Some MLB players sitting out season.

[fishwater99]

Due to COVID-19

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ma...e-to-coronavirus-concerns.html?outputType=amp

I am not optimistic about any team sports happing this summer and fall.

 

[msudawg12]

I think that list will grow exponentially

 

[57stratdawg]

All indications are Rizzo is planning on playing. I’m kind of surprised.

 

[SirBarksalot]

What season?

 

[patdog]

I really hope they're not getting paid. Baseball is the most socially distanced sport there is, except maybe tennis or golf.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Replace them with AAA players.... supply and demand

 

[msstate7]

Bad news for the braves on Zimmerman and Ross

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

Probably will be more announcements like this and will really start to see them if and when football training camp gets going, both on the college and pro level.

 

[My Bru]

Replace them with AAA players.... supply and demand

This is the answer.

 

[00Dawg]

I don't have much sympathy except in very specific instances.

1. Players who themselves have one of the pre-existing conditions, like diabetes.
2. Rookies/journeymen players with families who haven't had time to make life-changing money.
3. Those whose wife will be delivering a child during the season, and even then, I would try to ride as long as I could.
4. Those who do not believe their marriage could survive 4 months apart.

There might be a couple more reasons I could sneak in.

Otherwise, these guys have resources far, far beyond what the average American can dream of. They can sequester themselves while still providing luxurious levels of comfort for their family and compensate other people to provide the day-to-day tasks the players themselves usually handled, if any. They also have access to top-notch medical care and as frequent of testing as they desired.
I understand some of them could have significant others who have concerns, but we're talking about a maximum of 4 months. That's less than our military members regularly deploy from their families, and they can still arrange for distanced visits or quick testing prior to any visits.
In the meantime, they are providing a shot of much needed morale and distraction on a national scale, not to mention reducing the economic impact caused by further absence of their sport.

 

[My Bru]

If you read their responses, it's not nearly as dire as you and others in this thread make it sound. They are forfeiting their salary and staying home mainly due to young children and what not.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

The stocker at the local Grocery store must think what a bunch of p——-s.

 

[Seinfeld]

I know it’s difficult for most of us to fathom, but I don’t think there are nearly as many pro athletes that can just go a year without pay as some would think. I think there will be a few players here and there that are ok with skipping the season to reduce risk and spend time with family, but by and large, players are going to need those paychecks. If I’ve read correctly, there are only going to be a few select instances where a player could be paid without playing, and it is only if they have specific pre-existing conditions. This will likely be a rarity considering the age and shape that these guys are in.

As far as seasons being played, I think all indications from top execs are that the trains have left the station, and they won’t be stopping or even slowed unless something completely catastrophic occurs between now and then

 

[fishwater99]

I know it’s difficult for most of us to fathom, but I don’t think there are nearly as many pro athletes that can just go a year without pay as some would think. I think there will be a few players here and there that are ok with skipping the season to reduce risk and spend time with family, but by and large, players are going to need those paychecks. If I’ve read correctly, there are only going to be a few select instances where a player could be paid without playing, and it is only if they have specific pre-existing conditions. This will likely be a rarity considering the age and shape that these guys are in.

As far as seasons being played, I think all indications from top execs are that the trains have left the station, and they won’t be stopping or even slowed unless something completely catastrophic occurs between now and then

Then what the Hell are they doing with their money?

Average salaries below.

• Basketball. Average Salary: $4.9 million.
• Major League Baseball. Average Salary: $3.82 million. ...
• Ice Hockey (NHL) Average Salary: $2.58 million. ...
• American Football (NFL) Average Salary: $2 million. ...

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Due to COVID-19

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ma...e-to-coronavirus-concerns.html?outputType=amp

I am not optimistic about any team sports happing this summer and fall.

That’s troublesome considering you are an eternal optimist.***

 

[Seinfeld]

Same thing as about 98.5% of all other americans. Spending it as fast as humanly possible. Cars, houses, women, cars and houses for their women, planes, family trips, agents, lawyers...

