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Bartles

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  1. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    Lots of lessons will be learned from this, none of which require "just shut it down" quite yet: If Phillies somehow don't have multiple infections, that pretty much proves the on-field sport itself is safe. We'll see. Either way, if the Marlins are the only "pause" team and a couple others have to punt a half-dozen games, that's still a sound template not only for baseball but other sports/activities that attempt to resume their seasons in COVID USA. Pretty likely April 2021 will still be risky. Will this be a wake-up call around MLB to take distancing seriously, and all the other petty protocols? Will the Marlins/MLB be honest about contact tracing of this outbreak? It's tempting to shame the Fish, but we really need to give them a pardon if they can provide specific details of what if any behaviors led to this.
  2. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    Don't make them up at all. If everyone ends up with 48-54 games, that would be a huge win at this point. We can deal with (i.e. ignore) the screeching asterisk whiners when a team with like 31 wins advances to the World Series.
  3. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    I'm a Phillies fan, but I think it's crazy to have them even go to a stadium until Monday at the earliest (other than for COVID testing). Just cancel this whole Yankee series and also the weekend with Toronto. If we're lucky enough to have no positives, go ahead and resume playing next week. If that ends up screwing up the playoff race, so be it...chalk it up to 2020 and consider ourselves lucky if this is the only fire to put out. Similar for the Marlins. Even if they have to sit in hotels for two weeks, that's better than bringing the whole sport down.
  4. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    Orioles-Marlins is off as well. No announcement about test results, but the fact they waited overnight before calling these off is probably not a good sign in terms of new positives, especially the Phillies.
  5. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    I think if MLB survives this week, it's gonna go for a while. I'd like to see team-by-team bets available. My lines for tonight/tomorrow: Marlins o/u 3.5 new player positives (I say over) Phillies o/u 1.5 new player positives (fingers crossed for under) Reds o/u 1.0 new player positives (over)
  6. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    Angels and A's are underway in Oakland, brings back memories of St. John's-Creighton at the Big East tourney
  7. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    NBA and MLS are entirely on Disney grounds. They aren't interacting with any locals in Orlando (which is comparatively safer than coastal Florida anyway). Pretty much every human they encounter is being tested regularly.
  8. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    Plz forget the bubble and don't even bring it up for baseball. It was a logistical nightmare even with time to plan. Arizona and Florida were the most likely locations and they are both swimming in virus now. Plus the weather only allows night games so you'd need a bunch of fields to be rigged up for safety. And television would need to come in and outfit all the fields for their needs. All of which costs a fortune, and of course no fan revenue coming in. And I'm sure many other deal-killing reasons
  9. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    We could find out any time now. A lot riding on the Phillies tests because in the event there are no new positives who played in the game, that would actually be a good sign that outdoor baseball can be played safely. But if there are multiple Phillies, or maybe additional Braves who also played MIA recently, that's a really bad sign for the sport. It would be kinda funny if the Central and West cohorts just kept going with no issues while East teams have to shut down. Not an idea situation for TV networks
  10. Marlins deal is really ominous. Daily testing and strict distancing should have been enough to keep cases under like five at a time even on a traveling team. If by some miracle this is confined to one team, MLB may be able to keep the games going. But more likely this whole week will feature new cases popping up. If so, I don't know how the Sankey/Bowslby types can get on camera and talk about September games.
  11. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    The Marlins outbreak may be the first serious crack in any pro league's COVID plan. The team will spend an extra night in Philly rather than crowd onto a plane home, where they are scheduled to host the Orioles starting Monday night. The four positive players have to quarantine in Philly either way. Remember the Braves also lost a couple players, and they just hosted the Marlins a few days back. (Reds also dealing with multiple new cases) It wouldn't be surprising to see new positives soon from the Marlins, Braves and Phillies. Miami can't afford to lose many more without scrapping some games. This will be a nervous week for MLB.
  12. The Yahoo pod said UND is staying in a hotel, basically an NBA style bubble. When you see something like Rutgers and MSU, that's what people are worried about...pretty obvious guys who were together all caught it and passed to one another. That might be from practice or training, or it might be from a house party. We'll probably never know. Another concern is if that MSU report had come out on a game week, they probably just isolate the two cases while everyone else plays. And just hope for the best...
  13. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    Guess that's why they virtual fans are socially distanced and not in the lower rows whether the players might walk. Seems like a lot of effort, and probably money, for an effect that's barely noticeable.
  14. I liked that pizza! It helped they had a decent beer selection, TVs and were like 50 feet from the betting windows. Similarly, I'll kinda miss Lagasse's Stadium, such an impressive place especially when there's a major event going on. But it didn't feel like you were in a casino way down there. I love the books like Cosmo and Caesars where the general casino crowd is always in view, helps kill time during commercials #ifyouknowwhatImean
  15. Yeah, I doubt anyone on the Titanic was trying to diversify the lifeboats at the last minute. Financially, we can probably make more of an impact buying laptops for a bunch of poor kids as opposed to squeezing one into a temporary pod. Though it would be a life-changing experience not only for the poor kid but the others as well.
  16. NBA has done a great job making three uniquely shaped arenas look exactly the same, at least on TV. It's probably about the same for the players on court too, thanks to the video board placement, wide spacing on sidelines/end zones and the consistent TV lighting. The Visa Center will be the least used venue, it has a lower ceiling than the other two (was Mavs-Lakers court yesterday). Also notable that I haven't seen any Disney branding anywhere in the arenas.
  17. Do any pod-curious parents consider finding a lower-income student to include in their group? I know you'd have to carefully vet their family situation to make sure they weren't living in unsafe conditions. But it shouldn't be too hard to find a disadvantaged/minority student whose home life is structured enough to keep everyone safe. I know it's a sensitive question so it's not directed personally at anyone on here. The pod topic is a national thing and it has dire implications for students who were already disadvantaged. I'm just curious if anyone has heard of efforts to somewhat diversify the pods.
  18. By that logic, he should never have accepted due to Freeman who was in bad shape as mentioned, or Aroldis Chapman/Eduardo Rodriguez who haven't been able to get back on the field due to COVID. Or what you guys may really be saying - and it's a valid argument - is MLB simply shouldn't be playing because it's too dangerous. If the administration really felt it was dangerous, they should have stepped in and prevented it. I still think we should celebrate or at least observe that the sports leagues are pulling off their plans successfully...with TESTING! The "messaging isn't good" applies to the government, not the leagues IMO.
  19. You could go the other way and say the MLB protocols are working. Soto is asymptomatic and was the only positive test, so they isolate him until he gets two negatives in a row. Freddie Freeman among other key players has recovered from COVID and is back on the field without causing an outbreak. The system is designed to snuff out mass infections, there will always be the occasional positive but teams have been together for a few weeks now and the machine is rolling along.
  20. Bartles

