MLB: ***2020 MLB Season Thread***
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Marlins are on the hot seat and should look out for pitches being thrown at their heads for almost having this season cancelled.
Marlins are looking into the FA circle to find MLB ready players in order to construct their team. Sucks for them, but it's their own fault. HOPEFULLY this can be used as a teaching moment that even though you don't have symptoms, if you test positive you sit out no matter what.
"The Philadelphia visiting clubhouse personnel have been quarantined after having been exposed to the Marlins. In an attempt to limit their exposure, the Yankees clubhouse personnel from the Stadium came to Philadelphia to handle their equipment and staff their clubhouse." - from the NY Daily
Hadn't thought of how it snowballs to all of the supporting staff.
CycloneErik
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Oh, yeah. Has there been a deep cleaning or whatever of that clubhouse?
I mean, even though it's fun to root against the Yankees, this is a level I don't have. I wouldn't send them in there.
The deep cleaning stuff in all aspects of life is pretty suspect considering the airborne disease.
CycloneErik
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When our gym reopened, I was on the fence about going, because I wanted to convince myself it would be all right.
Then they announced a deep cleaning, and I backed away, pretty sure that those chemicals would retrigger some reactions for me.
The airborne part and the relative uncertainty about how long this stuff stays on surfaces are suspect to me.
Idk who will be a FA on that team after this “season” but I can’t imagine being involved in this will help their market value.
And what's going to happen in these training facilities where they have all of the expanded rosters and minor leagues working out? How long before some of the those have an outbreak? Also, an outbreak in one might be an outbreak in both since the teams are using almost daily roster changes here early in the season.
Easy to diss on the Marlins but nobody's team is immune from this. I can't believe this will end up being an isolated case considering maybe a third of the country is hot sport right now.
Easy to diss on the Marlins but nobody's team is immune from this. I can't believe this will end up being an isolated case considering maybe a third of the country is hot sport right now.
It’s not that the Marlins got it, it’s that they got it and gave the finger to everyone and said **** it we’re gonna play anyway.
CycloneErik
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Have they been getting that during this first weekend?
I ask because I didn't pay attention to them enough on that.
Exactly. There have been numerous players who have already been sitting out due to them testing positive and having to quarantine. That scenario SHOULD'VE happened with the Marlins but they decided they were above the law. Had they followed the protocol, this entire thing would not be what it is currently.
They got hit a couple times I believe. What I saw was some high heat inside too that didn’t get them. One of them would of got one in the face if it wasn’t for a giant elbow pad
CycloneErik
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Yankees-Phils cancelled for tonight.
Red Sox pitcher dealing with heart problems from COVID at the ripe old age of 27:
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...heart-issue-stemming-from-covid-19-infection/
Red Sox pitcher dealing with heart problems from COVID at the ripe old age of 27:
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...heart-issue-stemming-from-covid-19-infection/
They’re the first team to do this. I want to believe they’ll be the last, but considering how this country has handled COVID the last 6 months I don’t have that kind of faith in the humanity that occupies this part of the planet, so I’m fairly comfortable in stating they won’t be the last team to do it.
Basically, this season isn’t going to end well, is it...?
It's probably just time to end the Marlins season. Just make them stay home. Figure out a way to replace their games.
