MLB vote going on right now

[johnnyvegas13]

And the dominoes are now likely set to tumble:
1. Implementation of a short season by MLB
2. Some players choosing not to play.
3. PA grievance
4. Upcoming free agents get destroyed in market
5. All major labor issues merely deferred to next spring.Mutually assured destruction.

Buster Olney

mill tell u how dominos will fall

mlb goes

nhl goes

nba goes

see u in the fall for football

[DrunkHorseplayer]

The owners should simply wait the players out this year, next year and thereafter; sooner or later, the players will miss those seven figures and will realize it beats selling cars or sweeping floors.

[Mr KLC]

It’s absolute death for this industry to keep acting as it has been. Both sides. We’re driving the bus straight off a cliff. How is this good for anyone involved? Covid 19 already presented a lose lose lose situation and we’ve somehow found a way to make it worse. Incredible.

More from Bauer.

I never thought I would say this, but Trevor Bauer makes a lot of sense.

[Mr KLC]

[lonegambler23]

The owners should simply wait the players out this year, next year and thereafter; sooner or later, the players will miss those seven figures and will realize it beats selling cars or sweeping floors.

@sammyincharge

[Bcatswin]

So they are playing now.

[jjgold]

Lol

This is funny

[Bcatswin]

Lol

This is funny

Actually your right it is a good laugh

[Mr KLC]

Capping whirlwind day, MLB urges players to report by July 1. No matter how poorly Rob Manfred has performed, no matter how much blame fans and media have laid on owners for this interminable stalemate, it’s on players to move the boulder forward now.

- Steve Greenberg

[jjgold]

All the other non-American sports are fine and horse racing is fine this is embarrassing

[MinnesotaFats]

They'll file a grievance or claim health & safety issues.

Actually shocked owners proceeding w 48 games given they will lose money....maybe it's a bluff?

[stake1]

mill tell u how dominos will fall

mlb goes

nhl goes

nba goes

see u in the fall for football

Maybe the minor league top prospects will be "scabs"? Otherwise? No baseball. Union will say unsafe work environment

[jjgold]

It’s sad the
Whole
Thing

[EasyCover]

Baseball is in serious trouble long term, it might fold and I hope so.

When have you seen a monopoly fold ?

[16johnnymac]

I have been following your thread and i agree they should hold off till next season on all sports my mom lives in pgh very conservative and lots of older people and she said the numbers of covid are on the rise again and i am in denver people walking around like nothing has happened no masks no social distancing etc. I think the smart thing to do wait till there a vaccine or the number drop to a low number closer to zero before they resume any of the seasons!! Sorry for the babble thought i would let u know enjoying the chat!!

[Bcatswin]

I have been following your thread and i agree they should hold off till next season on all sports my mom lives in pgh very conservative and lots of older people and she said the numbers of covid are on the rise again and i am in denver people walking around like nothing has happened no masks no social distancing etc. I think the smart thing to do wait till there a vaccine or the number drop to a low number closer to zero before they resume any of the seasons!! Sorry for the babble thought i would let u know enjoying the chat!!

[SteveKerrsJunk]

[Bcatswin]

[Mr KLC]

[Hman]

All of the players across sports who don't want to play need to STFU.

Stop whining and stay home if you're not up to it.
Nobody is twisting your arm.

Others will play and make their money.

[stake1]

This will be an opportunity for the minor league players to step up. Let all the "primadonna players" stay at home. Then see what happens this winter to all the free agents

[Dogball]

MLB had a chance to make the game better. It had a chance to unite the country. It had a chance to gain the attention of sports fans around the world.

Instead, the players and owners got into a petty pissing match and did potential irreparable harm to a great sport.

Exactly this

[clockwise1965]

Baseball looks really bad.

[Bcatswin]

All of the players across sports who don't want to play need to STFU.

Stop whining and stay home if you're not up to it.
Nobody is twisting your arm.

Others will play and make their money.

[Chi_archie]

they still play though, right?

This way mlb players reserve the right to keep their grievences open and possibly get more $ down the road.

play ball!!!!!

