Will MLB season be postponed?

[Mark68]

It will. I really cannot see how it won't, with the NBA suspending the rest of their season, and the NHL making an announcement at some point today. 

[krAbs]

MLS just got suspended this morning, joining the NBA. Over in Europe, La Liga and Serie A are also suspended (and Bundesliga will likely follow soon, as there has been at least one confirmed case in a lower league of German soccer; the NHL over here in the US likely will follow soon as well).. Its starting to look like baseball would stick out like a sore thumb if they DIDN'T suspend the season. Adding to that, we are having governments (including California's) starting to crack down on large gatherings, which means at BEST we are are going to have a lot of games in empty stadiums.

IMO at this point the question is when will they announce it, and will they shut down spring training immediately as well (you gotta think the answer there is "yes").

[Tank]

35 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Bixby knolls will be virus free in a couple months by Sunday.

 

[bloodbrother]

Well with all the other sports leagues suspending their seasons, it looks pretty damn certain that MLB will soon follow. Wouldn't be surprised if it's announced sometime today tbh.

[kevinb]

If the season gets delayed a month or two will they have a couple weeks of “spring training” or just start the season? Will they play a shortened season or a full season?

[m0nkey]

Heading that direction

 

[kevinb]

Bye bye sports for the foreseeable future. 

[St1ck]

7 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

Bye bye sports for the foreseeable future. 

This will get you through the weekend.

https://pga.com/events/leaderboards/pga-tour

[Claude]

16 minutes ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

Out any sport MLB makes the most sense to cancel the whole season. The average fan age is an amazing 60 years old. You would have thousands of people dying each week after attending a game. 

This will also give MLB more time to clean up their act. I doubt that the whole season will be cancelled but certainly April. 

[ukyah]

2 hours ago, eligrba said:

The warm temperatures can slow the transmission but it doesn't necessarily kill the virus.  The virus happily resides in an environment that averages 98 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

if you're referring to the human body. it doesn't actually correlate in that way. it's not the ambient temperature that kills viruses, excluding extreme temperatures, but rather it's direct sunlight and predominantly UV light.

[ukyah]

1 hour ago, RendZone said:

Well it’s better to be safe than sorry. If I wanted to die because of my love for baseball, I’d just go to a Dodger game. 

[Tank]

27 minutes ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

Out any sport MLB makes the most sense to cancel the whole season. The average fan age is an amazing 60 years old. You would have thousands of people dying each week after attending a game. 

what if they have this virus under control by the end of may? what then?

[Tank]

Just now, Vladdylonglegs said:

That would change things. Not optimistic about that tho. 

and that's exactly why i wouldn't cancel the entire season right now. start with april and then keep re-evaluating as you go.

right now there's a lot going on. this could be the high point of this virus. or it could peak a month or two from now. go slowly but wisely.

[fan_since79]

37 minutes ago, st1ckboy said:

This will get you through the weekend.

https://pga.com/events/leaderboards/pga-tour

PGA Tour just announced no spectators will be admitted to any events indefinitely. It's really going to be quiet out there.

[bloodbrother]

 

[krAbs]

Red Sox playing 15th dimensional connect 4: trade Mookie to the Dodgers and let them eat the rest of his contract while no one plays baseball.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

PGA Tour just announced no spectators will be admitted to any events indefinitely. It's really going to be quiet out there.

Reed can now up his cheating game.

[St1ck]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

PGA Tour just announced no spectators will be admitted to any events indefinitely. It's really going to be quiet out there/

But who will yell out "baba booey," and "get in the hole" after every swing?

[St1ck]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Reed can now up his cheating game.

It's not cheating, if no one is there to see you do it. 

[kevinb]

1 hour ago, krAbs said:

MLS just got suspended this morning, joining the NBA. Over in Europe, La Liga and Serie A are also suspended (and Bundesliga will likely follow soon, as there has been at least one confirmed case in a lower league of German soccer; the NHL over here in the US likely will follow soon as well).. Its starting to look like baseball would stick out like a sore thumb if they DIDN'T suspend the season. Adding to that, we are having governments (including California's) starting to crack down on large gatherings, which means at BEST we are are going to have a lot of games in empty stadiums.

IMO at this point the question is when will they announce it, and will they shut down spring training immediately as well (you gotta think the answer there is "yes").

NHL hasn’t yet but expected to announce tonight they will. Shits getting weird. 

[bloodbrother]

Finally the Astros players are suspended!

[tomsred]

4 minutes ago, Tank said:

and that's exactly why i wouldn't cancel the entire season right now. start with april and then keep re-evaluating as you go.

right now there's a lot going on. this could be the high point of this virus. or it could peak a month or two from now. go slowly but wisely.

It's not the high point right now because not nearly enough people in the US have been tested to get a true indication of the spread.  As the test kits start to roll out the trend is starting to spike badly.  In this country the number of tests as a percentage of the total population is one of the lowest in the world.  The countries that have tested a much higher percentage have many more cases.  Because you can feel perfectly fine doesn't mean you don't have Covid-19, and that is dangerous because you can still infect people who are more vunerable.

[Blarg]

4 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

Finally the Astros players are suspended!

The assholes took the entire league down with them!

[kevinb]

1 minute ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

NHL announced it this morning

Oh dang I missed it. 

[m0nkey]

It’s just “suspended”, like the NBA.