When Will the 2020 MLB Season Begin? (Poll)

[Mr. Chewbacca Jr.]

10 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think Miami and Tampa would be two places where I'd be like....yeah, nah.  No, really, the Twins are happy to host their games in a December World Series.

It'd have to be San Diego or something.  

San Diego would probably be the top candidate. The Rangers just built a new shiny ballpark, so they'd probably be considered as well.

Basically, wherever they do the World Baseball Classic games.

[DrungoHazewood]

1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'd be fine about a warm weather/neutral site World Series in December.  It's the idea that they'd have to start another season so quickly that's my concern.  If they played into December this year I think we might be looking at a reduced 2021 season, too.  

I'm not sure MLB wants to have most of their schedule directly competing with football.   Plus, if the World Series is in December that means you could have a regular season O's - Tigers matchup at Camden Yards on Veteran's Day.  At 9pm on November 12th last year in Baltimore it was 35 degrees with winds gusting to 20 mph.  You might get 48 people to show up for that.

[Moose Milligan]

5 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

I'm not sure MLB wants to have most of their schedule directly competing with football.   Plus, if the World Series is in December that means you could have a regular season O's - Tigers matchup at Camden Yards on Veteran's Day.  At 9pm on November 12th last year in Baltimore it was 35 degrees with winds gusting to 20 mph.  You might get 48 people to show up for that.

No one wants to compete with football, I agree.  It would be a mess with the NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB all playing games at the same time.  But like I said earlier, I think what this will really be about is the race between MLB/NBA to get games going this summer and who can have a captive audience first and worry about the rest later. 

I would have no interest in going to a game at OPACY that late in the year, I totally agree with that too.  

[MongoBoy]

47 minutes ago, Mr. Chewbacca Jr. said:

Basically, wherever they do the World Baseball Classic games.

Japan?

[atomic]

Just now, orpheus100 said:

What are the chances New York holds everything up.

Maybe some could play without any fans?

What NYC could be the first place done with the coronavirus.  The way it is spreading there everyone will be infected in a couple of months. I don't see the play without fans being a thing anyway.   It was really stupid for the Orioles to do that one game without fans.  

[eddie83]

52 minutes ago, Mr. Chewbacca Jr. said:

San Diego would probably be the top candidate. The Rangers just built a new shiny ballpark, so they'd probably be considered as well.

Basically, wherever they do the World Baseball Classic games.

The issue with that is the WBC represents the whole country. This would be teams that local fans may have no interest in. 

Obviously at this point many variables. Maybe they can extend the season a week but I personally would try to play the postseason when it is already scheduled. 

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[Going Underground]

36 minutes ago, atomic said:

What NYC could be the first place done with the coronavirus.  The way it is spreading there everyone will be infected in a couple of months. I don't see the play without fans being a thing anyway.   It was really stupid for the Orioles to do that one game without fans.  

Actually Washington state is about two weeks ahead of NY. Peak is going to be for most around April 18 to around April 25th depending on the state. 

 

My friend who is a so called expert said perhaps baseball by July.He is very afraid of the second wave in the fall but that is his job to be afraid of the future.But hopes by then that one of  the five or more treatments might have found to be a reliable treatment. 

[Going Underground]

Here is a good data model.But changes if no actions are taken or test more.Click the green for each state and peak 

COVID-19 https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Going Underground said:

Here is a good data model.But changes if no actions are taken or test more.Click the green for each state and peak 

COVID-19 https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections

How accurate can the numbers be when so many carriers are asymptomatic?

[Going Underground]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

How accurate can the numbers be when so many carriers are asymptomatic?

They have put that in the data and have lowered there numbers  Had 150,000 deaths a week or so ago.But as you said, it is all data driven and this virus is  not a  computer models.They do what they want.

[Mr. Chewbacca Jr.]

2 hours ago, eddie83 said:

The issue with that is the WBC represents the whole country. This would be teams that local fans may have no interest in. 

Obviously at this point many variables. Maybe they can extend the season a week but I personally would try to play the postseason when it is already scheduled. 

I personally like teams playing the World Series in their own stadiums. In baseball, the stadiums are so unique. They mean so much more to the fanbase.

But, I think MLB would be attracted to the idea of scheduling the World Series at a neutral park. Then, like the Super Bowl, they could setup festivities and all that hoopla far in advance. Presently, you don't know where the games are going to be played until a few days beforehand.

[orioles119]

3 hours ago, Going Underground said:

Actually Washington state is about two weeks ahead of NY. Peak is going to be for most around April 18 to around April 25th depending on the state. 

 

My friend who is a so called expert said perhaps baseball by July.He is very afraid of the second wave in the fall but that is his job to be afraid of the future.But hopes by then that one of  the five or more treatments might have found to be a reliable treatment. 

 Another possibility is herd immunity as well... something that may be developing in Great Britain.

[orioles119]

9 hours ago, eddie83 said:

Wanting to play your sport and bring some level of normalcy back to the world is not being selfish. 

Amen... is it so bad to want a distraction from all the morbidity from the experts and so-called experts?

[UpstateNYfan]

8 hours ago, orioles119 said:

Amen... is it so bad to want a distraction from all the morbidity from the experts and so-called experts?

Yes those pesky experts....tell you what, if you need a knee replacement...go to the autobody shop, chemotherapy, a barista at Starbucks, etc.