DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS Thread

Discussion in 'Los Angeles DODGERS' started by irish, Oct 12, 2019.

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  1. ColoradoKidWitGame

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    MLB is in such a different scenario than any sport. It is not something where you can easily shut someone down and then just restart them again in a few weeks. A month on, then at least a month off and we are probably talking another month being needed to ramp everyone up again. We are going to be looking down the barrel of a 146 game season. There are a lot of different ways to handle this and none of them are going to be great options.
     
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    When it comes to play and performance - 140 games doesn't sound too bad. Better to have this happening @ the beginning of the season and not on the eve of the playoffs - like the NBA.

    NFL is in a spot where they could just sit back for the next couple weeks and see where the momentum is heading with the virus. More than a month away from the biggest spectacle they've ever had as far as drafts go, so they'll probably slow play a decision
     
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    Welcome to a world without sports. What the fuck are we supposed to do now?
     
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    I think everyone would take 146 games at this point. If we were betting right now, I would take the under on that. I can't see them shutting down for anything less than 6-8 weeks, leaving us with 100-120 games, still a long season.
     
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    Can't just host regular season games in Spring Training facilities with limited access to non-essential people?

    Sucks seeing Seager looking healthy and capable of being a top 3 SS in baseball again only for him to lose his rhythm.

    I'll live without the games though.
     
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    I mean who says these players are gonna stop working? I think the ramp up period would be more like 2 weeks at most.
     
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    Work on our aim.

    When victims of COVID rise from their graves, those that have mastered Call of Duty: Zombies will be the new leaders of the nation
     
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    It is like the offseason all over. Yes they are absolutely still going to be working, but there is no equivalent to live game action which is the big problem here and starting pitchers are going to still need to be built back up. That is where the problem lies.
     
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    porn hub?
     
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    I'd wager a guess of a lot more scheduled double headers. They can squeeze 4 game series over a Friday, Saturday and Sunday pretty easily and still have the off day. They would just need to expand to a full 27 man roster for the year to do it right, imo.
     
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    The a.m. radio sports takes on the coronavirus. Oh my goodness the takes
     
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    I'm interested to hear what these takes are?
     
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    Invest in canned goods and dry staples.
     
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    I've created my own sports just for this scenario.
    It's a mix of golf and baseball using slings and targets.
     
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    I already do that. There’s only so much I can watch
     
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    I can't remember any fleshed-out takes but here's an overall gist of the type of language being used by sports journalists and hosts...

    "If you knew that you could prevent somebody from getting cancer by not attending a Knicks game..."

    "I'm the son of a firefighter. How often do we have the chance to save people's lives?"

    A lot of "our role" and generally overstating the importance of sports.

    Nothing that's really 100% wrong by any means. But they preface everything by saying they're not trying to sound self-righteous or pretentious, and proceeded to be self-righteous and pretentious.

    I'll be careful to not set up things I cannot pay off in the future haha but I really do tune these people out and only have the radio on for ambience
     
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    Thanks for your advice...I'll pass it on.
    I have no part of this hit, as I have chump change, but what happens to her, happens to me.
    Scary, man.
     
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    Reading is fundamental, no ?
     
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    You tell em how porn was in you day!
    These kids these days afraid of corona never had to separate sticky pages so you could open up the centerfold.
    Specially when it was a a hand me down mag or one "found" in the alley behind the soda shop.
     
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    I could see that now that you mention it. Teams can still cash in on their TV contracts, stadium workers can clock in overtime to make up for the money they will lose to start the season. On paper it would favor the Dodgers even more as your 5th and 6th Starting Pitchers would see regular work at that point, and bench guys would see more games as well.
     
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