{"id":25517,"date":"2020-07-11T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/money-driving-mlb-others-to-risk-coronavirus-disaster\/"},"modified":"2020-07-11T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:11:00","slug":"money-driving-mlb-others-to-risk-coronavirus-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/money-driving-mlb-others-to-risk-coronavirus-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"#Money driving MLB, others to risk coronavirus disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3680e6df687\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3680e6df687\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/money-driving-mlb-others-to-risk-coronavirus-disaster\/#These_replays_make_you_miss_uncluttered_broadcasts\" >These replays make you miss uncluttered broadcasts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/money-driving-mlb-others-to-risk-coronavirus-disaster\/#All_not_well_with_Maxwell\" >All not well with Maxwell<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Money driving MLB, others to risk coronavirus disaster<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        MLB reminds me of that wonderful \u201cHoneymooners\u201d episode when Ralph wins a spot on the \u201c$99,000 Answer.\u201d Through sheer nervous panic, he chooses to return next week to answer questions about something he knows little about: popular music.<\/p>\n<p>He and Norton get to work, spending the week in preparation, \u2014 Norton playing on the piano every song they can find but prefacing every tune with a few bars of Stephen Foster\u2019s \u201cSwanee River\u201d until Ralph demands he cut it out.<\/p>\n<p>Showtime arrives, and Ralph smugly declares to the quizmaster that, \u201cI intend to go straight on, forge ahead, to the $99,000 answer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first tune he\u2019s asked to identify is for the least amount, $100. It was, of course, \u201cSwanee River.\u201d Ralph\u2019s mumbles in search of an answer until the quizmaster tells him he must have an answer. Ralph meekly answers, \u201cEd Norton\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>To that similar end, we have MLB, in the sustaining midst of a pandemic, smugly declaring it plans to \u201cforge ahead!\u201d opening an abridged, spectator-less season with a made-for-TV-money Yankees at Nationals <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> on July 23 in, of course, prime time.<\/p>\n<p>Well, way down upon the Swanee River and good luck. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>arently MLB feels that on July 23, all 30 teams and its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing parties and clubhouse crews \u2014 hundreds of people \u2014 will be immune from the deadly virus. All the busses, taxis, airplanes, airports, hotels and chairs thoroughly inspected and disinfected.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s chosen personal behavior, such as Cleveland\u2019s Franmil Reyes, who apologized for his recent no-mask attendance at a no-distancing party.<\/p>\n<p>But who cares? Play ball!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, when the fresh cases arise and those infected have their travels and contacts examined, there will be a freak-out factor that the logical could predict but MLB ignored in favor of fingers-crossed millions in TV money, plus the sale of \u201cMLB 2.0\u201d caps.<\/p>\n<p>Given that spectators will be banned, what else could drive the four-month delayed start of the season other than TV money? It\u2019s certainly not the desire to best ensure the health of players and those who surround them. Positive virus tests could replace the torn quad and Tommy John surgery as the medical issue du jour.<\/p>\n<p>Then the same will occur in the renewed NBA and NHL seasons and within NFL training camps.<\/p>\n<p>I certainly hope I\u2019m wrong, but I can\u2019t see this going well. These games \u2014 and all they encompass \u2014 will not be played within petri dishes and test tubes. They\u2019re ballparks and what it takes to arrive in them, not biohazard control facilities.<\/p>\n<p>MLB could\u2019ve \u2014 should\u2019ve \u2014 cautiously and judiciously put this season to bed. But, as usual, even if it leads to a ventilator, follow the money.