MLB N/V July: The Excitement is Becoming Contagious

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IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

ScottyJSno posted:

OFFICAL NEW 2020 RULES

National League DH

Extra innings start with a runner on second. The dude on second is the dude in the batting slot before the current batter. For scoring the dude on second is there by way of uncharged fielding error.

Three-batter minimum rule is a go.

BUT no limits on who or when a fielder can be a pitcher in the game.

Strictly enforced unsportsmanlike conduct for social distancing. Players or managers who leave their positions to argue with umpires, come within six feet of an umpire or opposing player or manager for the purpose of argument, or engage in altercations on the field are subject to immediate ejection and discipline, including fines and suspensions.

ROSTER STUFF

We got a 60 Man Club Player Pool. This is like the teams AAA team for the year. Teams can add players at any time, but removing them is like coming off the 40 man, they got to trade, release, DFA, or outright them. They can not be added back to the 60 man.

On opening day teams have to have active MLB roster of 30 men (min of 25). All pulled from the 60 man.

15 days after the season starts the MLB roster goes 28.

29 days after the season starts through the rest of the season and post season the roster is 26 men.

You can have on extra dude for a double header.

Teams will travel with a 3 man taxi squad one of which has to be a catcher. This group is just to save a replacement a flight if somebody get injured. Standard roster rules apply when adding them to the team. (No NPB like switching out yesterdays pitcher for a fresh player.)

August 31st will be the 2020 trade deadline and September 15th will be the 2020 Postseason eligibility deadline.

We got a 10 day IL and a 45 day IL. Then a special COVID19 IL that you have to show no symptoms and pass two COVID19 test to get off of.

HEALTH STUFF

Teams got a COVID19 Plan

No spitting

Pitchers got a wet rag

Everyone should try and keep their distance

No Pregame lineup exchange

MLB TV SHARING THREAD :siren:

GoatSeeGuy posted:

I will bang for you!

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3914848

Tony Phillips posted:

A little too obvious, but what the Hell....

https://twitter.com/MeLlamoTrevor/status/1277009665499389952

https://twitter.com/taddmike/status/1278032989293875200

but none of that should overshadow the fact that:

Casnorf posted:

the astros cheated in the world series and still lost

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:09

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# ? Apr 16, 2024 10:32

Bregor: May 31, 2013; People are idiots, Leslie.

My body is ready for chaosball

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:18

BigBallChunkyTime: Nov 25, 2011; Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.; Illegal Hen

Spring Training 2: Electric Boogaloo

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:23

R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

Cubspost

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:31

Paracaidas: Sep 24, 2016; Consistently Tedious!

BigBallChunkyTime posted:

Spring Training 2: Electric Boogaloo

Nah, Zimmerman decided to sit out.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:32

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!

I'm wondering if we'll see a tipping point where players refuse to play and we get AAAA ball in the majors.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:49

Bregor: May 31, 2013; People are idiots, Leslie.

kensei posted:

I'm wondering if we'll see a tipping point where players refuse to play and we get AAAA ball in the majors.

I'm pretty shocked it's not more already. Just Zimmerman, Joe Ross, Ian Desmond, and Mike Leake at this point.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:52

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

gently caress the DH

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:58

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

ALSO HAPPY BOBBY BONILA DAY EVERYONE

# ? Jul 1, 2020 14:58

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

I don't know why, but I just have "Sleve McDichael" running through my head and it's just the funniest thing.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 15:03

Slimy Hog: Apr 22, 2008

Speaking of MLB.tv, anyone know if T-mobile is going to have their deal again? The page is still up and says:

https://www.t-mobile.com/mlb posted:

Baseball will be back. So will free MLB.TV

At T-Mobile, we love baseball as much as you do. And the second it�s back, we�ll be on deck with free MLB.TV for our customers.

I want to watch baseball this season, but there is no way I'm paying for MLB.tv to watch the 5 games that will actually be played.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 15:16

BigBallChunkyTime: Nov 25, 2011; Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.; Illegal Hen

R.D. Mangles posted:

Cubspost

I've missed Cubsposting with you guys.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 15:17

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

happy bruce sutter day

https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1271819191126032384

# ? Jul 1, 2020 15:18

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

wet rag

# ? Jul 1, 2020 15:29

rickiep00h: Aug 16, 2010; BATDANCE

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!

