Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

2019-2020 Off Season Thread

1235789

Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭ShyMets


    and the double headers option too.

    They have more options then other sports. Off course it all depends how this plays out. Most predictions suggest this wont peak until June. Lets hope not


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭boccy23


    Why not play behind closed doors? Some stadiums are like that on a normal day anyway. I was in Marlins park with less than 3000 other souls.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    Strong indications that MLB will now suspend operations. Probably the only choice they have now considering NHL also shut down.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Strong indications that MLB will now suspend operations. Probably the only choice they have now considering NHL also shut down.

    So the Astros gets suspended after all........


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    They have cancelled about half the spring training games today.


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    They have cancelled about half the spring training games today.

    https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1238180305770549249

    Will probably end up being a lot longer than 2 weeks I'd say


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭ShyMets


    https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1238180305770549249

    Will probably end up being a lot longer than 2 weeks I'd say

    The right call. Agree. I imagine we're looking at a delay of at least a month


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Tommy John for Noah Syndergaard. No baseball going on and there's still bad news for Mets fans.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    Tommy John for Noah Syndergaard. No baseball going on and there's still bad news for Mets fans.


    Chris Sale too!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭Coeus


    Tommy John for Noah Syndergaard. No baseball going on and there's still bad news for Mets fans.
    This could only happen to the Mets giving what is going down in the US. He may not miss so much baseball given that a shortened season is the best we can hope for.


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users Posts: 12,792 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    How is it they can do the TJ surgery on Syndegaard 'right away' in NYC. I thought hospitals had much higher priorities, and this is elective surgery at best. Seems wrong somehow.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭ShyMets


    Coeus wrote: »
    This could only happen to the Mets giving what is going down in the US. He may not miss so much baseball given that a shortened season is the best we can hope for.

    Did you not hear the Donald speaking. This will all have blown over in a few weeks. He's got a good feeling about it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    Happy opening day!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    What do you make of this? Baseball in May, all in Arizona. Seems a bit optimistic to me.

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29004498/mlb-union-focused-plan-allow-season-start-early-arizona


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭boccy23


    What do you make of this? Baseball in May, all in Arizona. Seems a bit optimistic to me.

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29004498/mlb-union-focused-plan-allow-season-start-early-arizona

    It would be nice though. Definitely something to look forward to.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    What do you make of this? Baseball in May, all in Arizona. Seems a bit optimistic to me.

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29004498/mlb-union-focused-plan-allow-season-start-early-arizona


    Honestly, I'm fully prepared for there to be no sports for the rest of the year. The risks are too high.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Honestly, I'm fully prepared for there to be no sports for the rest of the year. The risks are too high.

    Yeah, beginning to feel that way myself. Cancelled my MLB.TV sub today and refund due in 3-5 days.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    Yeah, beginning to feel that way myself. Cancelled my MLB.TV sub today and refund due in 3-5 days.


    ESPN talked to a few of the players anonymously and it sounds like there's a lot of pushback from the players at the idea of being holed up in Arizona for 4+ months.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,792 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner died yesterday. Not from Covid. Sorry for his family.

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29034938/yankees-executive-hank-steinbrenner-dies-63-lengthy-illness


  • Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭rebelyell99


    Mlb seems to be eyeing a July return.The latest idea being thrown around seems to be three 10 team divisions and start playing in Arizona , Florida hopefully moving to home ballparks when safe .Its probably wishful thinking but it would be something to look forward to.


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Mlb seems to be eyeing a July return.The latest idea being thrown around seems to be three 10 team divisions and start playing in Arizona , Florida hopefully moving to home ballparks when safe .Its probably wishful thinking but it would be something to look forward to.

    Hopefully something happens, if only to save us from the stuff reporters have had to resort to writing about. The top story on MLB.com's daily news email today is "The best left fielder in each team's history".


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭krustydoyle


    I just can't see this Arizona/Miami thing working.. Its all down to greed, same as the NFL.. way too much money involved so i can only imagine the pressure coming from sponsors etc


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    I just can't see this Arizona/Miami thing working.. Its all down to greed, same as the NFL.. way too much money involved so i can only imagine the pressure coming from sponsors etc

    Players aren’t getting paid while games aren’t being played so I’m sure they’re itching to get back too. The superstars on big contracts probably not as much as the regular roster player though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    Another proposal being suggested now is 80 game season starting in July with expanded rosters and postseason. Teams would play in their home stadiums where possible and games would mostly be in the same division.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 138 ✭✭Stephen A Smith


    Another proposal being suggested now is 80 game season starting in July with expanded rosters and postseason. Teams would play in their home stadiums where possible and games would mostly be in the same division.

    Don’t think that’ll happen if as is suggested the players have to take a significant wage cut. That seems to be the big stumbling block ahead for MLB.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    Don’t think that’ll happen if as is suggested the players have to take a significant wage cut. That seems to be the big stumbling block ahead for MLB.

    To be more precise, one of the biggest issues is that the owners want to split salary based on revenue (which is effectively a salary cap). The players union has been successful in avoiding a salary cap like other major sports so far and it feels like owners are trying to introduce salary cap through the back door. If the proposal was to pay 1/2 salary for 80 games, I think players would be on board with that.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,792 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Sign him as insurance for Syndegaard (o.k., I'm joking. It'd be entertaining for a start or two.)

    https://sports.yahoo.com/bartolo-colon-wants-to-pitch-one-more-season-in-mlb-and-even-has-a-preferred-team-in-mind-203719383.html

    Never tire of watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX8-Ze-0GR4


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    I watched my first KBO game today. Enjoyable enough although at certain times during the game they bring out the cheer squads who make an awful racket for the 0 fans in attendance.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    Not looking good for any play this season now, the owners have now proposed a sliding scale salary arrangement

    https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1265422054880358402

    Obviously the players are opposed to this structure so there's still more negotiation to be done. Hard to know when the cutoff date would be but I imagine if there's no agreement in the next week or so then it'll be too late.


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭ShyMets


    Not looking good for any play this season now, the owners have now proposed a sliding scale salary arrangement

    https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1265422054880358402

    Obviously the players are opposed to this structure so there's still more negotiation to be done. Hard to know when the cutoff date would be but I imagine if there's no agreement in the next week or so then it'll be too late.

    Based on that proposal its difficult to see any agreement being reached


Advertisement