cubbymark Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Seems pretty dumb. This new proposal of realigning based on spring training locations is even sillier. Hurricanes could wipe out Grapefruit, then what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Fucking boooooooooooooo. As much as I want to be watching real, meaningful baseball right now, I wish they would just fucking stop. You are talking about sequestering these guys for months on end, now they want to realign. Let's just not play baseball this year, huh? The only nice thing I will say is at least they are matching clubs that already share a facility. LAD / CHW, CLE / CIN, AZ / COL, SD / SEA, TEX / KC. Florida teams don't share facilities though, with the exception of MIA / STL and HOU / WAS. If they could keep everyone in one location and limit exposure to the outside world, it could work. But how on Earth do they think they are going to keep any of these people disease free? If one person gets it, the whole complex sharing a space with them is fucked, right? I admire the notion of looking for solutions, but sometimes you have to just decide you can't get something done. Edited April 10, 2020 by grilledcheese 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Again - it is just another idea kicked around that got reported on. And it is Bob Nightengale who reported it so I really wouldn't think about it too much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 What no one seems to be talking about with all these plans to get the season started is what about the need for guys all the way down the line? MLB guy gets hurt, AAA guy replaces him and so on down the line. If you restart baseball at the MLB level, so then does MILB have to follow. I just don't see any safe way to do it. Likely, neither does anyone else, but I understand not wanting to be the guy that says we should shut it down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhock Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 7:03 PM, grilledcheese said: What no one seems to be talking about with all these plans to get the season started is what about the need for guys all the way down the line? MLB guy gets hurt, AAA guy replaces him and so on down the line. If you restart baseball at the MLB level, so then does MILB have to follow. I think the plan there is to have a limited pool of extra players using the training fields at the spring complexes to stay ready for that circumstance, but nothing beyond that for MiLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 I hate that I was required by law to like this tweet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Hank Steinbrenner, co-owner of the Yankees, has died after a long illness. He was 63. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Everything sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Well since there is no good in life anymore might as well mention this too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 9:54 PM, Nice Guy Eddie said: Viva los Bio-Dome! It's going to be part of Dana's Fight Island project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dolfan in NYC Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Longtime Toronto 2B Dámaso García has died. He was 63. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Ugh - as if today wasn't bad enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 11 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Longtime Toronto 2B Dámaso García has died. He was 63. Damo had some good years in Toronto. He will be remembered for lighting his uniform on fire in the locker room in Oakland after a late game error cost the Jays the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 I contend that this season being delayed and/or cancelled is a good thing for fans of the Dodgers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 OOTP Baseball is teaming up with MLB.COM/MLB Network to do a Dream Bracket tournament. 32 all-time teams (one team featuring the best players from each MLB franchise, along with a team of Negro Leagues all-time players, and an U-25 team of today's stars). The games will be simmed (some presented on MLB Network's twitch channel starting monday) (and if you're an inveterate gambler, draft kings will let you play daily fantasy sports with this tournament. AL (to be played/simmed on April 20th) Twins vs Blue Jays Athletics vs Rays White Sox vs Royals Orioles vs Astros (Will be presented live on twitch/MLB.com during the 20th) Red Sox vs Rangers Yankees vs Mariners Negro Leagues vs Indians Tigers vs Angels NL (to be played/simmed on the 20th/21st) 25-Under team vs Phillies Cubs vs Mets Braves vs Marlins Dodgers vs Padres (to be presented live on twitch/mlb.comd during the 21st) Reds vs Nationals Pirates vs D-Backs Cardinals vs Rockies Giants vs Brewers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Should have done an expos team. ;( 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 they're with the Nationals. Here's the combined Nationals/Expos roster NATIONALS Pitchers: Steve Rogers, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Dennis Martinez, Gio González, Pedro Martinez, Jordan Zimmermann, Jeff Reardon, Sean Doolittle, Chad Cordero, Drew Storen Starters: Gary Carter 1B: Ryan Zimmerman 2B: Jose Vidro 3B: Anthony Rendon SS: Trea Turner LF: Tim Raines CF: Andre Dawson RF: Vladimir Guerrero DH: Bryce Harper Bench: Tim Wallach, Larry Walker, Juan Soto, Moises Alou, Howie Kendrick, Wilson Ramos They're taking on the Big Red Machine in Round 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) No Rusty Staub on that list is unfortunate He was only there three years (plus part of 1979), but they were great goddamn years, but it's not like you are going to make the call as your backup RF in his favor over Walker. Maybe Alou, but Alou had good years in MTL, and more of them to boot. Alou also gives you the bonus of being able to play all three OF positions, so I get why he's there. Edited April 19, 2020 by grilledcheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 yeah, it's based off the three best seasons with a team. (so Nolan Ryan is on three or four teams, because he played so long, Babe Ruth is on the Sox (as a Pitcher) and the Yankees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Fuck, I didn't pay attention and only saw the last game of Cleveland/Negro Leagues and it was kinda a blowout. At least Game 7 was. Tigers/Angels up next, and yes, I'm starved enough for Baseball that I'm watching this. EDIT: Or, we're getting Game 7 or Natipos/Reds. Edited April 20, 2020 by Raziel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Rob Manfred is expected to announce that starting May 1 teams will be allowed to furlough or cut salaries of non-uniformed personnel (coaches, scouts, executives). This doesn't mean they will just that they can. The White Sox already announced that everyone will get normal pay through at least the end of May Derek Jeter announced he will be forgoing his salary indefinitely and that other high ranking Marlins officials are taking pay cuts. Expect several stories in this vein over the next 24-48 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Jennifer Lopez and her husband have retained JP Morgan Chase in an effort to raise capital in their effort to buy the Mets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/04/21/david-wells-helping-coronavirus-charities-in-his-very-unique-way/ ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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