# ? Jul 1, 2020 15:47

Lumpy: Apr 26, 2002; La! La! La! Laaaa!; College Slice

Popete posted:

wet rag

Damp Microfiber Towels are the new market inefficiency.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 15:47

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

I want a world series winner this season so I can proclaim they have a more legitimate win than the cheating Houston Astros.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 16:05

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Apparently Cubs coach Tommy Hottovy had Covid previously and is still not 100%

# ? Jul 1, 2020 16:07

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

iospace posted:

ALSO HAPPY BOBBY BONILA DAY EVERYONE

Hell yeah

Shinjobi posted:

I want a world series winner this season so I can proclaim they have a more legitimate win than the cheating Houston Astros.

Congrats on the tool shed by the way

Bregor posted:

Sandberg > Papi, fite me

By bWAR you are correct yet

Intruder fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Jul 1, 2020

# ? Jul 1, 2020 16:10

bees x1000: Jun 11, 2020

Hope T-Mobile comes through with free MLB.tv before the season gets recancelled

# ? Jul 1, 2020 16:58

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

Intruder posted:

Congrats on the tool shed by the way

No one is laughing harder than me

# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:06

GalacticAcid: Apr 8, 2013; NEW YORK VALUES

I will believe baseball is happening when I see a live game on tv

# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:08

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Shinjobi posted:

I want a world series winner this season so I can proclaim they have a more legitimate win than the cheating Houston Astros.

The Astros are going to win the 2020 World Series.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:38

Dinosaurs!: May 22, 2003

Can�t wait until teams are decimated by positive tests and the season will become indistinguishable from that baseball scene in Interstellar.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:44

Sydin: Oct 29, 2011; Another spring commute

GalacticAcid posted:

I will believe baseball is happening when I see a live game on tv

# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:45

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

GalacticAcid posted:

I will believe baseball is happening when I see a live game on tv

This does not apply to like 80% of cubs fans lmao (though we are still in the perpetual state of "Talks with comcast are progressing!!!")

# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:46

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

Poque posted:

This does not apply to like 80% of cubs fans lmao (though we are still in the perpetual state of "Talks with comcast are progressing!!!")

Whose to say the Cubs aren't playing right now? We will never know.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:57

R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

not good
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/cubs/2020/07/01/cubs-pitching-coach-tommy-hottovy-covid-19-battle/5355199002/

# ? Jul 1, 2020 18:25

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

For those that have the PC Game Pass

https://twitter.com/XboxGamePassPC/status/1278387896190267393

# ? Jul 1, 2020 19:08

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

e: eh that's not really funny

Intruder fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Jul 1, 2020

# ? Jul 1, 2020 19:23

The Pussy Boss: Nov 2, 2004

More pictures of the Rangers' ballpark

video:
https://twitter.com/GlobeLifeField/status/1275444851970961408

It got roasted by wise guys on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/five6four/status/1275843880815071233
Anyway here's some more pics. I like the brick pillars, and the roof is cool from an engineering perspective. Would look a lot better covered in anything but sheet metal. Also soooo many girders or w/e, I wonder if popups will be hard to see with the roof closed?
https://twitter.com/MLBcathedrals/status/1275611313968947200

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:10

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

I appreciate how from the front it looks like a visor when the roof is open

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:11

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

It just looks like a shittier Miller Park, which is a feat. :thumbsdown:

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:15

Dinosaurs!: May 22, 2003

Before I read the caption I thought the opened/closed comparison shot was their park vs Minute Maid.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:16

STAC Goat: Mar 12, 2008; Watching you sleep.

Butt first, let's
check the feeds.

Its looks marginally better that the "front" is apparently that long side and there's an actual "plaza" or something instead of that angle we've been looking at from the side that looks like a hardware store parking lot.

On the other hand I think it looks even uglier open.

But I guess ultimately like what your mom told you its what's inside that counts.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:22

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

Dinosaurs! posted:

Before I read the caption I thought the opened/closed comparison shot was their park vs Minute Maid.

That's kind of the funny thing, it's supposedly modeled partly after Minute Maid but MMP isn't exactly the prettiest park so why would you choose it?

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:23

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Yeah I definitely get a lot of Miller Park and Minute Maid Park vibes

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:26

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

The sheet metal kills the whole thing. I cannot process why anyone thought you could make that look good.

I can live with a goofy shaped stadium. I struggle with a stadium that looks like a goddamn tool shed.

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:36

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The Pussy Boss posted:

More pictures of the Rangers' ballpark

video:
https://twitter.com/GlobeLifeField/status/1275444851970961408

Why did the Rangers need a new park? I thought their park was relatively new....

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:38

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# ? Apr 16, 2024 10:32

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

mcmagic posted:

Why did the Rangers need a new park? I thought their park was relatively new....

I think specifically to have a retractable roof

# ? Jul 1, 2020 20:40

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