Jimmy Hoffa Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Since the Texas governor has tossed out all the Covid nonsense I assume that the Rangers and Astros can sell all their tickets for the upcoming season. They will have the opportunity to earn income from tickets, parking, souvenirs, hot dogs, soda, etc... The Dodgers, Angels, A's, Padres and Giants all play in California which is nowhere close to reopening. Chicago Cubs and White Sox, no way they're selling tickets. I forsee the issue of a potential competitive imbalance being made of this fact. There is no salary cap in baseball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 I think they are having fans in Chicago, very limited at the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Pretty sure baseball will follow the party line and limit crowds greatly since if they didn't teams from pussy states will be "scared". I see whimpy Mark Cuban said he wont let anymore than the current 3K fans into their games. Trump derangement syndrome has now become Covid derangement syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moldoveanu Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 whats wrong with letting people in the stadium its so freaking big and its outside there are crowded buses and trains and when you go shopping there are lots of people too that people are close to each other but you wont let people sit in the stand thats so big makes no sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Moldoveanu said: whats wrong with letting people in the stadium its so freaking big and its outside there are crowded buses and trains and when you go shopping there are lots of people too that people are close to each other but you wont let people sit in the stand thats so big makes no sense Especially when 2/3ds of teams never come close to selling out except for opening day or perhaps a 4th of july game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moldoveanu Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 not talking about 10s of thousands just let some people come out 2k 3k still let people out and let them come and enjoy themselves i am sure there would be a lot of people interested well they have to make some kind of rule that you cant come so often to let other people also in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Most teams in red states will have far more than a few thousand, I would expect at least 15-20K in many places, even MN is talking about 10K to start. But we're only talking 2 teams in TX, FL, OH, MO each, plus AZ, GA, maybe a couple more, that's less than half the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Plus it's not like covid is gone, some players will get it, then the ninnies will come out and scream for the fans to stop. Is the baseball commissoner/league strong enough to stand firm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Hoffa Posted March 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Keep in mind just a few short months ago the 49ers were forced to play their final few home games in Arizona. California is a mess. I'm not sure if the Giants will even be playing home games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi_Archie Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 the MLB is already plagued with competitive unbalance. I can't believe that a few months of extra $ in a stream of revenue that doesn't even make up half of a franchise's income would change things too much. There is the good old welfare system of revenue sharing to off set that and allow shitty AAA teams like the Pirates to field a roster that makes less than some individual players make per year, just so the owner can pocket the welfare money. it's going to be moot, most likely as the CBA expires after this year, and the players and owners are miles apart. I don't think we see a full baseball season in 2022, maybe the whole season will be trashed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Jimmy Hoffa said: Keep in mind just a few short months ago the 49ers were forced to play their final few home games in Arizona. California is a mess. I'm not sure if the Giants will even be playing home games. Both New Mexico and NMSU did not play a home game this year do to their shit democrat governor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiseThese Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Who will be the team to invite the President to throw out the opening pitch of season He is in the bullpen warming up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajt Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/3/2021 at 12:28 AM, Jimmy Hoffa said: The Dodgers, Angels, A's, Padres and Giants all play in California which is nowhere close to reopening. Chicago Cubs and White Sox, no way they're selling tickets. Looks like California will allow fans by opening day according to the state department of health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Hoffa Posted March 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, ajt said: Looks like California will allow fans by opening day according to the state department of health. I'm pleasantly shocked. Just yesterday the Governor was around 180 degrees from that kind of thinking. Good for the A's especially, they need every cent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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