Vanimal46
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The players making that range in 2020 MLB have made at least a million previously. Do they need that additional $200k this year? I can see players taking the risk if they haven’t made significant money before playing pro baseball, like Randy Dobnak. I can’t see why a player who has made life changing money taking that risk. -
I got that figure directly from Jon Heyman. https://twitter.com/jonheyman/status/1275457676944670721?s=21
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That was the point I was trying to make. A heck of a thing to expect of somebody for our entertainment...
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Yeah, doesn't sound like much of a choice to me to live in a bubble. 42% of all MLB players will be paid $100k or less for the rest of the season after declining the latest proposal. The pay off is not significant for nearly half the players who will risk their health/future health if they have complications from covid, and spend time away from their families.
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I would like you to answer the question.
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Then why did you ask Ben why he phrased his response that way? That’s what you’re suggesting. If the roles were reversed, would you live in a bubble for 3-4 months away from your family?
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Add 2 more players and 2 more staff members to the list of positive cases for the Phillies.
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That's what you're suggesting, no? To have players live in a bubble environment for 3-4 months away from their families.
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2 months of public negotiations and horrible PR, only to go back to the original agreement. As Tom said, this was supposed to be the easy part. These heated negotiations have lost the casual fans... probably some diehards too. I can’t get my hopes up with this development. They have a ton of work to do outlining health and safety protocols. NBA/NHL have been focusing on nothing but that since March and still can’t figure it out.
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Negotiating the finances to start playing was supposed to be the easy part. If players and coaches are already testing positive with a skeleton crew at these facilities, it's going to get worse when the whole team shows up.
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Twins remove Calvin Griffith statue
Vanimal46 replied to notoriousgod71's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Removing these statues and symbols is a meaningful step forward. I didn’t know about his blatantly racist comments in the past, but now I learned thanks to the removal of his statue. -
Twins remove Calvin Griffith statue
Vanimal46 replied to notoriousgod71's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
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Good call out. I don't know how they work either, but you're probably right that it's not his choice to travel back to the DR.
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Maybe it’s time for Sano to consider not going back home to the DR, as sad as that sounds. Strange things continue to happen to him when he is back in his home country.
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Also, any opinion on the report that 6-8 owners would prefer not playing baseball at all? Those darn players are at it again. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/six-mlb-owners-dont-want-to-play-2020-season-per-report/
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The grievance is about player salaries and negotiating in good faith to play the most games possible. Please read up on the topic.
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The grievance has nothing to do with covid.
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Nope, the grievance doesn’t have to do with covid. Though that is another wrench to work out. This grievance would require the owners to open their books and prove the financial hardship they’re crying about. The owners naturally do not want to do that because they will lose. https://twitter.com/joelsherman1/status/1271947744660410370?s=21
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Lol. Gotta love commenting on a topic you didn’t read... let me catch you up. The owners sent a letter to the MLBPA last night saying there will be no season unless they waive any legal claims against the league. Now why would that be important? Hmm... Could it be they don’t want a grievance filed against them because they know they’ll lose? And show they haven’t been negotiating in good faith this whole time? Weird. I also posted an exact quote from that article stating at least 8 owners don’t want to have baseball played this year. But continue to go ahead and blame nothing but the players. Jeezus.
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Did you read the article? Like at all?
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Thanks for the excerpt Hosken. I'll add one more quote because I think it's relevant to the conversation: Manfred needs 75 percent of the owners, or 23, to move forward with a schedule of his choosing. Whether he has that support at present is unclear. “There are definitely more than eight owners who don’t want to play,” one player agent said.
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Excellent article by Rosenthal. If you’re still blaming the players, I don’t know what to tell you.