[clockwise1965]

Its on.

[trobin31]

I just got hard

[EmpireMaker]

Major League Baseball finally has a plan in place for the 2020 season. On Tuesday, the players union first agreed to a July 1 report date for Spring Training 2.0 as MLB seeks to begin a coronavirus-shortened 2020 season, according to various reports.

ESPN’s Jeff Passan also reports the sides have reached an agreement on health and safety protocols for the 60-game season imposed by commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday. MLB had given the players union 24 hours to OK the so-called “operating manual” for 2020, which includes details on how the league plans to combat coronavirus spread. The sides went beyond the deadline, but finally came to agreement after months of stalemates.



Agreeing to the health and safety protocols proved tougher than a report date since the world at large is still trying to figure that out and things are changing on a daily basis. However, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported there were no major hold ups, which allowed an agreement to be reached Tuesday night.

The commissioner-imposed season comes after the players union and owners couldn’t find common ground in a long back-and-forth of negotiations. The players ultimately rejected the final offer from owners, knowing that Manfred would institute a season of his liking.
While money was the sticking point in negotiations, recent events have proven that baseball has more to worry about in its return. Last week, MLB closed all 30 spring training sites as reports of positive coronavirus tests among players and staff members totaled 40 people league-wide in a week.
The Athletic’s Jayson Stark also reported a string of roster-related rules and important dates for fans to keep in mind.

[stevenash]

1) Manfred must go.
His ideas are beyond ludicrous.
They make no sense.'

2) In a 60 game season teams that have a strong front three rotation starters will dominate.
Pay attention to teams with ace starters that eat up innings.
Nats for instance, you can work Max, Stras, Corbin every fifth day in a sprint like 60 game season.
You can work your horses in a short season, you can't send out your studs every fifth day in a full 162 game schedule.

Long story short if you got starting pitching your'e in the hunt, if you don't you won't compete.
Pitching wins, always has, always will.

Here's a list of last season innings eaters.
I moved some of the key free agents to their 2020 teams.
The Phils may challenge the Nats now with a dependable Wheeler in the three spot of the rotation.
Teams like my Royals will get buried because their staff ace (Keller or Junis) will get shelled.

