Around the League 2020 Edition

[bravesfanMatt]

Ruh Roh. That will create a really great work environment.

I guess all the other teams lighting are bad too so they didn’t want to take a chance.

[Skeeter31]

7 inning doubleheader’s for 2020 is now official.

[CyYoung31]

7 inning doubleheader’s for 2020 is now official.

Braves will be the ones to get screwed by this somehow.

[Snowman]

Braves will be the ones to get screwed by this somehow.

We were born under a bad sign, man. The Braves and Germany, both established 1871.

[thewupk]

Braves will be the ones to get screwed by this somehow.

no! we will be the ones doing the screwing!

[clvclv]

Brewers-Cards cancelled.

[bravesfanMatt]

Brewers-Cards cancelled.

Uh oh.

[Skeeter31]

Brewers-Cards cancelled.

Multiple players on Cardinals have tested positive. So they’ll most likely have a week off now. Which will also mean the Twins will need to be quarantined as well as they just played them. So it seems we’re going to have 4-6 teams off every week now.

[Skeeter31]

This is the downfall of MLB this season. Not picking a couple of hub cities around the country to have all the players stay at and play. Instead they’ve got entire teams and staff traveling (sometimes on domestic airlines) but regardless out of busy airports, staying in multiple hotels, eating out, and they’re wondering why so many teams are having outbreaks. There’s no control on the players or teams in this situation. NBA and NHL are doing it right with the bubble cities.

[Snowman]

That's a full 20% of teams now not playing because of outbreaks (on 10%, with the other 10% off because they have no opponent).

[thewupk]

This is the downfall of MLB this season. Not picking a couple of hub cities around the country to have all the players stay at and play. Instead they’ve got entire teams and staff traveling (sometimes on domestic airlines) but regardless out of busy airports, staying in multiple hotels, eating out, and they’re wondering why so many teams are having outbreaks. There’s no control on the players or teams in this situation. NBA and NHL are doing it right with the bubble cities.

MLB tried. The players didn't agree to it.

[SJ24]

Everything will be fine. There will be lots of double headers and maybe a few teams don't play a full 60.

You're crazy if you think they cancel the season now.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Today’s scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park has been rescheduled as part of a traditional doubleheader on Sunday, August 2nd at 1:10 p.m. (CT). The rescheduling as a result of two positive COVID-19 tests in the Cardinals’ organization is consistent with protocols to allow enough time for additional testing and contact tracing to be conducted.

[Skeeter31]

Today’s scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park has been rescheduled as part of a traditional doubleheader on Sunday, August 2nd at 1:10 p.m. (CT). The rescheduling as a result of two positive COVID-19 tests in the Cardinals’ organization is consistent with protocols to allow enough time for additional testing and contact tracing to be conducted.

They’ll be the first to experience the new 7 inning doubleheader games.

[tululush]

Maybe if they cancel enough games due to poor leadership on Manfred’s part we can schedule triple headers where teams only play 5 innings. What a mess.

I read somewhere Manfred knew about the positive tests when Miami played Philadelphia and then let the players make the decision to play by way of player vote. That can’t be true. Can it? I mean if it is that has to be some serious negligence by MLB and Manfred.

[SJ24]

Nick Madrigal called up by the White Sox.

[jpx7]

MLB tried. The players didn't agree to it.

MLB didn’t try very hard. Their hub “plans” were poorly thought-out, would largely have been untenable due to weather (heat in Phoenix, rains in Florida), and would’ve been staged in CoViD hotspots.

Players might have balked at even the best-laid bubble plans, but we never got to that point, because MLB never floated anything remotely viable.

[clvclv]

MLB didn’t try very hard. Their hub “plans” were poorly thought-out, would largely have been untenable due to weather (heat in Phoenix, rains in Florida), and would’ve been staged in CoViD hotspots.

Players might have balked at even the best-laid bubble plans, but we never got to that point, because MLB never floated anything remotely viable.

This is likely the case (IMO), but WE never heard about any sort of truly workable plan. Whether MLB actually put together something that might have been worth considering, we'll likely never know.

[bravesfanforlife88]

Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
BREAKING: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told MLBPA executive director Tony Clark on Friday that if the sport doesn’t do a better job of managing the coronavirus, it could shut down for the season, sources tell ESPN.

Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
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This weekend is seen as a crucial juncture for the sport, both in terms of hoping for a limit of positive tests and in players abiding by protocols. Local health officials have been troubled by the lack of mask wearing, high-fiving and spitting by players, according to sources.


Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
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The conversation between Manfred and Clark was not a threat but a reality check that was relayed to players -- and has spread quickly among them: We -- all of us -- need to clean this up, because if we don't, Major League Baseball in 2020 is going to be over.

[Heyward]

Yeah if this keeps going on, this is going to get shutdown. There's new cases of CV every day in baseball, it's bad. I wouldnt even blame them if they have to shutdown, honestly, would suck but oh well.