It's a wrap folks. No MLB and no NFL this year.

[The Big Bang]

How on earth can the MLB and NFL go forward???

The NBA has worked thus far because they are in a bubble.

The MLB and NFL CANNOT operate unless they are bubbled, but that's not gonna happen.

So................there you have it.

Sports fans, appreciate the NBA while it lasts. It may be the only sport to actually take place this year.

MLB commissioner threatens to cancel baseball season: Report

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/mlb-commissioner-threatens-to-cancel-baseball-season-report

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has threatened to shut down the season if the league doesn’t do a better job of managing coronavirus, ESPN reported Friday.

This comes after 18 Miami Marlins players tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week. The Miami Herald reported Friday that the team is putting the infected players on buses that will take them from Philadelphia, where they have been quarantining, back to Miami.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced Friday that two players tested positive for coronavirus in testing that was done before their Wednesday game against the Minneapolis Twins.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies announced Thursday that two staff members tested positive for coronavirus after a Sunday game against the Marlins.

Several teams have had games postponed due to the outbreak among the ballplayers. The MLB did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

ESPN reports that players are afraid the season could be called off as soon as Monday if there is an increase in confirmed cases or more obvious lapses in social distancing.

MORE MARLINS TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

Despite some criticism that players haven't been taking social distancing protocols seriously on and off the field, Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter said that the Marlins are taking the pandemic very seriously and will be adding more preventative measures for the rest of the season.

“We continue to take this entire situation very seriously. All of our players, coaches and staff are, understandably, having a difficult time enduring this experience,” Jeter said in a statement. “We have moved to a daily testing schedule while we isolate and quarantine appropriately, along with enacting additional preventive procedures with our traveling party.”

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NFL cancels preseason games ahead of 2020 season, commissioner says

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/us/nfl-preseason-games-coronavirus-spt-trnd/index.html

(CNN)There will be no preseason games for the National Football League this year, according to an open letter published Monday by Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The mandate comes as every aspect of sporting world has been affected by coronavirus. Earlier this year, the NFL had to hold its draft virtually to avoid the spread of the virus. The season is set to begin in September.
"The NFL in 2020 will not look like other years," Goodell wrote. "Players and coaches will be tested for the virus regularly, including every day for a while. Preseason games have been canceled."
Goodell wrote that late summer and early fall are usually "the most optimistic time of year for our fans, and for all 32 teams."

 

[TeTe]

Guess what? The MLB season isn't getting shut down. Manfred is just trying to scare the players into adhering to protocols.

Not only is this old news, but The Phillies and Marlins are scheduled to play again this week. St. Louis is still playing this week in spite of one player testing positive.

The NFL is greedier than MLB. Better believe Goodell is pushing full speed ahead.

 

[The Big Bang]

Guess what? The MLB season isn't getting shut down. Manfred is just trying to scare the players into adhering to protocols.

The Phillies and Marlins are scheduled to play again this week. St. Louis is still playing this week in spite of one player testing positive.

The NFL is greedier than MLB. Better believe Goodell is pushing full speed ahead.

Care to place a friendly $20 wager on that? I think that the MLB season will shutdown.

 

[Krixes]

I think the show goes on. No doubt players need to stop clubbing, going to protests, casinos, or whatever social bullshit they're doing. That shit spreads like wildfire when they get on the team plane/bus.

 

[BIKES!]

The ratings on MLB and NBA have been shit. Without the giant revenue source of fan attendance (and venue/team sponsorships), it's going to be fun to watch crybaby racist professional athletes finally get theirs.

Keep doing your pathetic pandering and kneeling and race baiting while you go back to your mansions and keep the poor as slaves in your own communities.

 

[Handsome Bruce]

As long as this BLM bullshit is being pushed by a bunch of entitled, whiny, spoiled, racist, millionaire athletes I am not even going to bother watching sports.

 

[HereticBD]

MLB will not shut down, after all the bullshit they went through to get the season going.

Sadly, what we might be seeing is how these sports will operate for the foreseeable future. The leagues will continue, but we won't be seeing fans in the stands for quite some time. Talking at least two or three seasons. This isn't a one off. This is what the future of pro sports looks like

 

[Kitafuji]

This lock down experiment is showing people are giving less fucks about major league sports and athletes in general.

 

[The Big Bang]

The ratings on MLB and NBA have been shit. Without the giant revenue source of fan attendance (and venue/team sponsorships), it's going to be fun to watch crybaby racist professional athletes finally get theirs.

Keep doing your pathetic pandering and kneeling and race baiting while you go back to your mansions and keep the poor as slaves in your own communities.

Don't put the China thing on Lebron.

THE NBA AS A WHOLE IS IN BED WITH CHINA.

It's not Lebrons fault.

If you were him, would you cut ties with NIKE in order to talk shit about China.....................?

