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Post by skokiejoe on Jul 18, 2020 14:39:52 GMT -5
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Post by trav768 on Jul 18, 2020 16:09:42 GMT -5
so lets wait till one week to go for the season and then tell a team they can't play in their home field. blue jays need find alternative quickly.
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Post by jerm42991 on Jul 18, 2020 17:10:43 GMT -5
so lets wait till one week to go for the season and then tell a team they can't play in their home field. blue jays need find alternative quickly. Their spring training is in FL, that would be my best guess |
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Post by sosacorks on Jul 18, 2020 17:16:57 GMT -5
Call me a cynic but I am hoping this last-minute decision wasn't a political ploy. Hopefully they were aware all along and have a plan.
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Post by Clark Street on Jul 18, 2020 17:21:38 GMT -5
My bet is Buffalo on the Canadian border and not far from Toronto. It's the home of the Blue Jays' AAA team whose season is cancelled, and a US city with no MLB team.
EDIT: I've learned that the stadium lights in Buffalo may not be up to MLB standards. As jerm42991 suggests, an alternative is the Jays' spring training site in Dunedin, but coronavirus concern is elevated in Florida.
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Post by lu13cubbie on Jul 18, 2020 18:22:58 GMT -5
Musco lighting can help. That's who the Iowa Hawkeyes use for Kinnick Stadium when they have night games
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Post by Clark Street on Jul 18, 2020 18:46:15 GMT -5
Musco lighting can help. That's who the Iowa Hawkeyes use for Kinnick Stadium when they have night games Or they Jays can be like the Cubs for most of my life: day games only. Now during the pandemic with so many people working at home or not at all, day games might even be bigger draws that night games for the Jays, as long as not many other teams are doing the same. |
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Post by Reverency on Jul 18, 2020 21:47:42 GMT -5
But no one is actually dying from it, as the death rate has went down for the 12th straight week to practically nothing. EDIT: oops I forgot about the Florida man who died in a motorcycle accident and they called it a covid-19 death. The virus must have darted out in front of him! Which data are you tracking? The 7-day average of deaths in FL almost doubled over the last two weeks (from 50 deaths to 100 deaths)! covidtracking.com/data/state/floridaI am not posting my opinion. But people have to stop posting misinformation! Thank you GCG. My reply would NOT have been very nice. Dunedin would be a VERY BAD idea right now. Of the five friends I have who live there, three have had Covid -- gotten from a service-related job and spread to family members, who ALSO are in service-related jobs. I am also VERY closely related to someone who has tested positive for Covid19 who has been sick for almost two weeks now. I know exactly how and where he got it, and I guarantee you that coming to our area right now is NOT a good idea. I like the Buffalo idea. Surely supplemental lighting can/will be arranged, but I think daytime scheduling is VERY do-able, after all, it's not like you're going to affect attendance at the games.  |
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Post by TheChico on Jul 18, 2020 23:03:51 GMT -5
Which data are you tracking? The 7-day average of deaths in FL almost doubled over the last two weeks (from 50 deaths to 100 deaths)! covidtracking.com/data/state/floridaI am not posting my opinion. But people have to stop posting misinformation! Thank you GCG. My reply would NOT have been very nice. Dunedin would be a VERY BAD idea right now. Of the five friends I have who live there, three have had Covid -- gotten from a service-related job and spread to family members, who ALSO are in service-related jobs. I am also VERY closely related to someone who has tested positive for Covid19 who has been sick for almost two weeks now. I know exactly how and where he got it, and I guarantee you that coming to our area right now is NOT a good idea. I like the Buffalo idea. Surely supplemental lighting can/will be arranged, but I think daytime scheduling is VERY do-able, after all, it's not like you're going to affect attendance at the games. You can do a old fashion tape game and air it later that night if they are worried about viewers. Not as fun, but these type of challenges are going to be the normal this season. |
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Post by foolforthecity on Jul 18, 2020 23:15:34 GMT -5
