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podsox
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. they really do want to kill the sports for short term financial gains
exactly. expanded playoffs makes the regular season basically a preseason. just be a few gms over 500 and you are likely in. then you get an 96 win team playing a 83 win team in a 3 gm series. so stupidI wouldn't be opposed to 154, but fuck off with the expanded playoff
I wouldn't be opposed to 154, but fuck off with the expanded playoff
They can do it, though. We’ve seen fans in stands for 4-5 months. Hell, New York decided it was OK to have fans in the stands as soon as the games got really important(Bills). There is NO reason why they can’t have 25-30% capacity in every stadium with the hopes of expanding that as you get into Summer.Owners have little interest in baseball being played with no fans in the stands. I don’t blame them for trying to push it back in hopes they can get some fans back
They can do it, though. We’ve seen fans in stands for 4-5 months. Hell, New York decided it was OK to have fans in the stands as soon as the games got really important(Bills). There is NO reason why they can’t have 25-30% capacity in every stadium with the hopes of expanding that as you get into Summer.
The bigger issue here is that owners are preparing to lock out the players soon, anyway. These 2 groups hate each other. The owners have no interest in seeing much baseball played at all.
Agreed. There is no way they want to pay the players for 162 games when there are no fans. But baseball is an outdoor sport(and a Summer sport) and they have no excuse to not have people in the stands. That shouldn’t even be a consideration. I guess it could be an issue here in CA because they fuck everything up, as is, but the rest of the Country should be able to have 10k fans and grow from thereI’m sure if they can get fans in the stands, they will want the 162
but something has to give, players want full pay for a full 162 with or without fans, and owners just don’t see any benefit to doing that. And I know these are all filthy rich owners and all that, but they aren’t going to keep taking beatings like they did last season
Are the NBA and NHL currently playing with zero fans???
Honestly looking from non covid times I bet the owners wouldn't even agree on this.I’m sure if they can get fans in the stands, they will want the 162
but something has to give, players want full pay for a full 162 with or without fans, and owners just don’t see any benefit to doing that. And I know these are all filthy rich owners and all that, but they aren’t going to keep taking beatings like they did last season
Agreed. There is no way they want to pay the players for 162 games when there are no fans. But baseball is an outdoor sport(and a Summer sport) and they have no excuse to not have people in the stands. That shouldn’t even be a consideration. I guess it could be an issue here in CA because they fuck everything up, as is, but the rest of the Country should be able to have 10k fans and grow from there
Honestly looking from non covid times I bet the owners wouldn't even agree on this.
Teams like the Yankees/Red Sox who have hope at the playoffs would be fine with the 154 games/extended playoffs.
But a team like the Pirates need that 162 games with the hope they get 5000 fans in mid September to help cover payroll.
NOTE: The bold is sarcasm. Nutting has been robbing the league/Pirates fan's blind for years.