12 marlins and 2 of their coaches have tested positive. Football was fun to dream about
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12 marlins and 2 of their coaches have tested positive. Football was fun to dream about
I wouldn't be surprised to see them just can the MLB season at this point.
We needed MLB to successfully get through this in order for football to happen, but it ain't looking good.
Meanwhile, the MLS bubble and the NBA bubble seem to be holding for now. MLB tried to keep everything too close to normal and their not going to be able to hold it together.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Yep. They should've put the players in a bubble and played the games at spring training sights.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
Was there a thought that no one would test positive? Because that would be stupid.
NFL have structured their roster limitations, IR provisions, practice squad rules, etc around the knowledge that there will be positive tests.
I can't believe any league would go into this thinking there wouldn't be positives. I'm not waving the white flag on football just yet.
I think they knew there would be positives. But this is a flat out outbreak after only 3 games. I'm sure the Phillies players are worried since they just played the Marlins.
30 man roster, 12 positives = 40% of team
I doubt mlb lasts a week
Don’t they have 60 players to draw from? Test everybody and get 25-30 out of the 60 and play ball. If everybody tests negative that will be at the ball park then let’s play ball...wishful thinking I knowQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
I don't know why more people didn't say this. Why are we playing games at home stadiums with no fans? Keep everyone in their spring training bubble and you would have very few issues. Travel isn't nearly as bad either.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Didn't make sense to me that this wasn't an option discussed more for MLB.
MLB proposed that or very similar. Players rejected it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetEdDawg
blame the union.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetEdDawg
Probably not a league canceler. The Nationals kept playing after Soto tested positive. This was bound to happen, and surely will many more times. The key is constantly testing everyone and locking up any positives.
The Marlins are basically a AAA quality team anyway, so call up 12 replacements, test everyone, and keep going.
Call some minor league guys test them and then put them on the field. it isn't rocket science.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
They just played the phillies. Did they spread it to them or umps? Will Yankees wanna take the locker room in philly tonight?Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
They should definitely get rid of locker rooms. And I wouldn't blame any player who opts out.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
I'm just saying that MLB new something like this would likely happen and started the season anyway, so they can't get spooked now. Just roll with it and constantly test everyone.
I hope they do. I'm just really worried about the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
What do they do about the stats from the few games that were played? Do they count?Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
The Braves all murdered the ball last night!
Idk, but Riley's hr should count. That was an absolute blastQuote:
Originally Posted by MaroonFlounder
I could easily be wrong, but I don't know what the point of having all these contingency plans would be if MLB was going to get spooked and pull the plug on everything 3 days in.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
It's Miami, what people expect? The place is covered with Covid.
They've been out of town a week. Not sure how often they're tested, but it seems they caught it elsewhereQuote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
All I'm seeing is a team with 40% of the roster that is resistant to the virus in a couple weeks. Advantage Marlins down the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Phillies-yankees canceled
Season is essentially 2 months. They may be without up to 40% of their teams for 25-50% of season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
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With not going into a bubble you have to believe that baseball knew this type of thing was a possibility. Maybe not to that large of an extent, but there's going to be positive cases. It is what it is. I don't think that's a reason to cancel the season.
The teams that have players committed to following protocols will be the most likely to be successful in this type of year. The problem is the fact that these young rich physical specimens don’t always think about themselves having a health issue. Just look at the Lou Williams situation with the nba. The discipline of every player to do their part will be huge.
As far as this situation the games should be easy to make up...bigger rosters so a doubleheader shouldn’t be as big an issue. Also, these teams will all meet up several more times. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Phillies travel to New York and start their series tomorrow.
Takes that long to show in a lot of cases. And they knew they had an issue and played anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
MLB needs to stop testing players. Just hold out players who have symptoms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
MLB was fun for 17 2/3 innings. Been all downhill since.
Take the year off. Get the Wilpons out. Get Thor healthy. Try again in 2021.
I say give the new vaccines to the players. We'll know real quick which ones work and which ones don't. Would cut the clinical trials down on time. Then we can get the right one and go back to normal by Christmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Unless this becomes the norm for baseball, & it's canceled, it's simply showing football they'll need a plan for these kind of outbreaks. But football won't be tested as much as MLB.
a week isn't long enough. If they were out of town for 3 weeks then it would be safe to say they didn't catch it in Miami. either way, we all expected the MLB in particular to contract and spread the Vid. They refused to put these guys in a bubble. Total separation should have been the goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Football needs to be tested every single week. Just a fact in the nature of the competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Who refused? Mlb owners proposed just that, and the players rejected itQuote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
Scott Miller
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Am told that on owners' call today there was no talk of canceling the season.
#Marlins news is sobering for the game but plan remains to try & manage pandemic
Nope, MLB will last through the week. Too much $$ riding on continuing the 'season.'Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
I really believed that to be an impossible goal. So far NBA is proving me wrong on that, well kind of since players are leaving the bubble left and right. Baseball would be literally impossible to form a bubble honestly. In the NBA, it's 22 teams with 10-12 players and 15-20 coaches, support staff, etc. MLB would be 30 teams with 60 players each because you would want all players in your pool at the bubble, along with 15-20 coaches, support staff, etc. The logistics alone behind that would be an utter nightmare. MLB may have not handled it perfectly, but there was no perfect way to handle the situation they were put in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
Are any of them sick?Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7