Stupid question - Phillies and Marlins players are still being paid based on a 60 game season whether they play 60 games or not, right?

Slowhand wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:The rest of mlb seems to be doing fine. It's just us and the Marlins. We had problems earlier, too.

Are games really cancelled this weekend? This is bumming me out.

Well, it affects the other teams who would be playing the Phillies and Marlins who now can't, so there's a bit of a domino effect even if those teams aren't infected. If even two teams are not able to get their games in, it calls into question the validity of an already questionable season.

Sure, it sucks.

I was trying to figure out how we were going to play the Yanks next week, then I saw they moved up the games between the Orioles and Yanks to this week, freeing the Yanks up for early next week. It's crazy. How are we supposed to line up Wheeler for the Mets if we don't even know when we'll play them.

Hey, some good news!

@ToddZolecki wrote:RHP Seranthony Domínguez had successful right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery this morning with Dr. James Andrews, #Phillies announced.

Seranthony finally had his Tommy John surgery this morning.

Slowhand wrote:Hey, some good news!

@ToddZolecki wrote:RHP Seranthony Domínguez had successful right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery this morning with Dr. James Andrews, #Phillies announced.

Hopefully there’s games to be played when he’s ready to return in 2022

Slowhand wrote:Hey, some good news!

@ToddZolecki wrote:RHP Seranthony Domínguez had successful right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery this morning with Dr. James Andrews, #Phillies announced.

He'll be ready for the next Phillies home game

He'll be money in the postseason next year

Squire wrote:Stupid question - Phillies and Marlins players are still being paid based on a 60 game season whether they play 60 games or not, right?

For now.

Uncle Milty wrote:

Slowhand wrote:Hey, some good news!

@ToddZolecki wrote:RHP Seranthony Domínguez had successful right elbow UCL reconstruction surgery this morning with Dr. James Andrews, #Phillies announced.

He'll be ready for the next Phillies home game

This is, sadly, not out of the realm of possibility.

CFP wrote:If we go 4-2 we have a shot at the playoffs

How're they ever going to win 4?

So there is effectively three teams in the NL East. Two of which are guaranteed a playoff spot.

Squire wrote:Seranthony finally had his Tommy John surgery this morning.

He and Robertson would be close to returning if they'd gotten the surgery right away. I get trying to avoid it. Just terrible luck.

marlins fucked up something a lot of us were looking forward to.

CalvinBall wrote:marlins fucked up something a lot of us were looking forward to.

i forget what it was but i saw some espn article linked with anonymous interviews that said dudes being thirsty is what'll ruin the season. and here we are

JUburton wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:marlins fucked up something a lot of us were looking forward to.

i forget what it was but i saw some espn article linked with anonymous interviews that said dudes being thirsty is what'll ruin the season. and here we are

Frustrating part is seemingly everyone else is fine.

Slowhand wrote:At what point are we going to see Phillies (and other teams affected) players just start opting out now?

Gelb mentions that in his latest column:

"There are larger questions now: Will some Phillies players who expressed reservations about playing in a pandemic choose to go home? Will some players decide their careers are jeopardized because their normal baseball routines have been tossed aside? Can the league continue with just 28 teams (without the Marlins and Phillies) for the foreseeable future?"

https://theathletic.com/1963280/2020/07 ... ive-tests/

MoBettle wrote:

JUburton wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:marlins fucked up something a lot of us were looking forward to.

i forget what it was but i saw some espn article linked with anonymous interviews that said dudes being thirsty is what'll ruin the season. and here we are

Frustrating part is seemingly everyone else is fine.

Quite frankly i'm surprised that it's only this Marlins thing so far. I was expecting multiple outbreaks after the first week.

MoBettle wrote:

JUburton wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:marlins fucked up something a lot of us were looking forward to.

i forget what it was but i saw some espn article linked with anonymous interviews that said dudes being thirsty is what'll ruin the season. and here we are

Frustrating part is seemingly everyone else is fine.

agree. got boned because we were the team that played them first.

Just so we’re clear, is the policy now that anytime anyone associated with a team (not just a player) tests positive their games are delayed for an indefinite period of time? Is there even a policy at this point?

Squire wrote:Seranthony finally had his Tommy John surgery this morning.

Probably the better part of three prime seasons down the drain. Such a shame.