Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
From what I see, it is becoming more unlikely day by day...just saw some MLB plans to get started and I can’t believe some of these rules...I hope somebody posts them...
I hate to see a half-ass product, just because it’s sports. The only league I’m having any confidence in right now is the NFL. They could be putting on a false front also.From what I see, it is becoming more unlikely day by day...just saw some MLB plans to get started and I can’t believe some of these rules...I hope somebody posts them...
From what I see, it is becoming more unlikely day by day...just saw some MLB plans to get started and I can’t believe some of these rules...I hope somebody posts them...
It's lame, act like men or dont play.No hugs
No High Fives
No fist bumping
No sunflower seeds
No chewing tobacco
No water cooler
Sure.....hahahahaha
That’s how I feel about restaurants, bars, casinos, etc. half-speed doesn’t cut it.It's lame, act like men or dont play.
I understand they're scrared ninnies bending over backward to show how safe it is, but these measures go way too far, making them shower at home ,having managers wear masks in the dugout, asking players not to get too close to runners on base. That's not baseball.That’s how I feel about restaurants, bars, casinos, etc. half-speed doesn’t cut it.
And if they have to employ these measures, then they must not think it’s safe either.I understand they're scrared ninnies bending over backward to show how safe it is, but these measures go way too far, making them shower at home ,having managers wear masks in the dugout, asking players not to get too close to runners on base. That's not baseball.
The goal is not to be safe, the goal is to play a baseball game. people who demand to be safe can and should stay home.And if they have to employ these measures, then they must not think it’s safe either.
Then you have a union problem, players spoke out on it.The goal is not to be safe, the goal is to play a baseball game. people who demand to be safe can and should stay home.
I have no control over them, I'm giving my opinion. What will they do when players ignore the new measures, when they jump around , etc?Then you have a union problem, players spoke out on it.
Like everything else we've seen, what needs to happen is for someone to do less, and then show that nothing happened. I also heard the absurd suggestion that there isn't enough room in the dugout, so players would sit up in the stands in between innings.It's beyond stupid. Think about a batting practice pitcher. NOBODY is close to him, yet he has to wear a mask? Are you going to make the hitter wear a mask too because he's right by the catcher and umpire? Do they have to wear masks under their actual protective gear masks? How about mound visits? You call time out, trainer goes out there with the masks, everyone puts a mask on. I guess it would eliminate the need to cover your mouth with the glove so nobody can lip read.
They already have the "neighborhood play" at 2B on double play force outs. Maybe any force out play at any base becomes a neighborhood play now as long as the defender has the ball.
The irony we hear of practicing good hygiene yet MLB saying no showers on premises. Golden exempted.
MLB, just don't bother.
How will the NFL conduct huddles, group text?We know that transmission outdoors, with social distancing, is very rare. Indoors is a whole different story but seeing grooms at Churchill Downs yesterday in an outdoor paddock fully masked up looked silly.
As for the dugout suggestion that Merlin referenced, once it gets into a clubhouse there's nothing an extra 2-3 feet are going to do. Most figure to be asymptomatic anyways.
Sports are either going to have to go herd mentality, or not play at all. Can't have it somewhere in between.
How will the NFL conduct huddles, group text?
It's lame, act like men or dont play.
The most ridiculous thing about all these measures is that the players will be constantly tested. So why overreact?
I'm ashamed of that Nascar fiasco yesterday, drivers wearing masks in their cars until they put their helmets on, announcers hundreds of miles away.. i thought Nascar was a more true blue republican sport?
owners are trying to break the union. Owners want them on the $1200 payments
if the big shot ad & marketing people say cannot pay those rates anymore everything trickles down ... +115 lebron & posse could be making much less come union contract time
Is Japan playing baseball? How are they handling it.