Thread: Mlb 2020

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Pretty sure it's fake.

Yeah, I think so too. Either way it's funny.

The Astros have to feel pretty great about fanless baseball though. As awful as all this is, not getting booed mercilessly every game will help them.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

The Astros have to feel pretty great about fanless baseball though. As awful as all this is, not getting booed mercilessly every game will help them.

I was looking forward to that first series against Oakland. They were supposed to open the season in Oakland. I was so disappointed when that didn’t happen.

Originally Posted by Poet

Wave, I forgot, who is your favorite team?

Completely missed this when you posted it. Honestly I don't really have a favorite team. I usually don't watch much if at all during the regular season and I just root for the best storylines (and against the Yankees and Cardinals) when the postseason starts.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

The Astros have to feel pretty great about fanless baseball though. As awful as all this is, not getting booed mercilessly every game will help them.

I think the fans will still be waiting on them and the Sox. Whether it's this year or next...they'll still get their boos

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Completely missed this when you posted it. Honestly I don't really have a favorite team. I usually don't watch much if at all during the regular season and I just root for the best storylines (and against the Yankees and Cardinals) when the postseason starts.

I respect this.

Originally Posted by Poet

I respect this.

I agree with the Cardinals part.

MLB safety proposal includes thorough testing, social distancing, no spitting

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ial-distancing

It's just so classic baseball that the league that would be the easiest to play socially distanced is the one that's not going to come back.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

It's just so classic baseball that the league that would be the easiest to play socially distanced is the one that's not going to come back.

Strongest union. I’m disappointed but not surprised.

Yeah if the MLB isn't budging off this you can forget about there being a season.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Yeah if the MLB isn't budging off this you can forget about there being a season.

I get their frustration, and the “these guys are rich, who cares,” but the teams are making zero money. The operating budgets are going to be working in the negative of $150M to $300M (depending on payroll for teams) at the bare minimum. This idea from the players that they make their contract’s full worth and yet there’s no fans, no ticket sales and they get half the money on TV contracts ... I’m just not sure what they expect. It’s going to be a cut or nothing. You choose.

Sources: MLB proposal includes pay cuts for highest-paid players

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...t-paid-players

If I were the players, I'd agree to the pay cuts on the condition the owners donate the difference to covid relief. If the players are going to lose regardless, might as well have that most money go to a good cause. And if there's still no season the owners look like the bad guys.

This is a good tweet: