Leader Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, mse326 said: I think you are underrating the number of ball park employees This could very well be. My comment wasnt made following deep thought....it was made with a touch of humor attached to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Was looking forward to going to Cleveland and Pittsburgh on a road trip mid May. Had to pull my PTO because I doubt they’ll be playing, or cutting it too close. Hopefully I can at least go to Cincy in the beginning of June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 I think it's gonna be more than 2 weeks. At this point, if it's only two months, I will consider myself grateful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 7:36 AM, Slateman said: I think it's gonna be more than 2 weeks. At this point, if it's only two months, I will consider myself grateful. They're aiming for mid May but this is only on a pace to get worse not better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 19 hours ago, Thelonebillsfan said: They're aiming for mid May but this is only on a pace to get worse not better. Yah, best case scenario right now is the two week mini spring training at end of May and then regular season start at beginning of June. That's a big stretch at this point.... I think realistically, we're looking at an All-Star break start to the season (mid July) and that's if our trend follows other countries timelines for decline phase of COVID... There's also a good chance, you won't have fans at the live games the entire condensed season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 21 hours ago, Thelonebillsfan said: They're aiming for mid May but this is only on a pace to get worse not better. I think that's way too optimistic and MLB should look at having a shortened season. I'd say late June, early July is the earliest start date we get, particularly if they want fans to show up. I'd like to see baseball get creative at this point. I've felt for a long time that the MLB season was too long. Now would be a good time to have an expanded playoff roster. I also would like to see them set up the schedule to minimize long travel and play four game series with a dedicated travel day. This way, you only have to use 4 starting pitchers, or make your fifth starter a dedicated long man. If you started on June 28 and didnt' have an ASB, that would give you 19 series for the season. Roll into an expanded playoff with several WC teams. No one has to pitch a 5th starter, everyone gets an extra pitcher, and everyone plays each team in their division for at least 8 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Edited March 27, 2020 by August4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 If it means Mookie never plays for the Dodgers then cancel the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbuff Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Where does they Kerry Wood 20k game rank? That curve ball was insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSUeagles14 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 1:13 PM, August4th said: stupid to not play in empty stadiums. Wouldnt shock me if theres no baseball this year solely because of that. Are they going to play 30% of a season and then go into the playoffs? You have to think best case we allow big crowds to begin June, even if baseball get some sort of heads up, they arent playing games until mid June at best imo and thats a stretch. For as bad as they screwed over the amateur players I hope we miss the entire year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Latest update I heard is that playing in empty stadiums is back on the table. With the peak now not expected to be until mid May (the social distancing is pushing that back) i'll be surprised if they are playing before July even in empty stadiums. They aren't going to roll out of bed and start the season up, they essentially will need at least 2-4 weeks of "spring" training before the season ramps up again. So even if Quarantine is lifted nationally by June 1, it's still likely July before baseball is being played. In that case i'd say cut the season in half, 81 games, and keep the playoff format exactly the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 1:58 PM, bigbadbuff said: Where does they Kerry Wood 20k game rank? That curve ball was insane Best game ever pitched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbuff Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, hrubes20 said: Best game ever pitched. I mean, I wouldn’t argue that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 8 hours ago, hrubes20 said: Best game ever pitched. New York Mets: Rob Gardner (Oct. 2, 1965, versus Phillies) Pitching line: 15 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 SO (Game Score: 112) The 50’s and 60’s started having a a lot of elite hitters and not guys that were part time roofers so I’ll go with Gardner here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 9 hours ago, DirtyDez said: New York Mets: Rob Gardner (Oct. 2, 1965, versus Phillies) Pitching line: 15 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 SO (Game Score: 112) The 50’s and 60’s started having a a lot of elite hitters and not guys that were part time roofers so I’ll go with Gardner here... I'm much less impressed by a junkballer throwing 15 IP because he was on the fortunate side of the BABIP gods. And offense was still down back then. Hell, that game went 18 innings and they ended up calling it a 0-0 tie. Wood faced literally the best offensive team in the entire league during the height of the steroid era and put up the highest game score for a 9 inning game in baseball history. There were multiple HOFers in their primes in that lineup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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