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Living in AZ, I cant imagine how they are going to deal with the heat in the middle of the day. Then when august hits if they are still playing here its monsoon season so rainy, humid and 100-115 heat every day?

I just don't see it. But I am all for getting a season in whatever they think possible.
 
A lot is going to hinge on how the South Korea league's restart goes in a few weeks, as well as more peripheral sports events like UFC 249, and the general public gradual-re-openings in countries like Denmark and Austria that are about to happen.

All signs are that Wrestlemania's extreme precautions worked.
 
One of the baseball things that will change is the way the season is managed from the dugout. No longer will the season be a marathon. It may not be a sprint, but the fewer games, the closer to a sprint it becomes.

And while the importance of pitching is magnified in the post season, it will also...to a lesser extent....gain in importance in a shortened season.

One thing to worry about is that a 162 season invariably displays the warts in weaker rosters. But a shorter season can hide them, too. IMO the White Sox, who until the season was suspended, were not a long season worry. No matter how good they.might be, I saw them dropping back in August. But now, if they do exactly the same thing, they would be in it to the end of a 100-120 game season.

A big question for Tribe fans will be how the FO and Tito manage a short season. Again IMO, Tito is the perfect manager for an org like Clevekand over 162 games. But he wont have 40 games to set his roster, and another 40 for the FO to decide what to shop for at the deadline. The big question I have is whether he can push the team into the annual post AS break sprint after only 40 games or so. IF he can do that, the division will be ours, everything else being fairly equal.
 
Another thing about a shortened season...

None of our SPs who could reasonably expected to start at the MLB level will be on a season IP limit.

If the season ends up being 120 games, a load equivalent to Bauers 114 IP last year would be 160 IP. The equivalent of a 30+ start season of between 180-200 IP drops to 130-150 IP. Every SP we have has worked that load previously. It likely that...except for Cookie and JRod..nobody we have will throw as many IP as they did last year.

The same can be said for just about every teams rotation, but generally, we hsve.more possible starters. Every team will lose a starter or two, but we have a better chance of covering those losses...and losing a SP for 4-6 weeks is gonna be a much bigger deal this year.
 
Lee said:
Living in AZ, I cant imagine how they are going to deal with the heat in the middle of the day. Then when august hits if they are still playing here its monsoon season so rainy, humid and 100-115 heat every day?
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I assumed the plan is to start the season as soon as they can and play out the remainder as scheduled, not in Arizona. Let's say the season starts July 1 and they play the last half of the season as scheduled - about 80 games. Then everybody moves to Arizona and plays another 60 games in September and October, balancing out the season so some teams don't have tougher schedules than others. Then the playoffs start in November.

The weather can't be that hot in Arizona in Sep and Oct, can it, especially if they play mostly night games?

Or is the plan to play all 162 games in Arizona starting in May? That's crazy.
 
I just don't see a season happening, and despite my desire to see baseball games, I'm not sure if the risk is worth it.

Terry Francona is 60 and has had quite a few health issues. Is it worth potentially risking his life?

Players would almost certainly have to be quarantined from their families for 4 months (I can't see them including families in the quarantine). Are they going to sign up for that? Should we expect them to?

And what about the people who would need to be part of gameday production - with possible age/underlying risk factors. And being away from their families too. Is it all worth it?
 
A shortened season would be great. Players will probably love it and start requesting that the MLB consider doing it again.

162 is an asinine amount of games.
 
The Oi said:
A shortened season would be great. Players will probably love it and start requesting that the MLB consider doing it again.

162 is an asinine amount of games.
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They ain't gonna like the paycheck though lol.
 
Steve_424 said:
I just don't see a season happening, and despite my desire to see baseball games, I'm not sure if the risk is worth it.

Terry Francona is 60 and has had quite a few health issues. Is it worth potentially risking his life?

Players would almost certainly have to be quarantined from their families for 4 months (I can't see them including families in the quarantine). Are they going to sign up for that? Should we expect them to?

And what about the people who would need to be part of gameday production - with possible age/underlying risk factors. And being away from their families too. Is it all worth it?
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Lord Mar said:
They ain't gonna like the paycheck though lol.
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They'll like it a lot more than no paycheck.

The production crew even more so, given they don't have millions in career earnings in their savings accounts.
 
I'd be shocked if the owners ever agreed to fewer games in a standard season. The only way it works is if the players association agrees to less money for the players, which I don't believe will happen.
 
Derek said:
I'd be shocked if the owners ever agreed to fewer games in a standard season. The only way it works is if the players association agrees to less money for the players, which I don't believe will happen.
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The owners will be sold on the mental well being of the players and thus better performance during the shortened seasons.
 
The details are here.

www.espn.com

Sources: MLB, players eye May return in Arizona

Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May in greater Phoenix and has the support of high-ranking federal public health officials, sources told ESPN.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

It sounds like they're dead serious about doing this. I like the part about no mound visits, not even by the catcher. It also gives them a chance to test out the electronic pitch calling so the home plate umpire can stay away from the catcher.

Obviously base runners would be required to take leadoffs of at least six feet, which means Miguel Cabrera would get picked off every time. :chuckle:

Managers would not be allowed to scream in umpire's faces. No fun.

No fans at all. But some of the players would be mic'ed. Just don't do Lindor - he never shuts up.

It will be like sitting alone in an empty theater watching a comedy. The lines are funny but nobody is laughing. But it beats missing the play entirely.

I can't see the players sitting in the stands instead of crammed together in the dugouts, at least not for day games in Arizona in the middle of summer unless they all have beach umbrellas.

It seems to me they would lose less money just not playing the season as opposed to paying the players their full salaries without any ticket sales to offset the expense.
 
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