i'd get used to expanded playoffs if it was the top x teams regardless of league so we don't have any sub-.500 in playoffs nonsense. this is true of every sport
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 19:40 (four years ago) link
at least in the nba shitty 8 seeds generally don't make it to the finals. baseball is a complete crapshoot.
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
yeah i know. but if it's 8 teams/league say, then last season the rangers would have been the 8 seed with 78-84 and that's... just so wack.
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 20:32 (four years ago) link
^^^knows about shitty 8 seeds making it to the finals
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 21:23 (four years ago) link
ITS TRUE
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 21:24 (four years ago) link
Just spoke with @MLB CommissionerAmerica really needs some unifying common experiences right now,not to distract us from our challenges,but to remind us of the things we have in commonBaseball can help fill that void & I am cautiously optimistic we will #playball very soon— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 17, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 21:51 (four years ago) link
The president we might have had *wipes a tear*
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:21 (four years ago) link
According to Jon Heyman, the players and owners have an agreement in principle that will give players pro-rated pay while providing expanded playoffs and a waiver of a potential player grievance for failing to live up to the March 26 agreement. Heyman was also the first to report that Rob Manfred and Tony Clark had an in-person meeting yesterday, as Manfred flew to Arizona in an attempt to restart talks.
As Heyman was reporting the deal, multiple reporters confirmed that MLB had made an offer, but indicated a deal had not yet been made.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/mlb-owners-make-new-offer-for-60-games-but-no-deal-yet/
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:36 (four years ago) link
a waiver of a potential player grievance for failing to live up to the March 26 agreement
So now the owners can keep trying to run out the clock on the number of regular season games? hmmm
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:39 (four years ago) link
A driving force in this resumption of the baseball talks:I've been hearing it wasn't so much that a group of owners didn't want to play. They just didn't want to play and face a $1 billion grievance.You know what would make that grievance go away? Making a deal.— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) June 17, 2020
everyone saying they'll settle around 65-66 games, which is still a complete joke of a season
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 23:09 (four years ago) link
I’ll take it.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 23:11 (four years ago) link
So will I. It was weird seeing Fauci being comfortable with people in stadiums this summer, as long as they were at 1/2 or 1/3 capacity. Dude must be really jonesing for some baseball too
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 23:44 (four years ago) link
MLB offer includes universal DH for not just 2020, but 2021 too. It also includes on top of 100 pct prorated salary for 60 games, a $25M postseason pool.— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) June 17, 2020
NL fans aren't even gonna have a chance to say goodbye to pitchers hitting, it's already dead
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 18 June 2020 00:21 (four years ago) link
while i think pitchers hitting is extremely stupid it's basically the last of the leagues being distinct in the only sport where the leagues are still distinct and i will hate to see it go
arbitrary leagues, 16 team postseasons.... we're NBA now
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 18 June 2020 00:23 (four years ago) link
*last remnant of
https://twitter.com/trevorplouffe/status/127341783497918873
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 18 June 2020 01:00 (four years ago) link
oops
One thing that “the purists” are gonna hate: The owners have proposed being able to sell commercial advertisements on uniforms for 2020 and 2021. Again, it’s in the proposal, which as many have reported is not a done deal.— Trevor Plouffe (@trevorplouffe) June 18, 2020
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 18 June 2020 01:01 (four years ago) link
Gross
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 18 June 2020 02:42 (four years ago) link
sucks cuz the Brewers consistently have decent hitting pitchers
― frogbs, Thursday, 18 June 2020 02:44 (four years ago) link
Wow, Fauci is a huge baseball fan! Could this guy be any cooler? Shame about the Yankees though.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/sports/baseball/coronavirus-fauci-baseball-running.html
― Virginia Plain, Thursday, 18 June 2020 05:21 (four years ago) link
Teams don't have to use the DH, the option to let the pitcher hit has always been there!
I personally don't like the idea of advertising on uniforms, but I can bite my tongue and accept it. It's the norm in other sports and baseball has far more important problems to deal with.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 18 June 2020 06:54 (four years ago) link
I hate it so much
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 18 June 2020 12:58 (four years ago) link
other sports?
