Kolek planning to go pro
I don't think this is a surprise to anyone, but I have heard from a good source, that MLB is going to find some way (covid-19 be damned) to have some type of season. That's not breaking any news, but what I heard (reckless speculation) is there is a team that is in severe enough financial trouble that a lost season would potentially cause that franchise to collapse.You can probably easily figure out which franchise that is.
I'll miss you, Exrays.
Right state, wrong sea creature.
Poor Jeter.Saw today, the marlins are the only franchise worth under $1b per forbes(?).
Hopefully he gets a gift bag on the way out.
The next MLB thought. Everyone plays at their spring training sites without fans and the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues will be divided into divisions.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2020/04/10/mlb-realignment-league-considers-radical-move-for-2020-season/5128935002/
I think it's a fun idea, plus expanded playoffs. I'm sure 50% of fans would say it doesn't count and whoever wins the World Series isn't a real champion, though.Love the Brewers division!
Summer day games in FL and AZ? Oof.Would still like to see some kind of season, this is better than no baseball, as long as they could stay quarantined amongst themselves.
I believe the idea is to play most of the games in the Trop, Miami, and Chase Field. 7 innings, staggered times, from 11am local to night.Almost like little league where you just have teams/games at one field all day.
I believe the idea is to play most of the games in the Trop, Miami, and Chase Field. 7 innings, staggered times, from 11am local to night.
If you can't even have a regulation game what is the point?
Whatever this MLB season is, it's going to be wacky.7 inning gamesDoubleheadersRobo strike zone (good!)DH for all (good!)No traditional AL/NL leagues35 (?) man rostersSome type of extra inning mechanism (runner on 2nd or whatever)No mound meetings (good!)If a player gets traded from Florida to Arizona or vice versa, will he have to be quarantined for 14 days?
Thinks of what Craig Counsell would do with 7 inning games and expanded rosters
You are making the assumption that crowds will be allowed later in the summer or in fall. Not sure that’s a safe assumption.
Its admittedly better than the all-Arizona idea. But not much.
I'd say its actually quite unlikely.By late summer people may be returning to work or going out to eat, but we won't get crowds in pro sports stadiums until there is a widely-available vaccine. It is as simple as that.