2020 Blue Jays General Season Thread
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L K
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I don't blame MLB. I blame Ontario and the Federal government for allowing this crap. The border should be shut. Essential travel for supplies that can't reasonably be shut down is one thing. Baseball has absolutely no reason to be something going back and forth across the border.
OldTimeHockey
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L K said:
It really is mind blowing. To have Multiple teams criss crossing across north america for the sport seems reckless and unwarranted.
Has Toronto officially been announced as where the Jays will be playing? Perhaps I've missed something but last I read was they hadn't decided whether it would be Toronto or Dunedin.
bustaheims
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Nik said:
Yup. And, not just MLB - basically every major sports league that's trying to come back has displayed some degree of incompetence, and seem out of touch with the realities of the pandemic in the U.S. and abroad.
bustaheims
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Frank E said:
It's more than a good portion of the 60-man player pool will make if there's a season.
I've seen others explain that these are just the maximum penalties under the current Quarantine Act. A Minnesota couple were charged $1k each recently for violating it recently.
So I guess they were told they would be subject to the maximum penalties, but I doubt that would actually happen in practice.
So I guess they were told they would be subject to the maximum penalties, but I doubt that would actually happen in practice.
https://twitter.com/travis_shaw21/status/1281616721720283137
https://twitter.com/STR0/status/1281626775202811904
https://twitter.com/STR0/status/1281626775202811904
Frank E
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OK baseball guys, I have another question.
This was part of the Guerrero Jr. to 1st base article on sportsnet.ca:
Assuming he takes to first base, the Blue Jays should have stronger infield defence with Guerrero at first and Shaw at third, and with the season shortened, every small margin helps. In concert with the need to optimize his bat ? the thing that really matters ? making the move now makes sense.
What's his batting have to do with the position change?
This was part of the Guerrero Jr. to 1st base article on sportsnet.ca:
Assuming he takes to first base, the Blue Jays should have stronger infield defence with Guerrero at first and Shaw at third, and with the season shortened, every small margin helps. In concert with the need to optimize his bat ? the thing that really matters ? making the move now makes sense.
What's his batting have to do with the position change?
Kin
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Frank E said:
I sort of think you're reading that wrong. I don't think they're saying that him moving positions will in and of itself optimize his hitting, although there are reasons it could help, I think it's saying that the Jays need to improve their defense as well as getting better offense from Guerrero so the move makes sense.
Keep in mind it's an article about how he's going to go from playing 3B to 1B and DHing. If he sees a significant amount of time at DH he can worry less about defensive work generally and just focus on his hitting. Add in that Third is a more demanding position physically where he needs a lot more work than he would at 1st and there's reason to think moving defensively could help in his development as a hitter but I don't think that's really what they're stressing.
OldTimeHockey
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Joe S. said:
No kidding. It made absolutely zero sense.
Highlander
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Time to shuffle off to Buffalo. Some lighting company is going to make a fortune this week.