Major League Baseball 2020 Season

[EagerBeaver]

Showdown set for tomorrow between MLB and the MLB Player's Association on a proposed 50/50 revenue split between ownership and players on the proceeds of an 80 game season starting in early July:

Sources: MLB owners OK proposal for July start

In the MLB season proposal that owners agreed to Monday and will soon submit to the union for consideration, the plan is for "spring" training to start in mid-June, with a shortened season beginning in July, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

I feel like they are going to figure this out and not leave us with no baseball. Pro rating salaries, which the Players Association has approved, seems like the only workable solution as the players and the families are assuming all the risks that go with playing, although of course they get nothing if they do not play and the owners face steep losses. The Mets have not even refunded monies collected from season ticket holders even though it has become clear that no fans will attend games- a sign of the kinds of staggering hits the MLB teams are taking.

 

[hungry101]

I watched a classic Tigers replay yesterday evening. It was Justin Verlander's first playoff appearance and it was ALCS 2006 series Game #2 vs the Yankees. The Yankees were up 1-0 in the series and they were touted as having the best offense in baseball. JV pitched 6 innings and left with the lead. Joel Zumya pitched the 7th and 8th and Todd "Roller-coaster" Jones pitched the 9th as the Tigers evened up the series. I wouldn't have been surprised if Jones was the first closer to blow a save in a taped game he was so mediocre.

Bring back baseball!!!!!!

 

[EagerBeaver]

This is the memo players will be getting. In the new baseball, high-fives, fist bumps and hugs will be banned, as will spitting sunflower seeds or tobacco juice:

MLB memo: More tests, masks; no spitting, hugs

The safety protocol proposed by MLB to its players covers testing, travel, in-stadium adjustments, on-field changes and a wide array of other issues, including social distancing, celebrations, spitting and showering.

www.espn.com

 

[Doc Holliday]

I wouldn't have been surprised if Jones was the first closer to blow a save in a taped game he was so mediocre.

Great one!

 

[Doc Holliday]

In the new baseball, high-fives, fist bumps and hugs will be banned, as will spitting sunflower seeds or tobacco juice:

Will they be allowed to shower together??

 

[EagerBeaver]

Will they be allowed to shower together??

This issue is addressed in the article I posted above:

"Players would be discouraged from showering at stadiums after games and would not be allowed to take taxis or use ride-sharing apps on the road."

They can shower when they get back to their home or hotel room.

 

[hungry101]

Great one!

Nick Castellanos once made an error from the DH position. That is how bad a fielder he was.

 

[hungry101]

For all the Yankees fans out there, here is the video of Giancarlo Stanton bench pressing his girlfriend Adriana Lima. How many of you guys can bench press 10 reps of wife/girlfriend/SA girl/favorite escort?

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Stanton's problem is his leg (calf), not his upper body right now.

I was never an outstanding on the bench press but I'll bet I can lift a girl that weights about 120 Lbs as many times.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Aaron Judge is BACK, and the first pitch he saw yesterday was launched high and deep:

Aaron Judge homers in Yankees intrasquad game

Paxton allowed HRs to Judge and Stanton, the only hits he gave up in 4 respectable innings of work.

 

[EagerBeaver]

The Yankees and Mets are playing a home and home series, Saturday night in Queens and Sunday night in the Bronx, both games 7 pm, both games to be televised on YES and SNY. Although these are meaningless tuneup games that will not count in the standings, they are the final tuneups before the regular season starts next week, and they are also the first non intrasquad games each team has played against an outside opponent since baseball resumed. Because the regular season starts in days, expect each team to start their anticipated regular lineups. Both teams are very good. The Yankees are among the favorites to win the World Series; the Mets appear to have the best lineup in the National League and certainly look like a playoff team.

As always, staying healthy and also Covid-free will be a significant factor in the success or failure of each team. I like both NY teams to make the playoffs. I think the Yankees are a little deeper in pitching and have more high end offensive talent, and because of this are probably a greater threat to go farther in the playoffs in what looks like a possible crapshoot of a season.

 

[IamNY]

Let's hope the league comes up with a plan to continue the season safely after this:

Marlins’ coronavirus crisis poses serious MLB dilemma: Sherman

MLB could not make it out of the first weekend of regular-season games before facing its most significant COVID-19 challenge. The Marlins learned Saturday night that from tests administered Friday …

nypost.com

Marlins postpone game vs. O's as virus spreads

The Marlins have postponed their home opener and remain in Philadelphia as the coronavirus spreads among the team.

www.espn.com

 

[sene5hos]

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/anthony-fauci-miami-marlins-covid-19-baseball-1.5665633

The coronavirus cases that have hit the Miami Marlins could endanger the major league baseball season, Dr Anthony Fauci has claimed, as the club's number of infected players rose to 15.

Now 15 players are infected.

 

[IamNY]

I'm a big fan of Dr. Fauci but the dude is way to overexposed and needs to stay in his lane.

 

[No_Church_InThe_Wild]

Recently watched the Dodgers/Astros game with the wild pitches and the benches clearing . It was a good game that went to extra innings , so really nice to see MLB back
But MLB decided to go without a bubble and so far things are not progressing that well ,,, so I’m not that optimistic that they won’t be forced to postpone their 60 game season , but we shall see

As far as Dr.Fauci is concerned he’s the last person I want to hear comment about what MLB should do . I think that should be left to the commissioner . Next time he gets caught saying something to be false he should be put in 14 day quarantine

 

[EagerBeaver]

In his statements about why MLB has not used a bubble like the MLB, Rob Manfred has suggested it's because there are too many players in MLB and it's not workable. However, in light of the Marlins crisis, MLB has now implemented "MLB Compliance Officers", whose job is to enforce protocols. We will see how that goes. This is what they look like:

 

[EagerBeaver]

495 foot HR by Ronald Acuna Jr., longest in MLB this year, on a meatball by Chris Mazza, who otherwise did not allow any runs in 5 innings:

Braves' Acuna smashes longest homer of season

Ronald Acuna Jr.'s 495-foot leadoff home run is the longest in MLB this season and is tied for the fifth longest in the Statcast era (since 2015).

www.espn.com

 

[roscodj]

Congrats for breaking barrier . Kim NG First female GM in MLB history

Marlins hire Kim Ng as first female GM in MLB history

Ng brings more than 30 years of experience in MLB to the Marlins, including 21 years working in front offices with the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. She has eight post-season appearances, six league championship appearances and three World Series wins on her resume.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[EagerBeaver]

Ng is Brian Cashman-trained. She learned from one of the best.