Again, I know it seems nuts for people like us, but don’t kid yourself into thinking that a pro athlete couldn’t blow $50M just as quickly as I could blow $50 at a Home Depot

 

[dorndawg]

In the words of that great philosopher Biggie Smalls (RIP), "Mo' money, mo' problems."

 

[GloryDawg]

That will give some AA and AAA guys a shot at making some real money. There are several older coaches sitting out. I wonder will those coaches be compensated?

 

[dorndawg]

Replace them with AAA players.... supply and demand

And watch demand evaporate (further)

 

[fishwater99]

Same thing as about 98.5% of all other americans. Spending it as fast as humanly possible. Cars, houses, women, cars and houses for their women, planes, family trips, agents, lawyers...

Again, I know it seems nuts for people like us, but don’t kid yourself into thinking that a pro athlete couldn’t blow $50M just as quickly as I could blow $50 at a Home Depot

Poor money management? If players aren't saving for their retirement then they are really ignorant. You only have so many years to earn a salary as a player.

 

[fishwater99]

It's already happening here in Denver.


https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29388278/sources-nuggets-close-facility-due-coronavirus

 

[dorndawg]

Poor money management? If players aren't saving for their retirement then they are really ignorant. You only have so many years to earn a salary as a player.

You're not wrong but imagine being 20 with millions of dollars. Hell you couldn't tell me NUTHIN when I was that age and had $50 at Cheers with my best Tommy polo on.

 

[MarkDallas]

Then what the Hell are they doing with their money?

Probably bought a nice house. Very few of us could go long paying our mortgage with no income. Their mortgage is probably a similar portion of their income as ours.

 

[Shooter McGavin.sixpack]

$50 at Cheers with my best Tommy polo on.

The greatest Starkville bar of all time. Thursday $5 penny pitchers. Get there at 8 because they ran out of pitchers by 9.

 

[o_Native Son]

I am not optimistic about any team sports happing this summer and fall.

Euro soccer leagues already been back and playing a few weeks at this point. The games I've watched (Spain) have had zero discussions about players missing or whole teams getting quarantined.

 

[Nunya.sixpack]

Due to COVID-19

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ma...e-to-coronavirus-concerns.html?outputType=amp

I am not optimistic about any team sports happing this summer and fall.

unable to dunk?

 

[Len2003]

Euro soccer leagues already been back and playing a few weeks at this point. The games I've watched (Spain) have had zero discussions about players missing or whole teams getting quarantined.

Yeah, but the US is completely out of control with Covid right now. We basically stopped caring, and our numbers are dreadful compared to Europe. We're all barred from even entering Canada and the EU because our numbers are so bad. The real irony is that the way we are currently handling Covid is still ruining the economy and our healthcare system.

 

[patdog]

Yeah, the German and England leagues have gone off well so far. But Leicester is looking at possibly having to move or postpone games as the city has been put on lockdown. Only 1 Premier League player tested positive this week though. My guess is they'll move the games and keep playing.

 

[msudawg12]

Dont think they were asking for sympathy. They made the choice to forego their pay to protect their families. They have the money to do so and there is nothing wrong with that

There are plenty of people doing that on normal payscales as well. And many of those cant afford it

 

[Shamoan]

Altuve and bregman need to sit out permanently for the championship they stole.

 

[LilSebastian]

Replace them with AAA players.... supply and demand

We are famously enamored with MiLB. I'm sure people will tune in night after night to watch a lineup of 0.5 tool players bat 0.155. Gonna tell the grocery store down the street to try this, "when y'all run out of beef, replace it with horse; horse is dying for the opportunity, SUPPLY AND DEMAND"

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

We are famously enamored with MiLB. I'm sure people will tune in night after night to watch a lineup of 0.5 tool players bat 0.155. Gonna tell the grocery store down the street to try this, "when y'all run out of beef, replace it with horse; horse is dying for the opportunity, SUPPLY AND DEMAND"

So why am I watching Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers at 6:39 am?

 

[LilSebastian]

So why am I watching Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers at 6:39 am?

Korean baseball has always been a compelling product.