Will The MLB Suspend The 2020 season

[dgalehouse]

Jinx

 

A tie . It means good luck when that happens.

[Kimmi]

A tie . It means good luck when that happens.

 

Sounds good to me!

[Kimmi]

This is just one of the impracticalities of not playing in a bubble like the NBA and NHL will be (trying to do). Boston can't just take a team bus to places like Baltimore, Philly, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Tampa and Toronto. The closest bus ride from Boston is to NYC at four and a half hours... even if teams wanted to risk packing onto buses for 10-20 hour trips, there's no time if they really want to play 60 games in 66 days.

 

The other impracticality is to trust athletes mostly in their testosterone 20s to avoid socializing or patronizing establishments when not at the ballpark.

 

I thought playing in a bubble made a lot of sense. If the players can just behave themselves. Somebody needs to police them if they can't police themselves.

[Kimmi]

David Price opted out . He will not pitch for the Dodgers this year.

 

Also, Pete Abraham thinks that the Sox would have been on the hook for David's prorated salary this season.

[Elktonnick]

I thought playing in a bubble made a lot of sense. If the players can just behave themselves. Somebody needs to police them if they can't police themselves.

This is going to make predicting how teams perform this year a real crap shoot...They way I see it this is going to a real free for all. The teams with the healthiest rosters will come out on top.not necessarily the team with the best roster. While injuries always play a factor because of the abbreviated schedule staying healthy becomes more important than ever. If they actually play all the way through.this could be wildly unpredictable.

[Kimmi]

This is going to make predicting how teams perform this year a real crap shoot...They way I see it this is going to a real free for all. The teams with the healthiest rosters will come out on top.not necessarily the team with the best roster. While injuries always play a factor because of the abbreviated schedule staying healthy becomes more important than ever. If they actually play all the way through.this could be wildly unpredictable.

 

I agree that the season will be highly unpredictable. Even if all teams stayed healthy, the shortened season makes things rather unpredictable. Throw in the the players who get injured, those that test positive, and those that opt out, and it's anybody's game. Except for the Os.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I thought playing in a bubble made a lot of sense. If the players can just behave themselves. Somebody needs to police them if they can't police themselves.

 

If I wanted to make this political, I would say your last line could describe a lot of people in any country where outbreaks are breaking out all over...

[a700hitter]

Also, Pete Abraham thinks that the Sox would have been on the hook for David's prorated salary this season.

Will he lose a year off that 7 year contract at $30 million/yr?

[mvp 78]

DHern and Josh Taylor tested positive.

[jad]

Will he lose a year off that 7 year contract at $30 million/yr?

 

You have to think he will, no? Otherwise, any player on a big long-term contract would opt out, essentially giving up their pittance of a 2020 salary for another year of the big bucks later. (Opting out would actually be financially smart). Of course, we don't know the language of the agreement (and given the history, probably neither do the players or owners!), but I doubt they would overlook this.

 

(Felix Hernandez opts out too.)

Edited July 5, 2020 by jad

[Kimmi]

Will he lose a year off that 7 year contract at $30 million/yr?

 

Yes, he will. He will forfeit this complete year of his contract.

 

His prorated salary would have been about $11 million. The Sox were on the hook for $5.97 mil of that. The luxury tax implications of not having to pay that are not yet clear, according to Abraham.

[Kimmi]

There is growing skepticism that the season will even get under way, as more players opt out and express concern over the coronavirus.

 

Supposedly, an MLB player held a birthday bash not too long ago, which resulted in several coronavirus infections. One of the beat writers said that clubhouses are like frat houses. He doesn't see all the players being able to follow the guidelines, and it only takes 1 or 2 behaving recklessly to infect many.

[Bellhorn04]

It's not looking good for any baseball to be played in 2020. The bad news keeps piling on.

[Kimmi]

It's not looking good for any baseball to be played in 2020. The bad news keeps piling on.

 

When is basketball supposed to return? Some time this month, isn't it? Are they having the same skepticism as MLB?

[notin]

I think any MLB action would surprise me at this point.

 

And it has me wondering, how was there ever a season in 1918?

