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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...
All the bad memories came flooding back.
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tennbengal wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:29 pm
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...
All the bad memories came flooding back.
Fucking bullpen man.
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The extra innings rule is awful..

And if you told me in February that the Pirates would only be 2 games out of first in late July, I would call you crazy.
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O’s tied for first!

Also...

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The best part of no fans is not hearing half the stadium act as if a routine fly out is a HR shot.

Apparently it makes it easier for the Astros to hear the trash cans if the first two games are any indication!
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A_B wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:25 am
tennbengal wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:29 pm
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...
All the bad memories came flooding back.
Fucking bullpen man.
Ffs.
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The Tigers are too good.
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And the marlins have eight positive tests and cancel home opener
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Feeling pretty distracted and patriotic by baseball you guys, it's working
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A_B wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:23 am And the marlins have eight positive tests and cancel home opener
Shit. Just got through The Athletic article about the four positive tests over the weekend and why they played anyway on Sunday.
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rass wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:31 am
A_B wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:23 am And the marlins have eight positive tests and cancel home opener
Shit. Just got through The Athletic article about the four positive tests over the weekend and why they played anyway on Sunday.
This is fucked up (from that article):
Marlins manager Don Mattingly said his team “never really considered not playing” on Sunday. The club’s most respected veteran, shortstop Miguel Rojas, told the media afterward that all 30 players discussed the situation Sunday morning, but said not playing was “never our mentality.”
They should cancel the Marlins season now, put the Phillies on hold, and...

Just kidding. MLB should cancel the season because it is clear the teams are not dealing with the pandemic as they should and the NFL and college sports should realize it has no chance of working without a bubble and postpone their seasons immediately. They should even go so far as to say, "we can come back safely sooner if you wear a mask, follow social distancing headlines, etc."
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6. Name anyone who played between 1 and 4 games for the Marlins and is NOT named Mike Piazza (23)
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Is it impertinent to point out that it was always going to be one of the two Florida teams that led to this attempt to play the season turning into a shitshow?
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Cool to see MLB is following the Trump admin's lead of abdicating all leadership responsibility and pushing the onus down to the lowest level of authority.
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It seems "players' meeting" may be overstating it.

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Giff wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:35 am Thread title portends the season being scrapped by 8/2.
Heh.
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Giff wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:24 pm
Giff wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:35 am Thread title portends the season being scrapped by 8/2.
Heh.
Leave it to the Astros fan to know what's coming.
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Johnnie wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:02 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:24 pm
Giff wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:35 am Thread title portends the season being scrapped by 8/2.
Heh.
Leave it to the Astros fan to know what's coming.
That was pretty good.
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tennbengal wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm
As a wag on Twitter noted, the dad pulled a Costanza. And, he is basically Rob Manfred.
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So with the Yankees and Phillies postponed again tonight, does that mean (1) MLB is now being overcautious until Philadelphia is proven negative or (2) the Phillies have some positive tests incoming from their series with Florida and the season is barely hanging on?
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I think the former, but under Manfred, can't rule out the latter.
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Were the Marlins coughing into each other's mouths?

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They started the season, so it seems the first choice is never an actual option.
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This is the first time I've read anything definitive about the testing lag. I have no idea how you play sports in this.
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Who could have possibly seen this coming?
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I just wonder what Manfred's tipping point is. Someone hospitalized? Or are owners hoping for players to walkout for some strategic reason?
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Saw a tweet about a line drive hitting a cardboard cutout and it being counted as a COVID death.
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A_B wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:29 am Saw a tweet about a line drive hitting a cardboard cutout and it being counted as a COVID death.
While I don't agree with any of these stupid morons tweeting that "they're listing car accident deaths as COVID deaths to get more funding hurhurhur", that's pretty fucking funny.
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Looks like Washington is about to refuse a trip to Florida for the upcoming weekend. Should be veeeeeeery interesting to see if Manfred imposes a 14 day quarantine on the Marlins to save face here.
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If baseball only played once a week, they could probably get away with testing lags and two-week quarantines. But how the hell can they do this with teams playing every day? If you quarantine the Marlins for 14 days, what happens to the rest of the league?
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:50 pm If baseball only played once a week, they could probably get away with testing lags and two-week quarantines. But how the hell can they do this with teams playing every day? If you quarantine the Marlins for 14 days, what happens to the rest of the league?
Same question. You can't keep rescheduling multiple teams on different 14 day cycles. The season will last 2 years.
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I also don't like the thought of the Marlins falling behind in math
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Its super fucked up that Miguel Rojas is being set up to take the hit for the Marlins playing on Sunday.
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