G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Canadian government reportedly puts the ixn-eh? on MLB games in their country, so Jays will be hosting baseball elsewhere.
G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 Mets scheduled to visit Toronto Sept. 11-13.
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Things may be different in September, but I doubt it.Blue Jays are considering playing in Buffalo or Dunedin, Florida. The stadium in Buffalo has substandard lighting and Dunedin is in the COVID-friendly state of Florida. I'd say the Blue Jays should opt for 4pm games in Buffalo.
Chad ochoseis Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 My first thought: Hey, that's only three hours from me. Maybe I'll go to a game!My second thought: Oh, yeah. Right. Never mind.
bmfc1 Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 As Gary said tonight, for the first time since 1957 there will be there major league baseball teams playing in the State of New York.
MFS62 Old-Timey Member Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 =bmfc1 post_id=40898 time=1595128675 user_id=73]As Gary said tonight, for the first time since 1957 there will be there major league baseball teams playing in the State of New York.
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 I don't see any official word that the decision has been made.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 Curious how this affects long-term relations between MLB and The Great White North.It'd be hard for it to be too much a PR problem. It's not like the cardboard cutouts in Buffalo are gonna boo during "O, Canada!"
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 As of this afternoon, the Blue Jays still don't know where they'll be playing their home games. The Buffalo report cited above must have been premature.A Toronto beat writer interviewed on yesterday's ESPN telecast said that the Jays are considering other AAA parks, including Charlotte. Locating in Florida seems like a terrible choice. The Marlins and Rays should be seeking alternatives.
Ceetar Grand Central Contributor Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 wonder if anyone is going to opt out now. I imagine if you're a Blue Jay, you won't be able to see your family at all
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 I haven't read anything about this, so maybe what I'm about to write is well known, but it just occurs to me that this is much less about the Blue Jays hosting games at the Steve J. Rogers Center than it is about letting players go from the miserable and plague-stricken United States back and forth across the Canadian border.
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 Yes, that's exactly what it's about.
whippoorwill Old-Timey Member Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 My son informed me today that Montreal hasn't had a team in ten years. Thank you Mets for taking away my knowledge of MLB when you soLd out to SNYEmbarrassing
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 It's more like 16 years. The Washington Nationals are the former Expos.
batmagadanleadoff Old-Timey Member Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Edgy MD wrote:... but it just occurs to me that this is much less about the Blue Jays hosting games at the Steve J. Rogers Center than it is about letting players go from the miserable and plague-stricken United States back and forth across the Canadian border.Yes. Because under Trump, the US is now the shithole country that our shitbag president characterizes other countries as being.
G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted July 20, 2020 Author Posted July 20, 2020 PNC Park in Pittsburgh has reportedly emerged as a candidate to be Fauxronto.
MFS62 Old-Timey Member Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 It doesn't have to be a major league park because seating capacity isn't an issue.What about Hartford? Half way between NY and Boston, so travel isn't an issue and it is only a few years old, so it would have up-to-date amenities for the players and good places for them to dine after the games.Just sayin'.Later
kcmets Old-Timey Member Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 =G-Fafif post_id=40962 time=1595229265 user_id=55]Fauxronto.
Ceetar Grand Central Contributor Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 =MFS62 post_id=40965 time=1595247512 user_id=60]It doesn't have to be a major league park because seating capacity isn't an issue.What about Hartford? Half way between NY and Boston, so travel isn't an issue and it is only a few years old, so it would have up-to-date amenities for the players and good places for them to dine after the games.Just sayin'.Later
G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted July 21, 2020 Author Posted July 21, 2020 Baltimore now in the picture. Pittsburgh and Buffalo not out.https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29512573/blue-jays-players-told-baltimore-option-holding-gameshttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29512573/blue-jays-players-told-baltimore-option-holding-games
nymr83 Old-Timey Member Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 Benjamin Grimm wrote:Things may be different in September, but I doubt it.Blue Jays are considering playing in Buffalo or Dunedin, Florida. The stadium in Buffalo has substandard lighting and Dunedin is in the COVID-friendly state of Florida. I'd say the Blue Jays should opt for 4pm games in Buffalo.1 pm better...
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 Baltimore now in the picture. Pittsburgh and Buffalo not out.https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29512573/blue-jays-players-told-baltimore-option-holding-gameshttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29512573/blue-jays-players-told-baltimore-option-holding-gamesThis is amazing. We're, like, 15 seconds from opening day.
G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted July 21, 2020 Author Posted July 21, 2020 Pittsburgh, it is now reported.
bmfc1 Old-Timey Member Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1285935692497874945https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1285935692497874945So Washington (MFNs) and the MFYs get an extra home series even though they won't be the home team and there are no home fans (not that it matters much in Washington).
kcmets Old-Timey Member Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 Hazel Mae? Is she a descendant of the lost cousin on Petticoat Junction?
MFS62 Old-Timey Member Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) =kcmets post_id=41150 time=1595427806 user_id=53]Hazel Mae? Is she a descendant of the lost cousin on Petticoat Junction? Edited July 22, 2020 by Guest
Lefty Specialist Old-Timey Member Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 Hazel Mae is well known for her expansive.......uh, baseball knowledge.https://windycitizensports.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/hazel-mae-hot.jpg>
G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted July 22, 2020 Author Posted July 22, 2020 Pennsylvania, still smarting from the 1993 World Series, has yet to sign off on the PNC scheme/plan.https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29517765/sources-blue-jays-seeking-alternatives-pittsburghhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29517765/sources-blue-jays-seeking-alternatives-pittsburgh
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