Screw it, I can’t stop writing commentaries on these proposed
ideas for trying to restart this baseball season. Have no hope whatsoever that
the season will actually take place but baseball is nothing without the projections
and what ifs.
Latest
proposal, probably one of many in addition to the Only Arizona plan from
earlier this week, is to have teams play in their spring training facilities, both
Arizona and Florida (sigh), divisions split into the Cactus and Grapefruit
League setups. American and National League done for the time being.
I’d
assume among all the other proposals in front of Manfred this is the “there’s
no way we can have games anywhere else” plan. If by some miracle things get better
enough to play in other cities, it won’t be feasible to keep this setup
together (see below for what the splits would be if it’s strictly the spring
training breakdown). If you’re the Sox you’re going to Cleveland, coming back
for a series against Cincinnati, before heading to Los Angeles. This is a plan
that stays in the respective states until the Series, which means absolutely no
baseball anywhere else this year, a shoulder shrug, and “well, something’s
better than nothing”. I guess I’d be for
this weird setup if it meant any baseball?
Let’s
play hypothetical, since it’s a Friday and who cares. If the setup really is…
… that is
a TOUGH break for the White Sox. A last place finish among that group wouldn’t
surprise me at all. Dodgers might be the best team in baseball, Cleveland can
still definitely hit us around, and Cincinnati and LAA could both definitely do
some damage. Aside from maybe the East in the Grapefruit league that might be
the toughest division.
I’d
assume the whole seven inning doubleheaders, social distancing, etc. would stay
here too so much need to comment again on that.
I guess
for the new reality and to get any baseball on that isn’t a replay of some
random 2005 game this iteration would make the most sense. Doesn’t make it any
less a bastardized version and feels a lot less hopeful than the Arizona for
now idea. But that’s just how it goes now I guess.
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