Name	Team	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	ERA	WAR
Marcus Stroman	- - -	32	184.1	7.76	2.83	3.22	3.9
Homer Bailey	- - -	31	163.1	8.21	2.92	4.57	2.9
Tanner Roark	- - -	31	165.1	8.6	2.78	4.35	1.9
Mike Leake	- - -	32	197	5.8	1.23	4.29	1
Zack Greinke	Astros	33	208.2	8.07	1.29	2.93	5.4
Justin Verlander	Astros	34	223	12.11	1.7	2.58	6.4
Wade Miley	Astros	33	167.1	7.53	3.28	3.98	2
Brett Anderson	Athletics	31	176	4.6	2.51	3.89	2
Mike Fiers	Athletics	33	184.2	6.14	2.58	3.9	1.7
Mike Soroka	Braves	29	174.2	7.32	2.11	2.68	4
Max Fried	Braves	30	165.2	9.4	2.55	4.02	3
Julio Teheran	Braves	33	174.2	8.35	4.28	3.81	1.6
Jack Flaherty	Cardinals	33	196.1	10.59	2.52	2.75	4.7
Miles Mikolas	Cardinals	32	184	7.04	1.57	4.16	2.5
Adam Wainwright	Cardinals	31	171.2	8.02	3.36	4.19	2.2
Dakota Hudson	Cardinals	32	174.2	7.01	4.43	3.35	1
Kyle Hendricks	Cubs	30	177	7.63	1.63	3.46	4.1
Jose Quintana	Cubs	31	171	8	2.42	4.68	3.5
Jon Lester	Cubs	31	171.2	8.65	2.73	4.46	2.8
Yu Darvish	Cubs	31	178.2	11.54	2.82	3.98	2.6
Robbie Ray	Diamondbacks	33	174.1	12.13	4.34	4.34	2.4
Merrill Kelly	Diamondbacks	32	183.1	7.76	2.8	4.42	2
Madison Bumgarner	Diamondbacks	34	207.2	8.8	1.86	3.9	3.2
Walker Buehler	Dodgers	30	182.1	10.61	1.83	3.26	5
Hyun-Jin Ryu	Dodgers	29	182.2	8.03	1.18	2.32	4.8
Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers	28	178.1	9.54	2.07	3.03	3.4
Jeff Samardzija	Giants	32	181.1	6.95	2.43	3.52	1.5
Shane Bieber	Indians	33	214.1	10.88	1.68	3.28	5.6
Marco Gonzales	Mariners	34	203	6.52	2.48	3.99	3.7
Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	32	197.1	6.89	3.69	3.88	2.3
Jacob deGrom	Mets	32	204	11.25	1.94	2.43	7
Noah Syndergaard	Mets	32	197.2	9.2	2.28	4.28	4.4
Max Scherzer	Nationals	27	172.1	12.69	1.72	2.92	6.5
Stephen Strasburg	Nationals	33	209	10.81	2.41	3.32	5.7
Patrick Corbin	Nationals	33	202	10.6	3.12	3.25	4.8
Anibal Sanchez	Nationals	30	166	7.27	3.14	3.85	2.5
Joey Lucchesi	Padres	30	163.2	8.69	3.08	4.18	2.1
Zack Wheeler	Phillies	31	195.1	8.98	2.3	3.96	4.7
Aaron Nola	Phillies	34	202.1	10.19	3.56	3.87	3.4
Zach Eflin	Phillies	28	163.1	7.11	2.64	4.13	1.5
Joe Musgrove	Pirates	31	170.1	8.3	2.06	4.44	3.3
Lance Lynn	Rangers	33	208.1	10.63	2.55	3.67	6.8
Mike Minor	Rangers	32	208.1	8.64	2.94	3.59	4.1
Charlie Morton	Rays	33	194.2	11.1	2.64	3.05	6.1
Eduardo Rodriguez	Red Sox	34	203.1	9.43	3.32	3.81	3.7
Rick Porcello	Red Sox	32	174.1	7.38	2.32	5.52	1.8
Trevor Bauer	Reds	34	213	10.69	3.46	4.48	3.3
Sonny Gray	Reds	31	175.1	10.52	3.49	2.87	4.4
Luis Castillo	Reds	32	190.2	10.67	3.73	3.4	4.1
Anthony DeSclafani	Reds	31	166.2	9.02	2.65	3.89	2.4
German Marquez	Rockies	28	174	9.05	1.81	4.76	3.4
Brad Keller	Royals	28	165.1	6.64	3.81	4.19	2.2
Jakob Junis	Royals	31	175.1	8.42	2.98	5.24	1.5
Matthew Boyd	Tigers	32	185.1	11.56	2.43	4.56	3.3
Jose Berrios	Twins	32	200.1	8.76	2.29	3.68	4.4
Martin Perez	Twins	29	165.1	7.35	3.65	5.12	1.9
Lucas Giolito	White Sox	29	176.2	11.62	2.9	3.41	5.1
Reynaldo Lopez	White Sox	33	184	8.27	3.18	5.38	2.3
Ivan Nova	White Sox	34	187	5.49	2.26	4.72	2
Gerrit Cole	Yankees	33	212.1	13.82	2.03	2.5	7.4
Masahiro Tanaka	Yankees	31	182	7.37	1.98	4.45	3.3

[spippen]

MLB is a joke

[19th Hole]

We got KBO!!!

[MinnesotaFats]

Owners love Manfred he got the big win last CBA

[KVB]

Nasher yes!!!

[DiggityDaggityDo]

How many games out of 60 will Astros cheat in?

[Plaza23]

Did you guys see some of the rules they are implementing? DHs in every game (national and american league) and extra inning games will begin with a runner already on 2nd base. No fans at any of the ballparks.

Stupid.

I ain't going to watch or bet on any of this garbage