[oldtimer]

There is growing skepticism that the season will even get under way, as more players opt out and express concern over the coronavirus.

 

Supposedly, an MLB player held a birthday bash not too long ago, which resulted in several coronavirus infections. One of the beat writers said that clubhouses are like frat houses. He doesn't see all the players being able to follow the guidelines, and it only takes 1 or 2 behaving recklessly to infect many.

 

I have been a fan for a very long while but the events of this year have left me in a frame of mind where MLB is no longer of much interest. Whether the shortened season is played or not is of little consequence to me. Perhaps I will think this way permanently and will just not maintain any interest. How many fans have been impacted by the player/owner disputes, the corona virus, the so called woke generation expressed values? I don't know, but I bet I'm not alone.

[jad]

I'm sure you've all seen the clip of Tanaka getting drilled by Stanton. It doesn't look to me like the players standing around are really interested in 'social distancing'. I'd love to have a season (particularly for the voice of Joe Castiglione droning in the background in early evening). But I'm still holding to my bet of 0 complete games played this season.

[dgalehouse]

A few more positive tests , a few more opt outs and they may very well just call the whole thing off . This is like watching a rain delay . The rain lets up a bit and you think they are going to resume play ; then another downpour hits .

[mvp 78]

I bet they are still going to try, but will quit a few weeks in.

[Thunder]

I bet they are still going to try, but will quit a few weeks in.

 

It's going to take more than just a few sporadic positive tests to stop it. You can't go into this season thinking that there won't be any positive tests. The MLB has planned for positive tests.

[Kimmi]

I have been a fan for a very long while but the events of this year have left me in a frame of mind where MLB is no longer of much interest. Whether the shortened season is played or not is of little consequence to me. Perhaps I will think this way permanently and will just not maintain any interest. How many fans have been impacted by the player/owner disputes, the corona virus, the so called woke generation expressed values? I don't know, but I bet I'm not alone.

 

I am sure you are not alone in the way you feel. There are a lot of people who really don't care whether baseball is played this year or not. I can 100% understand where you're coming from.

[Thunder]

I am sure you are not alone in the way you feel. There are a lot of people who really don't care whether baseball is played this year or not. I can 100% understand where you're coming from.

 

I think having a season will save them for the near future, but I don't see the MLB being around 20-30 years from now. Maybe sooner

[Kimmi]

A few more positive tests , a few more opt outs and they may very well just call the whole thing off . This is like watching a rain delay . The rain lets up a bit and you think they are going to resume play ; then another downpour hits .

 

I am still hopeful that we will see some baseball. They do have to find a way to get test results back quicker though. I'm not even sure if that's possible. Right now it's about a 2-3 day turnaround for MLB.

[Kimmi]

I think having a season will save them for the near future, but I don't see the MLB being around 20-30 years from now. Maybe sooner

 

You are not alone in that opinion. I don't think the situation with MLB is that dire, but who knows?

[Thunder]

I am still hopeful that we will see some baseball. They do have to find a way to get test results back quicker though. I'm not even sure if that's possible. Right now it's about a 2-3 day turnaround for MLB.

 

I took a saliva test and got my results back within 24 hours. I wonder how widely available those test kits are

[Kimmi]

I took a saliva test and got my results back within 24 hours. I wonder how widely available those test kits are

 

I don't know. And did we ever decide how accurate the saliva test is?

[Thunder]

I don't know. And did we ever decide how accurate the saliva test is?

 

Well I tested negative and I actually was negative, so in my experience it has 100% accuracy

[Sox75]

David Price finally saves the Sox money!

 

LOL :0

 

By not playing. Who didn't see this coming.

[mvp 78]

You are not alone in that opinion. I don't think the situation with MLB is that dire, but who knows?

 

Baseball isn't going to die that soon. There'd have to be a complete economic catastrophe the likes of which modern man hasn't seen for baseball to vanish that quick. It may contract, but it's not going to just disappear.

[Kimmi]

Well I tested negative and I actually was negative, so in my experience it has 100% accuracy

 

LOL But do you really know you were negative? Maybe you were positive and asymptomatic.

 

Glad your test came back negative.