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 June 2020 13:34 (four years ago) link
ESPN is now paying Mark Teixeira for "analysis," and he's very amped for a fluke world champion.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 June 2020 13:36 (four years ago) link
The advertising's been creeping in for as long as I can remember. It seems to come in waves. Here's the Green Monster in the 1940s:
https://coololdphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/05/2560947551_4f0c88c5a2_o-945x1024.jpg
In the 70s:http://collectiblestadiumseats.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/oldmonster.jpg
And recently:https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7136/7617019132_3590bc2640_b.jpg
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 18 June 2020 13:55 (four years ago) link
once it starts on the uniforms it's never coming off :(
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 18 June 2020 14:08 (four years ago) link
yeah unis are sacred compared to signage
at least it'll sully Stankee pinstripes
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 June 2020 14:12 (four years ago) link
do you have a shortcut key for these
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 18 June 2020 14:25 (four years ago) link
boo to ads on uniforms
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 June 2020 15:14 (four years ago) link
guys, the industry isn't very profitable -- they need the ads
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 June 2020 15:50 (four years ago) link
I keep forgetting
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 18 June 2020 15:55 (four years ago) link
maybe the players could do a gofundme for the owners so they can meet ends meet?
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 18 June 2020 15:59 (four years ago) link
I don’t mind the logos on basketball uniform, but I hate their existence because I know they’re just leading the way towards full on fucking McDonalds costumes or something
― brimstead, Thursday, 18 June 2020 18:28 (four years ago) link
BREAKING: Coronavirus outbreak at Phillies camp -- 8 positive tests. Story herehttps://t.co/YhBRXdgksX— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) June 19, 2020
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:02 (four years ago) link
welp
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
yeah that'll do it
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:30 (four years ago) link
what a bunch of delusional babies in this country, trying to wish this virus into oblivion
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link
who could think this would not happen?
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2020 16:53 (four years ago) link
There goes the season?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 19 June 2020 18:01 (four years ago) link
i was told that coronavirus is not a big deal
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Friday, 19 June 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link
at least we have this
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29334063/twins-remove-statue-ex-owner-calvin-griffith-comments
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2020 18:24 (four years ago) link
expecting season to be cancellednot sure if I will be too
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, March 11, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 June 2020 18:29 (four years ago) link
actually, next week
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/mlbpa-to-vote-on-mlbs-60-game-proposal-this-weekend.html
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 21 June 2020 00:36 (four years ago) link
In letter to Tony Clark today, Rob Manfred said, “I really believe we are fighting over an impossibility on games.” Says given need to relocated teams from Florida, earliest players could report is June 29, leaving 66 days to play 60 games.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 21, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:50 (four years ago) link
Players previously had signed off on Manfred having right to terminate 2020 season at any point after consulting with medical experts and union. But they later raised concerns that if season was shortened they would be giving away 2021 postseason and getting too little in return. https://t.co/pu8Wb1kXRx— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 21, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link
Players cut union meeting short after Clark received letter from Manfred, sources tell me and @JaysonSt. Unclear whether things will progress from here.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 21, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:53 (four years ago) link
officially burnt out on this stupid story just cancel the season
Confirming Jim’s report. Also: MLB unwilling to provide additional funds for players in either 2020 or 21 playoff pool. MLB proposal was to forgive $33M of $170M advance, only for players on split contracts. Both sides also can agree to eliminate DH/expanded playoffs for ‘21 now. https://t.co/G6KvKRBRiZ— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 22, 2020
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Monday, 22 June 2020 19:28 (four years ago) link
Wish they'd just pull the plug on this--it's embarrassing.
― clemenza, Monday, 22 June 2020 19:39 (four years ago) link
they should just go ahead and do the 2021/2 labor dispute, do a strike now and get it out of the way
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
Or a one-game, sudden-death elimination tournament, all 30 teams, sign-stealing and PEDs allowed, to declare the best Coronavirus Team 2020 on the planet.
― clemenza, Monday, 22 June 2020 20:16 (four years ago) link