[Other Sport] Baseball Season 2020

Barry Izbak

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Lancing By Sea

• Mar 16, 2020

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Normally a joyous time of the year, as the football season draws to a close, the weather cheers up and we can start looking forward to summer sports including Major League Baseball.

But of course this year its got the same cloud hanging over it like everything else.

And this is the year The Cardinals are / were coming to London to play a series against the Cubbies. And I have tickets, to go with my daughter. We haven't seen the Cardinals together for ten years. So looking forward to it.

The baseball season is officially postponed like our football is. But no one thinks it's likely to start anytime soon, and maybe not soon enough for the London series to go ahead in June. And maybe West Ham will still be playing at that stadium then anyway.

I know there's a lot of depressing sh1t out there right now. This is just something else that's hacked me off.

 

wolfie

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Jul 19, 2003

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• Mar 16, 2020

• #2

Sorry but are you American. We play a proper game here - Cricket.

 

Bozza

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• Mar 16, 2020

• #3

wolfie said:

Sorry but are you American. At some point in the future we'll play a proper game here - Cricket.

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Fixed for you.

 

Barry Izbak

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• Mar 16, 2020

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• #4

I love my cricket.
But that doesn't mean you can't love baseball.

 

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driddles

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• Mar 16, 2020

• #5

The news tonight said 8 week ban on gatherings over 50, won't be seeing baseball any time soon.

 

Lyndhurst 14

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• Mar 16, 2020

• #6

I echo your thoughts Barry. Watching a game of baseball in a bar is about as New York as it gets - now I can't do either. Yes, sometimes the game can be more than tedious - but, damn it, I'm gonna miss it.

Welcome to the new normal.

 

Barry Izbak

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Those with nothing to do and hours to kill could do worse than finding Ken Burns' History of Baseball series on YouTube. Utterly utterly fantastic.

 

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Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

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• Mar 16, 2020

• #8

Just another layer of topping to add to this shit sandwich of a week.

Give it 6 months, and we'll all basically be living on the set of Mad Max. Cundalini wants his hand back.

 

Stat Brother

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• Mar 17, 2020

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You've gotta feel for baseball.
When it returns how with they manage to trim the season to fit into the calendar!!

 

Lyndhurst 14

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• Mar 26, 2020

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Article about how it was all supposed to kick off today.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/sports/baseball/opening-day-mlb-virus.html?referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwAR2cXGuQWIsqeBTs21-aqgfMON5OahepbWXp_fZ5m8ofiX0Nv2OtKx-U1wM

As one of the comments said baseball was one of the things which helped New York through the recovery after 9/11. I know a lot of people hold baseball in contempt but it really is woven into the fabric of American life. A friend of mine works for MLB and always manages to get discount tickets for some of the Yankees and Mets games. I'm gonna miss those games.

 

Badger

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• Mar 26, 2020

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On the plus side, the Blue Jays won't drop below .500 for a while.

 

Not Andy Naylor

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• Mar 26, 2020

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Not the reason people expected to visit the ballpark today ...

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241474321.html

 

AZ Gull

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Oct 14, 2003

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Chandler, AZ

• Apr 16, 2020

• #13

The Dodgers' Joe Kelly is working on a change-up. Things are going well....

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papajaff

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• Apr 16, 2020

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wolfie said:

Sorry but are you American. We play a proper game here - Cricket.

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Who pissed on your parade Wolfie? I love Cricket and Baseball and am very sorry that neither are being played.

What constitutes a PROPER game in your arrogant eyes? If you had been born in the US, you probably wouldn't like Cricket. It is as simple as that.

 

Peter Grummit

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• Apr 18, 2020

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papajaff said:

Who pissed on your parade Wolfie? I love Cricket and Baseball and am very sorry that neither are being played.

What constitutes a PROPER game in your arrogant eyes? If you had been born in the US, you probably wouldn't like Cricket. It is as simple as that.

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Cricket and baseball have a huge amount in common, in terms of being strategy-heavy and in the skills needed. You need patience to watch both too, as well as being perfect for enjoying a beer.

Missing both terribly.

PG (regular at Hove since 1974 and Rangers fan since working in Dallas 86-88).

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AZ Gull

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• Apr 28, 2020

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MLB discussing plan to start season in late June, playing in home stadiums with realigned league

 

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• Apr 28, 2020

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AZ Gull said:

MLB discussing plan to start season in late June, playing in home stadiums with realigned league

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Interesting that they too are being sensible about behind closed doors games.

In the land of Trump’s dangerous messaging, it wouldn’t have surprised me if reduced crowds were to be allowed.

 

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Raphael Meade

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• Jul 24, 2020

• #18

Baseball is officially underway! A slightly wayward first pitch from Dr Fauci, think he'll (thankfully) be sticking to his day job.

 

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Badger

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• Jul 24, 2020

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I just hope the Blue Jays can find a home!

I'm pretty sure the conversation went along the lines of:
Blue Jays: "Can we play our home games in Toronto and let US teams visit?"
Canadian government: "LOL. No."

 

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Raphael Meade

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• Jul 24, 2020

• #20

Badger said:

I just hope the Blue Jays can find a home!

I'm pretty sure the conversation went along the lines of:
Blue Jays: "Can we play our home games in Toronto and let US teams visit?"
Canadian government: "LOL. No."

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Crazy it's still not confirmed! I saw Pittsburgh as being a done deal but since then it's denied it looks like many options still on the table.

Can definitely see them just traveling to each city and being the 'home' team for home games but in the other stadium. Where would they even base themselves if that is the case though?