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2020 MLB Running Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Elliotte Friedman, Jul 24, 2020.

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  1. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    That’s sneaky funny.
     
    bigpern23, Jul 28, 2020
    #193
  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    This is turning into a complete joke. Sure, MLB can juggle the schedule, but does anybody really think this is the only time it is going to happen? Are the Marlins going to pause for two weeks?
     
    outofplace, Jul 28, 2020
    #194
  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Is it just me or is this starting to seem like a big clusterf**k?
     
    Moderator1, Jul 28, 2020
    #195
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  4. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I seem to recall that this was a very tight schedule, only a few off days. It's going to be hard to make up games without adding double headers.

    It won't take much more to blow it up.
     
    Neutral Corner, Jul 28, 2020
    #196
  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I think it's 60 games in 67 days.

    Games to be made up:

    Marlins (7): Four vs. Orioles, three against Nationals
    Nationals (3): Three at Marlins
    Orioles (4): Four vs. Marlins, but getting in two home games against the Yankees
    Phillies (4): Four vs. Yankees
    Yankees (4): Four vs. Phillies, but getting in two road games against the Orioles

    Yankees scheduled to play three games at Baltimore on Aug. 3-5 (that's next Monday-Wednesday)
    Yankees play another three games at Baltimore on Sept. 4-6

    To answer Moddy's question, it's been a clusterf**k since the sides were squabbling in May.
     
    Last edited: Jul 28, 2020
    MileHigh, Jul 28, 2020
    #197
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  6. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    This is the money quote from MLB shuts down Marlins and Phillies, revises schedule for NL East, AL East teams amid COVID-19 outbreak

    "Despite the outbreak, commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday the owners have not yet seriously discussed canceling the season. The league believes it has mechanisms in place (60-man roster, taxi squad, etc.) to manage an outbreak and continue play. Now MLB is apparently prepared to revise the schedule on the fly to make it work."

    But apparently they have jokingly?
     
    maumann, Jul 28, 2020
    #198
  7. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    And that's just from the vid.

    Indians/White Sox making up a rainout from yesterday as we type. Part of a doubleheader.

    Won't be the last.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jul 28, 2020
    #199
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  8. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    The tipping point was when the Washingtonians said, "We're not going to take our talents to South Beach." Excellent move. Forced MLB to put the Jeters in time out. They should be contracted, but that's an issue for another day.
    I still wonder how this season, which was already of questionable merit, is going to have a semblance of competitive integrity. You might have a situation in which some teams play the full 60 and others play 55. If they get that far. And that's not good.
     
    tapintoamerica, Jul 28, 2020
    #200
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  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    MLB doesn't care. They only want to get to the postseason to cash in all that TV money.
     
    MileHigh, Jul 28, 2020
    #201
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  10. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Plus, some teams (like the Washingtonians) lose games against a team like the Marlins.
     
    Moderator1, Jul 28, 2020
    #202
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  11. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    They should just pretend that this was intentional and like the NBA & NHL, teams who aren't relevant to the playoff picture don't play.
     
    Guy_Incognito, Jul 28, 2020
    #203
  12. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure why Yankees-Baltimore couldn't have started today.
     
    Guy_Incognito, Jul 28, 2020
    #204
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