OT: MLB 2020 Discussion Opening Day and beyond

[tr83]

Pitchers and catchers start soon. We start with another dysfunctional Mets story

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[Davegarri]

Pitchers and catchers start soon. We start with another dysfunctional Mets story

Thanks, haven't had enough of these yet...

 

[Pitaya]

Ive tried getting into baseball but man oh man does it seem like a dying sport

This whole Astros debacle really makes it hard for me to care much. If a team can cheat, win a Championship, and get away with it scotch-free - what kind of sport is that??

Baseball, America’s past time - or is it just cheating is America’s past time? Lol

 

[Emperoreddy]

Baseball isn’t the easiest sport to enjoy as a neutral.

A big part of it is getting behind a team. You see it with ratings. Baseball does well locally, but the national broadcasts generally struggle.

MLB seems to be trying to emulate the NBA in selling players more then teams nationally. Get neutral fans to become fans of a player and want to follow that way.

The Astros scandal was a bad black eye though and Manfred did a bad job handing out punishment.

 

[NJDevs26]

Well it's just too many games to watch if you don't have your own team, and if you do have your own team there's a game almost every night so you're not likely going to stay up after a Mets or Yankees game to watch a rando Giants-Diamondbacks contest. You're also not going to watch Sunday Night baseball with A-Rod doing the telecasts when there could be NBA/NHL playoffs on, football in September, even other popular cable TV shows.

Sadly this Astros thing might actually bring MORE eyeballs to the set, with the old contreversy sells, having a heel everyone can hate sells mentality. Especially since people want to see beanbrawls and fights as much as baseball doesn't want that to happen or market it, there will be some given how much vitriol players like Bellinger are throwing the Astros' way.

Houston didn't do themselves any favors with their arrogant presser where they showed zero real contrition even to the guys who got fired because of it.

 

[tr83]

Well it's just too many games to watch if you don't have your own team, and if you do have your own team there's a game almost every night so you're not likely going to stay up after a Mets or Yankees game to watch a rando Giants-Diamondbacks contest. You're also not going to watch Sunday Night baseball with A-Rod doing the telecasts when there could be NBA/NHL playoffs on, football in September, even other popular cable TV shows.

Sadly this Astros thing might actually bring MORE eyeballs to the set, with the old contreversy sells, having a heel everyone can hate sells mentality. Especially since people want to see beanbrawls and fights as much as baseball doesn't want that to happen or market it, there will be some given how much vitriol players like Bellinger are throwing the Astros' way.

Houston didn't do themselves any favors with their arrogant presser where they showed zero real contrition even to the guys who got fired because of it.

Sadly, I think you're right. And without going off on a forbidden tangent, it seems that society will just shrug its shoulders in apathy and continue to watch because "it's part of my routine."

In the perfect world, fans would make MLB by boycotting it until Manfred resigns, the Astros owner is forced to sell the team, and every single player and coach on that Astros team is banned for life.

 

[FooteBahl]

NYY Severino needs Tommy John surgery. Just when I thought I could drown my devils sorrow in a great Yankee team, they go and ruin it for me.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Paxton's out the first month or so approximately, as well.

Cole, Tanaka, Happ and Montgomery are presumably the top 4 right now.

 

[Ripshot 43]

The original depth of the Yanks starting pitching is being tested already. I believe we have a young pup or two that is near ready and may be called upon. Maybe there is a trade for a vet starter?

 

[NJDevs26]

Do they consider pulling the plug on Severino next year as a starter and just leaving him in the bullpen? This is now two straight years he's mostly been out.

 

[OmNomNom]

lol tebow hit a homer

 

[FooteBahl]

And now Stanton is out with a grade on calf strain...FML

 

[NJDevs26]

Didn't the Yankees replace their head trainer and conditioning staff? How is this continuing?

 

[Emperoreddy]

FFS with these injuries.

 

[StvBroDan]

Tr83 are you going to continue this into the regular season?

 

[tr83]

Tr83 are you going to continue this into the regular season?

Probably not. If you wanna open up a regular season thread, go for it

 

[NJDevs26]

No reason just to have this as one fifteen-post thread, we can use it for the whole season and just adjust the title when it gets to the regular season.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I am distraught with all the injuries. It’s f***ing March!!!!

 

[StvBroDan]

I am distraught with all the injuries. It’s f***ing March!!!!

Same going to be the SOS same people. Jeter must be rolling his eyes big time.

 

[Incharge1976]

I am distraught with all the injuries. It’s f***ing March!!!!

It could be worse. You could be a Mets fan like me.

 

[StvBroDan]

No reason just to have this as one fifteen-post thread, we can use it for the whole season and just adjust the title when it gets to the regular season.

No reason just to have this as one fifteen-post thread, we can use it for the whole season and just adjust the title when it gets to the regular season.

Well if 83 doesn't want It let me know.

 

[StvBroDan]

Watching the Yankee game today was a friggin joke. Watching a player talking on the field instead of the dam game.

 

[markog]

Houston Astros probably released this virus so there will be no people in the stands when the season begins to abuse them lol

 

[Incharge1976]

Spring training cancelled. Start of season delayed.

 

[NJDevs26]