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morning.
Binghamton Rumble Ponies - @RumblePoniesBB
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies Front Office wants to say thank
you to all of the Medical Professionals on the Front Lines fighting the
COVID-19 Outbreak. We appreciate all that you are doing to ensure our families
are safe during these difficult times!
Scott Soshnick - @soshnick
exclusive: Little League is telling regional directors that
the Little League World Series won't be held, source says. If possible, U.S.
teams will play through regional tournaments. LLWS was scheduled for Aug. 20-30
in Williamsport, PA
JJ Cooper - @jjcoop36
So how far is too far in changing baseball (temporarily) to
deal with COVID-19. Would banning holding runners (using little league rules)
change the game too much for you? What about robo home plate ump so no ump sets
up behind the catcher? 7-inning doubleheaders?
Bryce Hutchinson - @ItsBrycehutch
When I was a sophomore in HS Veen who was in middle school
would ride his bike from his middle school which was not close at all just to
watch us practice or travel with us to watch us play. He’s a true grinder and
his hard work, dedication, and love for the game shows.
2020 High School Player Rankings have
been updated and major expansions to state rankings for all 50 states plus
Canada and Puerto Rico! Zac Veen jumps to #1
after showing plenty of swings like this
Jared Diamond - @jareddiamond
The average Minor League Baseball team has about 21
employees, who are compensated $62,000 a year -- including benefits.
This data, never before public, proves a point: MiLB is small
business. And some teams say 2020 might force them to fold entirely.
Either all levels -- including Class A, Double-A and
Triple-A, as well as short-season teams -- begin play by midsummer, in front of
packed stadiums, or there's likely to not be a minor league season at all, at
least according to people around the game.
Kelenic was the sixth overall pick in the 2018 draft,
and there now seems to be an almost unanimous belief that he is the game’s
11th-best prospect. Each of MLB.com, Baseball America and FanGraphs place him
in that position, after all. The power-hitting 20-year-old climbed to the
Double-A level for the first time last season, his debut campaign in the
Seattle organization, and batted .253/.315/.542 with six home runs in 92 plate
appearances. Not necessarily extraordinary numbers on paper, nor was it a huge
sample size, but that line was an impressive 33 percent better than the league
average, according to FanGraphs’ wRC+ metric. Speaking of FanGraphs, their own
Eric Longenhagen wrote just two weeks ago of Kelenic, “He’s much more stick
than glove, but Kelenic looks like an All-Star center fielder who’s rapidly
approaching Seattle.” The upside’s definitely there for Kelenic, like fellow
Mariners outfield prospect Julio Rodriguez, to help the Mariners escape the
mire in the coming years.
Kelenic is still hypothetical. When he wins rookie of the year in 2021, he won't be.
ReplyDeleteAny creative ideas to safely allow baseball in 2020 are worth considering. People need sports as distraction.
NY Times article today on explosion of cases in Queens, where the Mets play. Many poor immigrants highlighted in the articles. What do you do for food if no one is working. What do you do if you have 6 people in a 2 room apartment and someone gets COVID? Progressives like dumb Blasio strenuously shrugged off any concerns as to limiting illegals in NY - he was 1000% fine with NYC being a sanctuary city - ditto Cuomo as a sanctuary state. To be biblical, they've sowed the wind, and are now reaping the whirlwind.
Those like me who pushed back on those policies in my many postings on it, risking being called a racist, are now nonetheless stuck living in a high risk area with this additional virus growth impetus. They better darned well figure out how to deal with the illegal problem they allowed to fester, because it is going to add a lot to the difficulty of reopening this city.
One solution no one is suggesting (yet) is to set up refugee camps for these folks in less populated areas outside NYC metro...spread them out, where food is more accessible - soon enough, the weather will warm enough to make that feasible. Radical - but this challenge is unprecedented. Bill de Blasio, you broke it - get someone to fix it. It is above your pay grade.
Tom
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you tell us how you feel?
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I heard on TV that Dr. Faucci said that we will soon have, by next week testing in people for antibodies and these people can go back to work if they have the antibodies. President Trump is also talking about and Governor Cuomo is talking about doing this in the tri-state area. Once we have thousands of Americans who have the antibodies or had the virus and were cured why can’t MLB considered opening up the ballparks just for these individuals so the virus doesn’t spread again.
ReplyDeleteJust a thought.
Raw
ReplyDeleteCould.
But what is the motivation of owners to open their gates to far less people that would pay their operating expenses?
Opening their gates at all is revenue to them, now and for the future. I can't see them holding back for fear of the turnout being small. Remember, people love baseball and will put enjoyment ahead of their own health when the opportunity arises.
ReplyDeleteAntibody testing, rapid testing? Both need to be 100 times as accessible as now. Or more.
ReplyDeleteThey have testing in Taiwan - just a drop of blood of takes 12 minutes. Hopefully they will start mass producing it here soon.
ReplyDeleteMaybe start in Arizona until enough Americans have been tested to make it worthwhile to open up stadiums around the country.
ReplyDeleteOnce again some idea plus it would make more enjoyable to fans all around the country. They say that our lives may never be the same again then I think all of the sports teams in the country have to think how we move forward.