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"These_replays_make_you_miss_uncluttered_broadcasts\"><\/span>These replays make you miss uncluttered broadcasts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Those who have been watching old and not-so old MLB games on TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> seem invariably and pleasantly struck by the simple beauty of the former game, no artificial additives as provided by TV and players\u2019 unnecessary peccadillos. In no particular order:<\/p>\n<p>1. The absence of a computerized, one-size-fits-all strike-box graphic placed over live play. A clear, unfettered view of pitcher-to-batter had become a forgotten pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>2. No stalling on the mound or from the batter\u2019s box. The pitchers took the sign and threw. The batters mostly stayed in the box between pitches.<\/p>\n<p>3. No look-what-we-can-do! graphics \u2014 such as launch angles, exit velocities and the always irrelevant catch probabilities. No one needed help to discern if a pop-up was hit harder than a line drive.<\/p>\n<p>4. No stoppages for microscopic, freeze-frame reviews of close calls, a thoroughly unintended but steady drag on modern baseball. Close was self-evident, understood and indulged \u2014 no matter which way the call went.<\/p>\n<p>5. TV announcers who allowed the game, and not their endless verbal presence, to be the priority.<\/p>\n<p>6. The games featured multiple skills, thus the shift \u2014 in the few cases it appeared \u2014 could be defeated by not trying to pull the ball, and even, God forbid, a bunt.<\/p>\n<p>7. Running to first was not an option. In fact, running to any base or after balls in the gap or against the wall were not an option. No one risked losing a double or triple by posing at the plate, and those who hit home runs were already too far past first to high-five the first-base coach.<\/p>\n<p>8. Effective starters and relievers were not pulled as a matter of pre-planning. To try to script a game before it began was the work of the foolish.<\/p>\n<p>9. The pace of games was such that games had little chance of becoming boring.<\/p>\n<p>10. Old Yankee Stadium\u2019s best seats were filled.<\/p>\n<p>11. No conflating World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> stats with postseason stats.<\/p>\n<p>12. Organ music that allows fans \u2014 especially dads and sons \u2014 to talk about the game rather than try to holler over blaring rap and heavy metal.<\/p>\n<p>Why have all of the above virtually disappeared? Why has \u201cthe game changed\u201d become an acceptable excuse? I don\u2019t know but there can\u2019t be any good reasons.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_not_well_with_Maxwell\"><\/span>All not well with Maxwell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sure made a significant story last week, former A\u2019s catcher Bruce Maxwell\u2019s lament that he has been persona non grata throughout MLB because he took a knee during the national anthem. How sad \u2026 if only it were true.<\/p>\n<p>What missed the cut in that story was Maxwell\u2019s ensuing arrest for pointing a gun at a female food delivery worker who\u2019d been called to his home. He took a plea deal and was placed on probation.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>Judging from the NFLPA\u2019s silence, the union is good with DeSean Jackson\u2019s outrageously stupid, hateful and inflammatory \u201cenlighten my people\u201d anti-Jewish posts. Where is NFLPA president DeMaurice Smith on this? Did he and Roger Goodell receive a group discount on a bunker?<\/p>\n<p>The silence on this matter confirms that the growing double-standard has become so prevalent and glaringly indisputable it leaves open-minded, reasonable people disgusted. And in the name, of all things, equality.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile \u2014 on behalf of ignorant, selectively blind lunatics \u2014 the NFL continues to take its decent-minded fan base for granted \u2014 and more than ever, that\u2019s a mistake.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>Paragons of virtue: Wouldn\u2019t it be lovely if the Wilpons, greed-suckered into two Ponzi schemes, sold a piece of the Mets to Steve Cohen, a hedge-funder whose firm SAC Capital was fined a record $1.2 billion for insider trading, <em>and<\/em> to Alex Rodriguez, enriched (and suspended) by MLB and its teams as a steroid cheat.<\/p>\n<p>Couldn\u2019t wait to see Rob Manfred grin through that introductory announcement.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/07\/11\/money-driving-mlb-sports-to-risk-coronavirus-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Money driving MLB, others to risk coronavirus disaster&#8221; MLB reminds me of that wonderful \u201cHoneymooners\u201d episode when Ralph wins a spot on the \u201c$99,000 Answer.\u201d Through sheer nervous panic, he chooses to return next week to answer questions about something he knows little about: popular music. 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