League & Union Reportedly "Closing In" On Deal For 2020 Season

[Angels in 2030]

Whatever baseball...you do you and walk me up when we have opening day.  In the meantime, i'm more concerned with how/where I'm going to watch Tenet.

[Stradling]

17 minutes ago, ScottT said:

The players would get $1.5 billion in this deal.

The players would've gotten $1.5 billion in the last deal.  Playing 12 more games.

Except they were only guaranteed $1.25 billion in the last deal.  

[Angels 1961]

3 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

Wow

Playoffs, playoffs playoffs u kidding me we're just trying to play some games here.

[Angels 1961]

NO DEAL 

[kevinb]

3 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

Wow

This would be huge. Let's lessen the regular season and increase the playoff teams. That would be a big win for baseball.

[ScottT]

Sub .500 teams in the postseason is incredibly lame.

But better than nothing 

[Pancake Bear]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

Except they were only guaranteed $1.25 billion in the last deal.  

Yeah. Under the former deal, the extra was contingent on playoffs being played. Also, it's doubtful that will be the final total in any case. Up till now, though, the owners had been screwing around with potential money that was dependent on certain things - primarily playoff games. It was inconsistent with the CBA, though. Fortunately they've got their heads out of their asses and a deal looks like it might happen this weekend.

[gotbeer]

Just an FYI.

• Dr. Anthony Fauci says MLB shouldn't play too deep into fall

NHL is already saying they won't start 2020-2021 season till January.  

You are already in June.  Figure you won't start till July, might even be mid July because you need a training camp.  25 games a monthish.  12 in July, 25 in August, 25 in September.  October for playoffs.  

[Don]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

"Alex, I'll take "Things I don't understand about a worldwide pandemic and how extending a full season into the rains & snows of winter will be a major problem in the north, midwest, and east' for a thousand."

They're gonna need a bigger blue tile.

[yk9001]

3 hours ago, Adam said:

@yk9001 odds on a covid-19 patch? BLM?

Are you kidding me? There's going to be so many patches, the players are going to be dragged down. COVID 19, Black Lives Matter, Confederate Statues Matter, OC Moms Against Masks.

[m0nkey]

“Tell us when and where!”
 

 

[AngelsFaninGA]

1 game season. First team to score wins the WS

[Justin]

11 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

1 game season. First team to score wins the WS

They could at least make a weekend out of it. Two games each Friday and Saturday with the championship game Sunday morning. Followed by a team meal at Shakey's or Acapulco.

[gotbeer]

And my guess will be it's going to be a 48 game season.  6 game (3 games each) home and  6 game away against each team in your division.  Play 3 games, travel/test day, rinse and repeat. (64 days)  Top two teams make the playoffs.  At most you could probably do a 4+4 home and away against each team in your division.  (80 days)  That would be 64 games, but it would be pushing winter baseball and possible cancellation.  It just seems like it's the only balanced way to do an abbreviated season. You start playing out of your division, and you get the unbalanced nature of playing against stronger/weaker foes, which other teams in your division might not face.  And I also wouldn't be surprised if they have the playoffs in Florida or Arizona.  

[gotbeer]

20 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

1 game season. First team to score wins the WS

Batting first.  Mike Trout.  Season over.

[Blarg]

6 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Also from the union..

PR move, but whatever...  hope it helps guys.

If you figure each ball club has about 270 players in their minor leagues, with 30 teams, that million dollars comes to about $123 per player. 

[eligrba]

It boggles my mind how MLB can take an opportunity to heal the country and turn it into a pissing match.  It's as if both groups are arguing over an inheritance.

[Claude]

Just start the playoffs now. 

[Lou]

15 minutes ago, eligrba said:

It boggles my mind how MLB can take an opportunity to heal the country and turn it into a pissing match.  

It does?

[Lou]

7 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Also from the union..

PR move, but whatever...  hope it helps guys.

MLB payrolls were more than $4 billion last year.

Not impressed. 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, m0nkey said:

“Tell us when and where!”
 

 

Spot on @m0nkey. I was just going here to post this.

If the players now push back on the amount of games, F all them.

But really, if the season isn't going to start until mid July how you going to play that many more games than 60? I mean 70 at most because you gotta have some offdays here and there. 

C'mon assholes! 

[eligrba]

22 minutes ago, Lou said:

It does?

Yes. I guess I expected too much. 

[aznhockeyguy]

14 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Fraudci needs to STFU. He needs a muzzle,.not a face mask..

Wow man, we all want baseball back but it's still a game.  Fauci is concerned about saving lives and keeping people safe and from COVID-19 from spreading more. 

[HaloBronco]

Who gives a crap what Fauchi says, if it were up to him we'd all be inside our houses the rest of our lives (That way we can be safe). 

Like a bunch of chickens waiting for the AX to fall. 

F that get out there, enough of this.

What the hell happened to this country 

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

If you figure each ball club has about 270 players in their minor leagues, with 30 teams, that million dollars comes to about $123 per player. 

Like I said...  PR move....