Coronavirus and the 2020 Season (Season Postponed, pg3)

[heyzeus]

Uh doesn't the World Series routinely tip into November? Jeopardy? Peril? I wasn't aware that the human body suddenly exploded when the calendar flips to the 11th month. Someone should warn the NFL.

[BottenFieldofDreams]

It's kind of a baffling line, the concern about players. Maybe Kendrick is an idiot. Or maybe he thinks we're idiots. But I don't get it.

[go birds]

[haltz]

Uh doesn't the World Series routinely tip into November? Jeopardy? Peril? I wasn't aware that the human body suddenly exploded when the calendar flips to the 11th month. Someone should warn the NFL.

They know there is going to be a second wave this fall and it will hurt the brand to either shut it down during the playoffs or put players at risk.

[mikechamp]

I'm guessing many throughout MLB are keeping a very close eye on this one. Also of note: one of the players who got sick is not just "some player".

Two NPB Players Test Positive For Coronavirus As Exhibition Play Resumes In Japan

Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball resumed exhibition play this week as it prepares for its new June 19 start date, but two players on the Yomiuri Giants have already tested positive for COVID-19, per Jason Coskrey of the Japan Times. Reigning Central League MVP Hayato Sakamoto and catcher Takumi Oshiro both tested positive on the first day that games were set to resume. Wednesday’s scheduled exhibition game between the Giants and the Seibu Lions has been canceled.

Beyond that cancellation, there’s been no announcement as to how the league will handle the pair of positive tests. Both players will surely be isolated, but the league’s overall health and safety guidelines aren’t yet clear. The Kyodo News wrote just yesterday that NPB was still in the process of finalizing those protocols, borrowing heavily from the guidelines utilized in the Korea Baseball Organization and Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League — both of which are now well into their respective regular seasons.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/ ... virus.html

[heyzeus]

Yeah, we're boned.

[Jocephus]

[BottenFieldofDreams]

Uh doesn't the World Series routinely tip into November? Jeopardy? Peril? I wasn't aware that the human body suddenly exploded when the calendar flips to the 11th month. Someone should warn the NFL.

They know there is going to be a second wave this fall and it will hurt the brand to either shut it down during the playoffs or put players at risk.

That makes sense but does 10/15 really differ that much from 11/15? Maybe it does in the typical flu season and they're on point. It seems like a weird line to draw. And I have trouble believing the concern of the owners is really the safety of the players.

I wonder what's worse--no season or one that has to be shut down. I don't have a strong stance on it. Some baseball would be better than no baseball, I guess--but that would be pretty blue-ballsing.

[Leroy]

I wonder when SaintLouisSportsFan will think our season is really over.

[heyzeus]