    2020 MLB thread

    Hopefully just one of those residual readings from an infection that was no longer contagious, or just a false negative positive.
  21. Remember when people gleefully assumed the Pac-12 would be totally shut down while the SEC surfed atop the virus wave to a full season schedule? Look who's first in the water now! Mentioned in the Pac-12 thread, the league is expected to announce a 9-10 game conference only schedule next week. Would begin on Sept. 19 and have three possible December dates for their Vegas championship game. They admit they are counting on an improved medical situation in some of their markets (presumably LA, AZ). But it gives them almost a month from now before practice even starts. Jon Wilner/San Jose (as usual) full story
  22. That doesn't raise to level of even "semi-reliable". So three ADs would be comfortable not playing Texas? And the conference would be fine just not crowning a champion? And they honestly think other P5 leagues wouldn't leave them in the dust by having a playoff without them? Sorry, what you suggest is not on the table. If we get fewer than 10 games, it will be because the virus intervenes mid-season.
  23. ^ Astra definitely not public before 2021 according to BBC. But that would be awesome anyway. I've posted before, won't use the term "herd immunity" but something is going on in the northeast among other places where the virus just isn't jumping around like it used to. But every time we let up a little, especially with opening bars/indoor dining, we get a reminder that it is still just as dangerous as in the spring. I agree school openings will have the same effect. Just really hope Texas is over the hump and will soon be in that category where being careful and sensible is enough to ward it off. (Except for those Brisket mentioned, and there's a bunch)
  24. I don't get why people start their arguments with the death rate so much. We're not storming Omaha Beach here. There are infinite options for keeping almost everybody safe to buy time for our medical community to overcome the incompetence of the federal government.
  25. Not sure what y'all are talking about re: NFL is keeping things quiet but making progress as rookies begin to report this week. They haven't announced any test results yet. UT will not be selling 50 percent of the stadium if there are games in the fall. Just something Abbott said 5 weeks ago
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