MLB considering no crowds allowed on Opening Day?

[Whisox05]

 

[tray]

Unreal. We finally get the team we want, and the season gets taken down by a virus.

 

[mqr]

2 minutes ago, tray said:

Unreal. We finally get the team we want, and the season gets taken down by a virus.

 

It's hilarious in an extremely morbid way

[BigHurt3515]

I am curious how this will work, I assume they will just shorten the season and start in late April or May

[mqr]

2 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

I am curious how this will work, I assume they will just shorten the season and start in late April or May

I think this is like 99th percentile best case scenario

[ptatc]

10 minutes ago, tray said:

Unreal. We finally get the team we want, and the season gets taken down by a virus.

 

Welcome to those around in 1994 during the strike. At least this time there will probably be a WS.

[Jack Parkman]

11 minutes ago, tray said:

Unreal. We finally get the team we want, and the season gets taken down by a virus.

 

It's so incredibly White Sox. 

[SoxAce]

2 hours ago, tray said:

Unreal. We finally get the team we want, and the season gets taken down by a virus.

 

Haha literally said something in that regard in PHT before seeing this. It's so typical White Sox. 

[35thstreetswarm]

Nah, next season is the one that would be the real kick in the teeth to interrupt.  Maybe the one after that as well.  I’m excited for this season, but it’s still just the warmup.

[caulfield12]

https://sports.yahoo.com/sports-is-usually-an-escape-but-now-we-must-settle-into-a-life-without-it-220230774.html

[caulfield12]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ncaa-tournaments-championships-college-athletes-seniors-eligibility-year-petition-092848893.html
Should NCAA seniors get another year of eligibility?

[Balta1701]

2 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ncaa-tournaments-championships-college-athletes-seniors-eligibility-year-petition-092848893.html
Should NCAA seniors get another year of eligibility?

Yes.

[Balta1701]

 

[caulfield12]

16 hours ago, Balta1701 said:

 

Embarrassing. Creates the idea that only “elites” have easy/quick access to exams.

 

https://www.propublica.org/article/cdc-coronavirus-covid-19-test

Edited March 14, 2020 by caulfield12

[southsider2k5]

Bulls and Hawks are going to continue to pay stadium employees. Probably means the Sox will too once we get that far along.

[mqr]

7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Bulls and Hawks are going to continue to pay stadium employees. Probably means the Sox will too once we get that far along.

It doesn’t show from the way he runs his teams but Jerry is fairly generous as far as billionaire owners go. 
 

at least a 19 year kid didn’t have to step up and do this. 

[caulfield12]

President tests negative for coronavirus...that said, he should be rechecked again in 7-10 days.

Edited March 14, 2020 by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

CDC warning/recommending no gatherings of 50 or more for two months...only exceptions are schools and businesses.

MLB will be lucky to get started the first or second week of June.  I guess they could attempt to run closed spring training around the end of April and rolling into mid-May, but it’s going to be impossible to make up a full six weeks of missed games.  22% of the season.  35-40 games.

 

Edited March 16, 2020 by caulfield12

[Bob Sacamano]

Maybe they can re-do the schedule to make up some of the games expected to be missed  while still having most off days? Cut out all star game and break, expand rosters for this season to 30, make Saturdays doubeheaders, etc.

Edited March 16, 2020 by soxfan2014

[Jack Parkman]

On 3/14/2020 at 6:04 PM, mqr said:

It doesn’t show from the way he runs his teams but Jerry is fairly generous as far as billionaire owners go. 
 

at least a 19 year kid didn’t have to step up and do this. 

Jerry gets a bad rap because he likes to spread around his money instead of go for the splashy guy. Everything that I've heard is that the Sox are a wonderful organization to work for and that Jerry treats his employees (including the players) like gold. Ever wonder why Hahn is able to get players to sign for hometown discounts? This is why. When players come here they don't want to leave. 

JR had top 10 payrolls in baseball for about a decade, he just never most of it on one guy. 

Edited March 16, 2020 by Jack Parkman

[he gone.]

funny to look back less than ONE WEEK. 40% said to press forward. 

May 15 - Closed spring training - at home ball park - split squad games - televised. 

Memorial Day weekend - Opening Day. 

There you go. And that's assuming this is all ran its course as hoped.