ultimate loser is crowned.

[Bellhorn04]

 

Please no more of these gifs.

[Kimmi]

How about a short-season MLB Madness!?

 

Bracketed like college basketball's March Madness, with seeding per the 2020 draft order, the 2019 league-champion Washington Nationals and Houston Astros would receive first-round byes in the 30-team field.

 

Each match-up would feature a best-of-seven series with the winners advancing and the opening-round losers dropping into the consolation bracket.

 

Fans (and nonfans) can fill out their brackets at the office then cheer for the Cinderella team.

 

And the Seattle Mariners end their playoff drought.

 

Could be interesting. It would be different, that's for sure. With the randomness of a 7 game series, anything could happen.

 

I am happy to see that you considered the fact that this idea would require two teams to receive a first round bye.

[harmony]

Could be interesting. It would be different, that's for sure. With the randomness of a 7 game series, anything could happen.

 

I am happy to see that you considered the fact that this idea would require two teams to receive a first round bye.

Those first-round byes would screw up the consolation bracket.

 

Perhaps a 32-team bracket could be filled out with the two respective rosters from the canceled Futures Game. Could be a Cinderella team.

[a700hitter]

I have the Red Sox schedule loaded into my phone calendar. Every day it is depressing to get the alerts about the start of the scheduled games that have been cancelled.

[Maxbialystock]

I have the Red Sox schedule loaded into my phone calendar. Every day it is depressing to get the alerts about the start of the scheduled games that have been cancelled.

 

Impressive, nevertheless.

[illinoisredsox]

Those first-round byes would screw up the consolation bracket.

 

Perhaps a 32-team bracket could be filled out with the two respective rosters from the canceled Futures Game. Could be a Cinderella team.

 

Not really. Anyone who's ever seen a high school wrestling tournament bracket could draw it up. Two teams would have first round consolation bracket byes is all that would happen; it would not be the two teams who got the first round bye sin the championship bracket, however.

[harmony]

Not really. Anyone who's ever seen a high school wrestling tournament bracket could draw it up. Two teams would have first round consolation bracket byes is all that would happen; it would not be the two teams who got the first round bye sin the championship bracket, however.

The proposed consolidation bracket would have each team -- win or lose -- keep playing until one team had lost five best-of-seven series.

[Kimmi]

Those first-round byes would screw up the consolation bracket.

 

Perhaps a 32-team bracket could be filled out with the two respective rosters from the canceled Futures Game. Could be a Cinderella team.

 

Oh, I didn't think about the consolation bracket. +2 for you, -1 for me.