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  • Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post
    Canada has denied the Jays request to play in Toronto. The two favorites at this point are Dunedin and Buffalo. Given how Florida is doing right now, I'm going to say Buffalo will be hosting its first major league baseball season since the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League in 1915.
    Why can hockey be played then?
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    • Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post

      Why can hockey be played then?
      Because the NHL is one time entry with a quarantine. MLB would be the Blue Jays going back and forth five times plus ten separate entries from the teams they're hosting.
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      • Originally posted by Drew S. View Post

        Why don’t they just play all road games? It seems like this would be easiest.
        Probably due to travel. Even if you're not at "home" home, it's more beneficial to stay in one spot in Buffalo or Dunedin for a week than have to pack bags every three to four days and get into your new city at 2am.
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        • Fauci to throw out the first pitch on Thursday for the Nats.

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          • That's great, but they shouldn't be opening.
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            • Originally posted by Kepler View Post

              That's great, but they shouldn't be opening.
              I had the MLB Network on last night (actual baseball! Kinda) and during the Padres/Angels game, the announcers were talking about the whole situation. They said they were amazed with how well each team has done protecting players and staff during this summer camp period, but each team has been practically living in a bubble. Come Friday. "We're doing this for real and getting on busses and staying in hotels..." and he kinda trailed off.

              There is skepticism, but I'm really hoping each MLB team can get through this. Having a lot of these cities where they're playing flare back up isn't promising though.
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              • 538 predictions. LFGM!
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                • Appears the Jays will actually be playing in Pittsburgh this year. Plus one other city because there’s one series that conflicts with the Pirates.
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                  • Pennsylvania Department of Health turned them down, so no home as of yet. They really don’t seem to want to play in Buffalo, so it’s possible they become a traveling team this year.
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                    • Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View Post
                      Pennsylvania Department of Health turned them down, so no home as of yet. They really don’t seem to want to play in Buffalo, so it’s possible they become a traveling team this year.
                      MLB Network guys made comments about needing lighting upgrades and a couple other tweaks that would be almost impossible to achieve in Buffalo on such short notice.
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                      • Given that there are no plans for crowds to be a thing, just have them play at the opposing team's stadium as the "home" team....
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                        • Originally posted by RaceBoarder View Post
                          Given that there are no plans for crowds to be a thing, just have them play at the opposing team's stadium as the "home" team....
                          Really sucks for the players to be in hotels for 3 months.

                          Or maybe it doesn't...
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                          • Seems like all that travel will make them more vulnerable to infection, both catching and spreading.
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                            • Stroman ripped his calf just in time to opt out of this season.

                              RIP 2020 Mets, they did not die of dysentery.

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                              • Originally posted by aparch View Post

                                MLB Network guys made comments about needing lighting upgrades and a couple other tweaks that would be almost impossible to achieve in Buffalo on such short notice.
                                There's an MLB caliber stadium sitting empty in Omaha. Just saying.

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