knightni Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 4 hours ago, soxfan18 said: It's not MLB who would care, it's Sportsnet. Minor league parks don't meet the standard for Major League level broadcasts. Pittsburgh and Baltimore are the favorites, as both have hotels steps away from the park, eliminating the need to an auxiliary clubhouse. They'd need to play in an East park, so Baltimore would be an option over Pittsburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Actually, New York makes the most sense because they can alternate Yankee and Mets stadiums depending on whether the Mets or Yankees are at home or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 If all else fails, day games in Buffalo. They would love to host the Jays. Jays are really up against it. The Toronto Globetrotters . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Pittsburgh just turned them down. They may not have any home games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Texsox said: Pittsburgh just turned them down. They may not have any home games. What are they going to do if they don't have a home by Friday? Could that kill the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Just now, Jack Parkman said: What are they going to do if they don't have a home by Friday? Could that kill the season? One option is playing all road games. The MiLB option seems to be off the table. Players want MLB level comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Texsox said: One option is playing all road games. The MiLB option seems to be off the table. Players want MLB level comfort. Knee-jerk reaction was to say that this would be terrible, but it's not the worst situation. No fans in stadiums mitigates (much) of the road atmosphere, and they would still be able to bat last for their 'home' games on the road. There are worse situations to be in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusguyman Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 31 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: Knee-jerk reaction was to say that this would be terrible, but it's not the worst situation. No fans in stadiums mitigates (much) of the road atmosphere, and they would still be able to bat last for their 'home' games on the road. There are worse situations to be in. On field it may not be bad, but traveling to a new city/hotel every 3-4 days for 2.5 months straight without any time at home (or even just 7-10 days in a row at a semi-permanent residence in Buffalo/etc) would be a major grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Now what happens three weeks from now when a team is blocked from their stadium? It could happen. This may be the most interesting season ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin city sox fan Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I still think you have major COViD violations on several teams within a month forcing an end to the season. I’m as excited as anyone to watch games but just don’t feel it’s wise to play baseball at all in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 4 hours ago, sin city sox fan said: I still think you have major COViD violations on several teams within a month forcing an end to the season. I’m as excited as anyone to watch games but just don’t feel it’s wise to play baseball at all in 2020. What do you mean by violations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 MoI believe they can keep playing with players on the DL for Covid related illnesses and quarantines. Eventually we'll see some AA guys getting a chance against AAA pitching in MLB ballparks with virtual fans. The world series will be decided by each team nominating one player to play MLB Slugfest at the ESPN studios. At this point anyone could make up anything and it seems possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 I realize It is not apples to oranges, but it seems like allowing NHL teams to play in Canada and banning the Blue Jays from playing in Toronto seems like radically different decisions. I wonder if the Blue Jays turned down any alternatives from Canadian officials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, SCCWS said: I realize It is not apples to oranges, but it seems like allowing NHL teams to play in Canada and banning the Blue Jays from playing in Toronto seems like radically different decisions. I wonder if the Blue Jays turned down any alternatives from Canadian officials. The NHL teams are not traveling back and forth, they traveled there once. Huge difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The problem in TO is quarantine which affects any team coming from Magaland including the Jay's. The NHL is in two bubbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, SCCWS said: I realize It is not apples to oranges, but it seems like allowing NHL teams to play in Canada and banning the Blue Jays from playing in Toronto seems like radically different decisions. I wonder if the Blue Jays turned down any alternatives from Canadian officials. How is it anywhere near the same? All players are staying in Canada and being tested when they come. Canada has controlled the virus. The players will live there and play there. The Blue Jays and teams they play would be traveling back and forth to a virus hotbed in the USA. In life, there are sadly consequences for poor leadership. This is just one example. Edited July 23, 2020 by Look at Ray Ray Run 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Baltimore it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 That stadium is for the birds. I'm sorry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Texsox said: That stadium is for the birds. I'm sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 OK Buffalo will be the Jay's main home at least. "We are extremely grateful to have a home in Buffalo this season, thanks to the openness, creativity, and partnership of the Buffalo Bisons, Major League Baseball, and Blue Jays staff, who have worked tirelessly to prepare us for games at Sahlen Field," Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro said in a statement. Great news for a city that has taken a knee to the groin for 50 years. They just made that city very proud and happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I don't see what good it does for the people of Buffalo since they can't go to the games anyway. Might as well be playing in Saskatoon, they'd have to watch on TV either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) On 7/20/2020 at 12:02 AM, Yearnin' for Yermin said: Oh, so Canada is too good to have any Americans go there right now? Screw em. Strip them of the "Toronto" in their name this year or don't let them play. I'm still trying to figure out if this is supposed to be a parody account, or what? I only started posting here a couple months ago, so maybe I missed out on the inside joke. Someone fill me in. Edited July 24, 2020 by Vulture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Vulture said: I don't see what good it does for the people of Buffalo since they can't go to the games anyway. Might as well be playing in Saskatoon, they'd have to watch on TV either way. WNY is a 2.6M market and the interest in this is huge. Jay's made a smart move to add to their ratings and base next door to CA. AAA town gets an MLB visitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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