MLB planning to return July 4

[Nitwit]

Owners are planning an 82 game schedule beginning in July without fans in ballparks. The national league would begin to use the designated hitter. Games may be played in spring training parks depending upon whether states have opened up in the areas where the major league parks are located.

 

[Dunkindonuts]

Also: The Pittsburgh Pirates have been officially eliminated from the playoffs for this season.

 

[fairgambit]

Paraphrasing Beano Cook... "Haven't we suffered enough?"

 

[cyrizzle]

This is good news for NHL and NBA playoffs happening around this timeframe.

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

The no fans thing is silly. Either go back to the way it should be and we will deal with the consequences or cancel the damn season.

 

[PAgeologist]

Also: The Pittsburgh Pirates have been officially eliminated from the playoffs for this season.

But look at it this way, they can't lose 100 games this year.

 

[odshowtime]

I'm just about desperate enough to watch a MLB game for entertainment. I'm just about there. Maybe some friendly wagers could make it interesting.

 

[JoeBot409]

People will not watch baseball on TV. Baseball is horrible on its own, now add no fans... couldn't think of anything worse.

 

[JoeBot409]

The no fans thing is silly. Either go back to the way it should be and we will deal with the consequences or cancel the damn season.

I don't think anything should be shutdown. People can choose to go if they want or not. If the stadium workers are ok with working and the fans are ok with going to the game why should they not be allowed to go? From what I have read, this is practically impossible to catch outdoors.

 

[vader_psu]

Interesting thread from Sean Doolittle of the Nationals

 

[PearlSUJam]

Interesting thread from Sean Doolittle of the Nationals

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It is and people need to read all of his posts in the thread for get his perspective.

 

[interrobang]

So Doolittle wants MLB to assume the worst about every aspect of CV and base their plans off that?

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

I don't think anything should be shutdown. People can choose to go if they want or not. If the stadium workers are ok with working and the fans are ok with going to the game why should they not be allowed to go? From what I have read, this is practically impossible to catch outdoors.

xactly

 

[Nitt1300]

sounds like he wants health protections for players, families, staff, stadium workers and the workforce

 

[Nitwit]

sounds like he wants health protections for players, families, staff, stadium workers and the workforce

And for everyone else who these folks encounter.

 

[Nitt1300]

And for everyone else who these folks encounter.

crazy talk

 

[bkmtnittany1]

My Red Sox would be 10 games out by now if we had baseball. It's the only thing good about baseball being curtailed...they will be eliminated by August 1st

 

[cjrugger]

What a day to be an American that will be

 

[harbest]

Good news-baseball talking about starting.

Bad news-NL using DH.

 

[Dunkindonuts]

My Red Sox would be 10 games out by now if we had baseball. It's the only thing good about baseball being curtailed...they will be eliminated by August 1st

I'd kill to have your roster instead of mine. You don't know suffering until your team is owned by the cheapest owner in all of sport.

 

[bkmtnittany1]

I'd kill to have your roster instead of mine. You don't know suffering until your team is owned by the cheapest owner in all of sport.

Dunk...what team?

 

[MtNittany]

NL DH? I guess MLB is following the "never let a good crisis go to waste" format.

 

[Mister Magoo]

The no fans thing is silly. Either go back to the way it should be and we will deal with the consequences or cancel the damn season.

I can picture baseball without fans. Hell, we already have cities like; Miami, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, etc.

There is way too much emotion playing football and hockey without fans. It's a scrimmage or
practice without fans.IMO

Not sure about NBA. I'm sure they will play, but not sure what it will look like. Maybe, NBA refs
won't call games so slanted towards home teams.

How can you hand a cup to a team with no fans in the building?

 

[bkmtnittany1]

This can done without fans....Pitt football does it 6-7 times every fall

 

[AWS1022]

This can done without fans....Pitt football does it 6-7 times every fall

And the upside is they don’t have to watch Pitt football 6-7 times per year.

 

[Thus Spoke Mainer]

Ha

Owners are planning an 82 game schedule beginning in July without fans in ballparks. The national league would begin to use the designated hitter. Games may be played in spring training parks depending upon whether states have opened up in the areas where the major league parks are located.

Haven't we suffered enough?