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2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:37 pm
by A_B
Screw it. Let's go with a new thread. I put this in the all sports thread, but I imagine now there will be an emergency all hands meeting of the Task Force called about 6 o clock Thursday.




Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:33 pm
by sancarlos
Our sitting president is juuuust petty enough to force Fauci to reverse on his acceptance of the invitation.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:25 pm
by Steve of phpBB
Fauci can do anything he wants during his free time.

I don't know if Trump legally can fire him for something like that or not. A lot of federal workers have civil service protections, but at some point when an employee gets high enough in the pecking order the President has more leeway to fire or demote.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:32 pm
by Rex


Wow, will make it much easier for Fenway employees to assault opposing relief pitchers. Why didn’t they think of this sooner?

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:35 am
by Giff
Thread title portends the season being scrapped by 8/2.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:40 am
by Ryan
Rex wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:32 pm

Wow, will make it much easier for Fenway employees to assault opposing relief pitchers. Why didn’t they think of this sooner?
"So much for coming back to help out"- Rich Garces

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:12 am
by A_B
ESPN's experts have picked the Reds to win the NL Central. What a time to be alive.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:12 pm
by Ryan
Bored already

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:24 pm
by mister d

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:41 pm
by A_B
Opening day is a weird time to announce expanded playoffs.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:45 pm
by Rex
I love an opening day where I don’t feel bad about how cold everyone looks

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:48 pm
by brian
I'm sold. All MLB games should be played with no fans.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:53 pm
by Rex
I think having all of this lightning behind the commissioner is a bad visual

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:20 pm
by mister d
It felt like he immediately knew that too.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:28 pm
by Rex
Lightning crashes, an old pastime dies


Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:46 pm
by degenerasian

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:00 pm
by DSafetyGuy
You would think the players who had to sit in the stands for social distancing would not have to wait for the scoreboard to tell them to get indoors during a thunderstorm, but 2020.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:16 pm
by Giff
Wrong thread. Fuck the Yankees.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:18 pm
by mister d

This is the type of person/player you never let go.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:26 am
by sancarlos
Juan Soto got a big hit.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:29 pm
by degenerasian
Well I guess in Covid Era, you can have anyone sing the anthem. Tampa is playing Marvin Gaye!

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:10 pm
by Johnnie

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:55 pm
by degenerasian
Baseball during a pandemic


Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:28 pm
by tennbengal

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:49 pm
by Sabo
Shane Bieber with 14 Ks in six innings. He’s pretty good.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:59 pm
by tennbengal
Turns out I missed sports afterall.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:05 am
by rass
I like that some sites are still including the attendance in their box scores.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:12 am
by DSafetyGuy
I watched a significant portion of the Tigers-Reds game and the absence of fans in the stands didn't bother me at all.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:40 am
by Ryan
Favorite parts:

3. Groundskeeping crew getting an entire section to hang out in
2. When batters stepped out of the box on a 2-strike count and the sound guy immediately cut the crowd noise
1. Not cringing on every rocket foul ball

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:07 am
by sancarlos
Based on their 2-game run differential of -15, I think the Giants may not be a great team this season.

ETA: The other Giants’ fans in my social media feeds were asking if the Dodgers kept it real by waiting until the third inning to put up the cardboard fan cutouts, and then by taking them down in the seventh.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:21 pm
by DSafetyGuy
sancarlos wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:07 am Based on their 2-game run differential of -15, I think the Giants may not be a great team this season.

ETA: The other Giants’ fans in my social media feeds were asking if the Dodgers kept it real by waiting until the third inning to put up the cardboard fan cutouts, and then by taking them down in the seventh.
The cutouts are doing the same thing as many LA fans - being there just to be seen.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:23 pm
by mister d
Ryan wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:40 am Favorite parts:

3. Groundskeeping crew getting an entire section to hang out in
2. When batters stepped out of the box on a 2-strike count and the sound guy immediately cut the crowd noise
1. Not cringing on every rocket foul ball
Whoa 1 + 3 reveals some dark wishes.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:57 pm
by degenerasian

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:25 pm
by A_B
Votto still bangs.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:15 pm
by Ryan
mister d wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:23 pm
Ryan wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:40 am Favorite parts:

3. Groundskeeping crew getting an entire section to hang out in
2. When batters stepped out of the box on a 2-strike count and the sound guy immediately cut the crowd noise
1. Not cringing on every rocket foul ball
Whoa 1 + 3 reveals some dark wishes.
Tarps swallowed my parents

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:09 pm
by L-Jam3
Ryan wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:15 pm
mister d wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:23 pm
Ryan wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:40 am Favorite parts:

3. Groundskeeping crew getting an entire section to hang out in
2. When batters stepped out of the box on a 2-strike count and the sound guy immediately cut the crowd noise
1. Not cringing on every rocket foul ball
Whoa 1 + 3 reveals some dark wishes.
Tarps swallowed my parents
Your dad is Vince Coleman?

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:16 pm
by mister d
A dude from my hometown was on that Cardinals team and I’m pretty sure the Coleman tarp incident is the first baseball related event I vividly remember.

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:23 pm
by HaulCitgo
A_B wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:37 pm Screw it. Let's go with a new thread. I put this in the all sports thread, but I imagine now there will be an emergency all hands meeting of the Task Force called about 6 o clock Thursday.



Why can't people throw a baseball? Guess I've thrown a lot over the years but damn that's fugly

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:27 pm
by GoodKarma
A_B wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:25 pmVotto still bangs.
Too bad the bullpen still does what it does...

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:46 pm
by A_B
GoodKarma wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:27 pm
A_B wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:25 pmVotto still bangs.
Too bad the bullpen still does what it does...
Yup. Said same to the old lady.