Which data are you tracking? The 7-day average of deaths in FL almost doubled over the last two weeks (from 50 deaths to 100 deaths)! covidtracking.com/data/state/floridaI am not posting my opinion. But people have to stop posting misinformation! Thank you GCG. My reply would NOT have been very nice. Dunedin would be a VERY BAD idea right now. Of the five friends I have who live there, three have had Covid -- gotten from a service-related job and spread to family members, who ALSO are in service-related jobs. I am also VERY closely related to someone who has tested positive for Covid19 who has been sick for almost two weeks now. I know exactly how and where he got it, and I guarantee you that coming to our area right now is NOT a good idea. I like the Buffalo idea. Surely supplemental lighting can/will be arranged, but I think daytime scheduling is VERY do-able, after all, it's not like you're going to affect attendance at the games. Hey Rev, my son and his fam are going to Santa Maria(?) Island next week. Good idea or not? |
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Post by foolforthecity on Jul 18, 2020 23:17:37 GMT -5
Thank you GCG. My reply would NOT have been very nice. Dunedin would be a VERY BAD idea right now. Of the five friends I have who live there, three have had Covid -- gotten from a service-related job and spread to family members, who ALSO are in service-related jobs. I am also VERY closely related to someone who has tested positive for Covid19 who has been sick for almost two weeks now. I know exactly how and where he got it, and I guarantee you that coming to our area right now is NOT a good idea. I like the Buffalo idea. Surely supplemental lighting can/will be arranged, but I think daytime scheduling is VERY do-able, after all, it's not like you're going to affect attendance at the games. Hey Rev, my son and his fam are going to Santa Maria(?) Island next week. Good idea or not? Sorry, Anna Maria island |
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Post by skokiejoe on Jul 19, 2020 14:18:04 GMT -5
The players want to play in a Major League Park.
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Post by jerm42991 on Jul 19, 2020 14:40:26 GMT -5
The players want to play in a Major League Park. I am sure they do, but thats simply not possible |
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Post by C-Horse14 on Jul 19, 2020 14:41:27 GMT -5
Citi Field or Yankee Stadium are the two best choices. This was not some political ploy by the Canadian federal government. Canada's COVID-19 death, positive and case rates are well below the US's and they aim to keep it that way. The US is at 40 deaths/100,000 pop and Canada is at 24.
I suppose someone will say, how can a few MLB players and staff visiting Toronto create an outbreak? I guess that the Canadians don't want to find out.
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Post by threeandone on Jul 19, 2020 15:09:53 GMT -5
Citi Field or Yankee Stadium are the two best choices. This was not some political ploy by the Canadian federal government. Canada's COVID-19 death, positive and case rates are well below the US's and they aim to keep it that way. The US is at 40 deaths/100,000 pop and Canada is at 24. I suppose someone will say, how can a few MLB players and staff visiting Toronto create an outbreak? I guess that the Canadians don't want to find out. Yeah, technically any MLB teams field would work. Its not like there would be a lack of home field advantage without fans anywhere. The only problem is the scheduling conflict and you wouldn't want them bouncing around to different stadiums for their home games. I don't blame Canada for doing this. Its the smart move with as unpredictable as this thing is and our spiking rates. |
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Post by GoCubsGo4ever on Jul 19, 2020 15:26:54 GMT -5
My bet is Buffalo on the Canadian border and not far from Toronto. It's the home of the Blue Jays' AAA team whose season is cancelled, and a US city with no MLB team. EDIT: I've learned that the stadium lights in Buffalo may not be up to MLB standards. As jerm42991 suggests, an alternative is the Jays' spring training site in Dunedin, but coronavirus concern is elevated in Florida. Can the lighting in an AAA stadium be that bad? I was actually in the Jays' AA stadium last summer for a night game and it wasn't terrible at all. |
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Post by GoCubsGo4ever on Jul 19, 2020 15:32:51 GMT -5
Also, there are a few other AAA stadiums nearby, Rochester, Syracuse, or even Pawtucket.
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Post by ddevonb on Jul 19, 2020 19:07:03 GMT -5
My bet is Buffalo on the Canadian border and not far from Toronto. It's the home of the Blue Jays' AAA team whose season is cancelled, and a US city with no MLB team. EDIT: I've learned that the stadium lights in Buffalo may not be up to MLB standards. As jerm42991 suggests, an alternative is the Jays' spring training site in Dunedin, but coronavirus concern is elevated in Florida. The Buffalo team has been in negotiations with the Blue Jays to play there so that must not be the case. |
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Post by skokiejoe on Jul 19, 2020 21:29:14 GMT -5
Rumor. Bluejays will play in Pittsburgh
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Post by TheChico on Jul 19, 2020 21:34:03 GMT -5
Rumor. Bluejays will play in Pittsburgh Only 7 games the Blue Jays and Pirates would be home at the same time and still in same time zone. Makes sense. |
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