MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday there will be a 2020 MLB season....sort of.
Spring training is supposed to resume July 1st, but the details still remain to be worked out between MLB and MLBPA.
Opening Day is on July 23rd. Or it could be July 24th.
The regular season is 60 games. Or maybe it won't be.
But assuming those details are ironed out the 2020 MLB season will feature the DH in both leagues, require pitchers to face a minimum of three batters and place a runner in scoring position during extra inning games. If the late Mike Flanagan were still with us he would ask, "How did the runner get on second before I faced a batter?"
I hate it.
Then there's COVID-19 which is spiking in Arizona, Florida, Texas and California. What are the chances there could be an outbreak like there was last week in the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida. MLB does have contingency plans to move teams to neutral sites if necessary. But what if there is a second wave of COVID-19 all over the country?
Perhaps it's the pandemic, rampant unemployment and civil unrest. Or maybe it's just plain middle age and the cynicism which invariably accompanies it. I'm just not looking forward to the 2020 MLB season. Under these conditions, I would just as soon watch Montreal Expos games or look up old box scores at Baseball Reference and summarize them on Facebook. As Casey Stengel said, "You can look it up."
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