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24fps Hangout Grand Counsel

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I wish I still had connections like I did in the 70's and 80's. I would love to see a game in a virtually empty stadium. I did go to one in the 70's with only 4,000 people. You could hear the Coaches and Players clearly from the seats.

A few of the Senators games I went to in DC Stadium in the early '60's couldn't have had more than a thousand people tops. You want to talk about a cavernous environment when nobody's around? That was one.

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Instead of playing in an empty stadium why not hop in the team bus and play the game down the road at the Baysox stadium? Its a decent enough field. I'd walk-up and buy a ticket for that.

It's not a major league stadium. I am sure certain criteria has to be met for both MLB and MLBPA. Also would not be able to have replays and quality of a TV broadcast.

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A few of the Senators games I went to in DC Stadium in the early '60's couldn't have had more than a thousand people tops. You want to talk about a cavernous environment when nobody's around? That was one.

Tampa Bay games can be like that. The current (now moving from Kissimmee) ST complex of the Astros might be the most depressing place I have been to.

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With so many games left against Tampa Bay, why couldn't we just switch, and have the Orioles play an away series at Tampa Bay this weekend and move one of the remaining series in Tampa to Baltimore later in the season? That would seem to make a lot more sense to me.

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With so many games left against Tampa Bay, why couldn't we just switch, and have the Orioles play an away series at Tampa Bay this weekend and move one of the remaining series in Tampa to Baltimore later in the season? That would seem to make a lot more sense to me.

MLB wouldn't approve it. It's in Roch's last post.

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With so many games left against Tampa Bay, why couldn't we just switch, and have the Orioles play an away series at Tampa Bay this weekend and move one of the remaining series in Tampa to Baltimore later in the season? That would seem to make a lot more sense to me.

Probably has something to do with their fans making plans and already having tickets, etc.

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I think MLB made a pretty good decision here. Safety of the fans and players is paramount. My guess is there were some complications with Nats Stadium that don't exist with Tampa.

As I have pointed out elsewhere, it is likely that the Orioles carry business interruption insurance that covers a good chunk of the revenue they will lose this week.

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