[sosawestbrook]

Not playing a different game, but if you think everyone will be in prime high peak conditioning at the first tip or pitch you are sadly mistakened. You can’t handicap how diligently someone stayed in shape during the delay unless you see it.

good luck with that.

let us know how you plan on scouting such data, incorporating it into the line & then capitalizing on it over the long run.

[Biff41]

Wonder if smaller crowds will make players less emotional, more mechanical in their performing?

[KVB]

This is a new betting angle I thought about. Just putting it out there, more of a crap shoot than anything. Thanks for responding and good luck KVB.

Definitely a good discussion, I think this thread is doing well.

I certainly don't know it all, and it's obviously easier to shoot down new ideas than to expand on or even come up with them.

I was thinking all stars with your idea but it your idea could be more short term. Not sure we get enough games to get the effects we're looking for. It will be interesting if we hear of a high profile athlete in ICU or something with COVID.

Then we're looking into an effect on next year's team, perhaps, as there's is an unlikely chance it's outright career ending in the worst case scenario.

Good Luck as well.

[KVB]

Nasher with a pretty good look here...

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

[miabos]

edges factored into the lines quickly

Absolutely. I like how you post. Short and to the point and it looks like you're very respected as well.

[miabos]

Definitely a good discussion, I think this thread is doing well.

I certainly don't know it all, and it's obviously easier to shoot down new ideas than to expand on or even come up with them.

I was thinking all stars with your idea but it your idea could be more short term. Not sure we get enough games to get the effects we're looking for. It will be interesting if we hear of a high profile athlete in ICU or something with COVID.

Then we're looking into an effect on next year's team, perhaps, as there's is an unlikely chance it's outright career ending in the worst case scenario.

Good Luck as well.

All stars or high profile athletes for sure. Djokovic testing positive is an athlete to look at. Although a very healthy individual, not likely to suffer badly from the corona virus but could suffer some mild lung damage. This could effect his play slightly enough for his opponent to capitalize on it. That's the edge or angle I was hoping for. Of course team sports are different again. Thanks for the additional comments.

[jjgold]

If we don’t get corona under control they’ll be no more sports

[miabos]

If we don’t get corona under control they’ll be no more sports

100%. Sports are pretty much life. Kind of lost without them. Actually sports is what woke up North America. Sports leagues shutting out billions and billions of dollars sure shows the severity of the virus. Hope for the best and stay healthy JJgold.

[seaborneq]

Have any new edges and angles worked so far in the MLB and NBA restart?? Looks like zero defense emphasized in NBA and MLB went haywire after the first two weeks.