Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/major-league-baseball-owners-approve-plan-to-start-season-in-july/article_6d80d0e8-504e-53f3-8288-940687599ae8.html#utm_source=stltoday.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fbreaking&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=c5590820a663cb96ab50a2bdbd89f76bb26c24f7 Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020. Spring training would start in early to mid-June, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the plan were not announced. MLB officials are slated to make a presentation to the union on Tuesday. An agreement with the players' association is needed, and talks are expected to be difficult — especially over a proposal for a revenue split that would be unprecedented for baseball. I assume this is related to the antibody study that was conducted. I find the results a little bit surprising, frankly, as epidemiologists estimate that overall in the USA 2-4% of the population has probably been infected, and antibody studies seem to bear this out. So it implies that MLB players and employees are infected at 1/4 to 1/2 the rate of the general population. https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/497117-less-than-1-percent-of-major-league-baseball It has me wondering a bit what antibody test was used - it states "The survey kits have a 0.5 percent false positive rate" (that's "selectivity" in testing terms) but some kits have poor sensitivity, or false negative rates in layman's terms (the one used on my daughter only 67%!!!!!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Not a MLB fan but I would become one at least temporarily. More importantly hopefully would open the door for other sports (NFL!!) https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29162217/owners-approve-mlb-season-proposal-plan-july-start-players-union-preps-weigh-it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 "... a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020." NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Gugny said: "... a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020." NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A little of that compressed 'air in a can' can free up those sticky keyboard keys. Also, avoid eating over the keyboard. Crumbs are a no-no. * As long as this will be an asterisk of a season, whatdya think about steroids and lively baseballs? Juiced players, juiced baseballs! ? Edited May 11, 2020 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: A little of that compressed 'air in a can' can free up those sticky keyboard keys. Also, avoid eating over the keyboard. Crumbs are a no-no. * As long as this will be an asterisk of a season, whatdya think about steroids and lively baseballs? Juiced players, juiced baseballs! ? For one season only unlimited steroid usage. See if someone can break Bonds record in 80 games by averaging a HR a game. LOL 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Process said: Not a MLB fan but I would become one at least temporarily. More importantly hopefully would open the door for other sports (NFL!!) https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29162217/owners-approve-mlb-season-proposal-plan-july-start-players-union-preps-weigh-it Stupid morons... God Americans are more stupid than ever.... risk dying over sports. All it will take is just one player, and it's all over. Cases will just go up in many places because people don't take it seriously. Edited May 11, 2020 by EasternOHBillsFan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Isn't there going to be a NASCAR race this weekend? Sounds like sports is returning no matter what MLB does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: A little of that compressed 'air in a can' can free up those sticky keyboard keys. Also, avoid eating over the keyboard. Crumbs are a no-no. * As long as this will be an asterisk of a season, whatdya think about steroids and lively baseballs? Juiced players, juiced baseballs! ? 24 minutes ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said: For one season only unlimited steroid usage. See if someone can break Bonds record in 80 games by averaging a HR a game. LOL I was hoping for an actual discussion of the proposal to start the MLB season in July after a short June training camp, in stadiums without fans and with some teams playing home games at "away" stadiums Silly me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferra13 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said: Stupid morons... God Americans are more stupid than ever.... risk dying over sports. All it will take is just one player, and it's all over. Cases will just go up in many places because people don't take it seriously. I dont think you can say paint all Americans as stupid over this. Do Americans want it? Probably most, but these leagues are greedy or maybe missing a season puts them in serious financial harm. I dunno. But this is the leagues brass and players association doing this, not Joe the plumber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhatharry Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said: Stupid morons... God Americans are more stupid than ever.... risk dying over sports. All it will take is just one player, and it's all over. Cases will just go up in many places because people don't take it seriously. Many people don't take it seriously now so it's not like a baseball game will chaonge things. It's a "Plan" for July not like that said "Next week we will be playing baseball again and let all the fans in" calm the ***** down! Edited May 11, 2020 by Hardhatharry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Hardhatharry said: Many people don't take it seriously now so it's not like a baseball game will chaonge things. It's a "Plan" for July not like that said "Next week we will be playing baseball again and let all the fans in" calm the ***** down! Not even a good plan and it sounds like the players are planning to oppose it - so unless they figure it out - it will not be a blueprint for anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I was hoping for an actual discussion of the proposal to start the MLB season in July after a short June training camp, in stadiums without fans and with some teams playing home games at "away" stadiums Silly me! I'm close to getting to reading the article. I can't wait to discuss this! @Hardhatharry, I am actually serious!! Edited May 11, 2020 by Gugny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhatharry Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Rochesterfan said: Not even a good plan and it sounds like the players are planning to oppose it - so unless they figure it out - it will not be a blueprint for anything. That's fine by me, baseball doesn't get interesting till October anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 53 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said: Stupid morons... God Americans are more stupid than ever.... risk dying over sports. All it will take is just one player, and it's all over. Cases will just go up in many places because people don't take it seriously. when you’re done clutching your pearls, let us know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaT Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) In reading the article, it certainly seems like the players are not likely to be on board with this proposal. I don't think, if baseball is to re-open, it will be based on this current proposal. Perhaps it is just a starting point. With major market teams in hard hit big cities like NYC and Chicago, I have a hard time envisioning a re-opening with fans involved as soon as July. Edited May 11, 2020 by BubbaT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Alright ... I've read it. The only thing I like about it is that there would be baseball. My preference would be that the championship series at the end of the season would NOT be called the World Series. This scheduling, and the ridiculous amount of postseason teams, is too radical to pretend that the end of it is a legitimate World Series. It wouldn't be. I can see a lot of players opting out/refusing to play, too. Doolittle's concern is legitimate. If one player from a team tests positive during the season, then the entire team would likely have to sit for two weeks. That, alone, would blow the whole thing up. I love baseball and I miss it A LOT. I just don't see how this is possible and after reading it, I'm wondering the same about the NFL season. This sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 This is Fan*****ingtastic! I cannot wait. Baseball finally has reason to get rid of all the Insane rules that have doomed this pass time. Fix it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Gugny said: Alright ... I've read it. The only thing I like about it is that there would be baseball. My preference would be that the championship series at the end of the season would NOT be called the World Series. This scheduling, and the ridiculous amount of postseason teams, is too radical to pretend that the end of it is a legitimate World Series. It wouldn't be. I can see a lot of players opting out/refusing to play, too. Doolittle's concern is legitimate. If one player from a team tests positive during the season, then the entire team would likely have to sit for two weeks. That, alone, would blow the whole thing up. I love baseball and I miss it A LOT. I just don't see how this is possible and after reading it, I'm wondering the same about the NFL season. This sucks. I don’t see how this is possible, or how the nfl is possible this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 16 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I was hoping for an actual discussion of the proposal to start the MLB season in July after a short June training camp, in stadiums without fans and with some teams playing home games at "away" stadiums Silly me! I apologize if I sidetracked your post. just trying a little levity during this pandemic. No bigger ball fan than me, here's to hoping we get back for something this summer. And, no I'm not a fan of steroid usage at all. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) On 5/11/2020 at 7:13 PM, RiotAct said: when you’re done clutching your pearls, let us know! Tell that to all NFL coaches's face... I bet you're one of those "very special people" who are upset because they can't get their nails done. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2891184-mike-freemans-10-point-stance-nfls-plan-to-steam-ahead-has-coaches-worried?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=referral Edited May 14, 2020 by EasternOHBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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