Would you be ok with losing hundreds of millions in order to be frank about China.....................?

If so, you are a better man than most.

...but really, you should NOT go against the grain, as the GOOD you could do with that money is worth FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR more than standing up for human rights in China. You could (for example) buy houses for whomever you want all around you such as befitting family and friends, etc.

You could also supports charities, etc, just like Lebron does.

 

[TeTe]

Care to place a friendly $20 wager on that? I think that the MLB season will shutdown.

Okay.

Of course it's possible it gets shut down, but your thread title made it sound so matter of fact. When in reality these leagues are doing everything possible to continue on in spite of this virus. Like I said, if one team drops off for a week here and there it isn't going to be enough of a liability. Also, keep in mind that MLB teams have expanded to 30 man rosters for this very reason.

I get why the NFL ditched the preseason since those are meaningless games to begin with.

 

[The Big Bang]

Okay.

Of course it's possible it gets shut down, but your thread title made it sound so matter of fact. When in reality these leagues are doing everything possible to continue on in spite of this virus. Like I said, if one team drops off for a week here and there it isn't going to be enough of a liability. Also, keep in mind that MLB teams have expanded to 30 man rosters for this very reason.

I get why the NFL ditched the preseason since those are meaningless games to begin with.

That's why I marked it as an "opinion" piece.

So, we down for a $20 bet then?

 

[skysolo]

It would probably be for the best if it did.

But the Braves just signed Puig. It would have been an all-time lineup.
1. Acuna Jr.
2. Albies
3. Swanson
4. Puig
5. Freeman
6. Ozuna

If they get two more good closers. Just give them their rings now.

 

[Handsome Bruce]

This lock down experiment is showing people are giving less fucks about major league sports and athletes in general.

There are a few factors. The habit of watching sports has been broken for a few months, many of the athletes are fucking idiots and hard to relate to and cheer for and then you have the racist BLM bullshit being pushed by sports leagues that pay players millions of dollars to play a game. People watch meatheads play sports to escape life's bullshit not to have a racist movement push some hateful and divisive ideology.

 

[Hadron90]

Imagine giving a shit about any of those """sports""".

 

[Fugazy]

As long as this BLM bullshit is being pushed by a bunch of entitled, whiny, spoiled, racist, millionaire athletes I am not even going to bother watching sports.

Idk man, Equality went 12 for 16 from the floor last night in the bubble, the digital fans were loosing their shit, you’re missing out looool

 

[Fluffernutter]

Do steroids make the players more or less susceptible to Covid19?

 

[Scerpi]

Don't put the China thing on Lebron.

THE NBA AS A WHOLE IS IN BED WITH CHINA.

It's not Lebrons fault.

If you were him, would you cut ties with NIKE in order to talk shit about China.....................?

Would you be ok with losing hundreds of millions in order to be frank about China.....................?

If so, you are a better man than most.

...but really, you should NOT go against the grain, as the GOOD you could do with that money is worth FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR more than standing up for human rights in China. You could (for example) buy houses for whomever you want all around you such as befitting family and friends, etc.

You could also supports charities, etc, just like Lebron does.

Or Be Like Mike back in the day... And keep your ignorant ass out of politics and do what you do best.

Best way to keep from looking like a hypocritical asshole from having to flip flop on issues.

 

[shockaholic12]

Imagine giving a shit about any of those """sports""".

Clicking a thread to make a “l don’t care about this topic” post is more try-hard than caring about the topic in the first place.

 

[Gutter Chris]

Do steroids make the players more or less susceptible to Covid19?

Depends on the riods i guess. I was on a bunch of them for shit goin on with my sinuses all spring and my dr told me that it would weaken my immune system and use caution if i gotta be out

For what its worth i guess

 

[BIKES!]

Don't put the China thing on Lebron.

THE NBA AS A WHOLE IS IN BED WITH CHINA.

It's not Lebrons fault.

If you were him, would you cut ties with NIKE in order to talk shit about China.....................?

Would you be ok with losing hundreds of millions in order to be frank about China.....................?

If so, you are a better man than most.

...but really, you should NOT go against the grain, as the GOOD you could do with that money is worth FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR more than standing up for human rights in China. You could (for example) buy houses for whomever you want all around you such as befitting family and friends, etc.

You could also supports charities, etc, just like Lebron does.

If I were LeBron I would stfu and not be a hypocritical POS and thank god every day I get paid 100s of millions to throw a ball through a hoop. Something seals can do as well.

Nike is the epitome of a leftist. They pay millionaires (Kap) more millions to bring some catchy slogan to life; a slogan that is so ironical Alanis Morissette couldn't use it in her song. On one hand they give money to certain groups to support the exact same issues they cause around the world in their production sweat shops.

I have no issues with Lebron or any others taking money from big corp or anyone else. Just don't preach when you are a scumbag rich piece of shit.