Baseball shutting down

[h2oya311]

still no official announcement, but it's coming. This move makes sense:

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/c...SPM-16-10abi8e

[Snapolit1]

You know, I sort of wonder if baseball is necessary. Private jets to games. Empty stands. Not a sport where guy are bleeding or coming into really close contact.

Understand erring on side of caution. Serious drag.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

You know, I sort of wonder if baseball is necessary. Private jets to games. Empty stands. Not a sport where guy are bleeding or coming into really close contact.

Understand erring on side of caution. Serious drag.

in a game where the pitcher sticks his fingers in his mouth...then throws the ball to the catcher...ball gets hit somewhere...fielder grabs the ball that the pitcher put his saliva on. Player then touches his face...this is how dangerous this virus is based on efficiency of transmission and how long the virus can remain active on a surface.

[conor912]

Wow. This is quite a departure from 24 hours ago when MLB was singling out the Mariners as the team with cooties.....

[Snapolit1]

You are right. Wishful thinking on my part.


QUOTE=ullmandds;1961561]in a game where the pitcher sticks his fingers in his mouth...then throws the ball to the catcher...ball gets hit somewhere...fielder grabs the ball that the pitcher put his saliva on. Player then touches his face...this is how dangerous this virus is based on efficiency of transmission and how long the virus can remain active on a surface.[/QUOTE]

[RCMcKenzie]

I wish this were my card...

www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Derek_Bell

[Fred]

When the NBA and NHL made the announcement to stop playing, then that has now put pressure on MLB to do the same. Not if, but when. I'm putting the announcement date at no later than 13MAR20. Anybody taking the UNDER or OVER on this?

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I wish this were my card...

www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Derek_Bell

Derek was a colorful nutty guy. When he was on the Mets lived on a houseboat moored in midtown Manhattan. Crazy guy. Then obviously developed a terrible drug problem. I looked a few times for any recent stories on his whereabouts. After the drug stuff he fell off the face of the earth. I hope he's ok somewhere and living clean and not living in a box under a highway overpass. Remember players who knew him always said he was funny decent person.

[byrone]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Derek was a colorful nutty guy. When he was on the Mets lived on a houseboat moored in midtown Manhattan. Crazy guy. Then obviously developed a terrible drug problem. I looked a few times for any recent stories on his whereabouts. After the drug stuff he fell off the face of the earth. I hope he's ok somewhere and living clean and not living in a box under a highway overpass. Remember players who knew him always said he was funny decent person.

Derek Bell is a scheduled autograph guest at the upcoming card show in Toronto


https://sportcardexpo.com/autograph-guests/

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

You know, I sort of wonder if baseball is necessary. Private jets to games. Empty stands. Not a sport where guy are bleeding or coming into really close contact.

Understand erring on side of caution. Serious drag.

It's not about the players giving coronavirus to each other, it's about the fans doing so.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

You know, I sort of wonder if baseball is necessary. Private jets to games. Empty stands. Not a sport where guy are bleeding or coming into really close contact.

Understand erring on side of caution. Serious drag.

I'm an idiot, but will somebody please explain to me the dangers of this virus.... I have heard two completely different versions from two doctors that are almost a 360 in opinion....Thanks

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

I'm an idiot, but will somebody please explain to me the dangers of this virus.... I have heard two completely different versions from two doctors that are almost a 360 in opinion....Thanks

It's about the danger to those who are high risk, like the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions. The death rates for those groups are very high. While you may be fine, you can still be a disease carrier/spreader. If the hospitals get inundated with multiple patients at the same time, this becomes a much bigger moral dilemma (like who gets to have the life saving ventilator over someone else). Canceling large events like this buys time for health care providers and vaccine producers. Italy is in deep for these very reasons.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

It's about the danger to those who are high risk, like the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions. The death rates for those groups are very high. While you may be fine, you can still be a disease carrier/spreader. If the hospitals get inundated with multiple patients at the same time, this becomes a much bigger moral dilemma (like who gets to have the life saving ventilator over someone else). Canceling large events like this buys time for health care providers and vaccine producers. Italy is in deep for these very reasons.

It’s not solely old people with preexisting conditions who die from the virus. The doctor in China who discovered the virus and treated early patients died from it, and he was in his 30’s. The mortality rate for people catching the virus appears to be between 1-3%, depending on which stats you read, but that is not uniform across all age groups. Very few young health people currently die from it, which implies the percentage of older people who die from it is a lot higher.

[packs]

Thinking theoretically, what would happen to contracts if MLB did suspend the entire 2020 season? Would Mookie Betts become a free agent without ever playing for the Dodgers?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by packs

Thinking theoretically, what would happen to contracts if MLB did suspend the entire 2020 season? Would Mookie Betts become a free agent without ever playing for the Dodgers?

i would say yes, unless its in the contract, like if act of war and not play, how do they handle it.

however how much money he gets changes as well

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

It’s not solely old people with preexisting conditions who die from the virus. The doctor in China who discovered the virus and treated early patients died from it, and he was in his 30’s. The mortality rate for people catching the virus appears to be between 1-3%, depending on which stats you read, but that is not uniform across all age groups. Very few young health people currently die from it, which implies the percentage of older people who die from it is a lot higher.

Agreed on all points. Some have mild symptoms, some are asymptomatic. Some die. The issue is the spread of the virus and insufficient medical care. Not necessarily that it’s more lethal than other viruses. If I get the coronavirus and my symptoms put me in critical condition, I want the best medical care. I don’t want to have to trade my collection to get a bed.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

It’s not solely old people with preexisting conditions who die from the virus. The doctor in China who discovered the virus and treated early patients died from it, and he was in his 30’s. The mortality rate for people catching the virus appears to be between 1-3%, depending on which stats you read, but that is not uniform across all age groups. Very few young health people currently die from it, which implies the percentage of older people who die from it is a lot higher.

And that's exactly what the Chinese government wants you to think... he died from the virus and not the beating he took for outing the outbreak...

[Leon]

I was just at a normally, very busy coffee shop and was the only one there at 925 am.....the manager was quite distressed.

Of course MLB and almost all sports have shut down. I think it's good to be safe and will leave it at that.


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[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

I'm an idiot, but will somebody please explain to me the dangers of this virus.... I have heard two completely different versions from two doctors that are almost a 360 in opinion....Thanks

I guess that must mean they agree...…………….