Will there be a 2022 season?

[moonslav59]

57 days to go until settlement of the "issues". MLBPA to present their offers . That will at least define the gap between owners and players union. Then they can begin negotiating.

Having been to Fenway, Tropicana and Marlins stadium, I can say that one's historical, one's hysterical and one is across the freeway from an airport. Actually Tropicana does have good sight lines, and some interesting baseball museum type displays . Plus you can spread out, change seats etc since there are not a lot of folks around you.

I was there for opening day for the infamous closer by committee season, where we blew a big lead late in the game. It was pretty full, that day, but yess, I was able to move around.

I actually liked the stadium and atmosphere.

There were no catwalk incidents that game.

[notin]

57 days to go until settlement of the "issues". MLBPA to present their offers . That will at least define the gap between owners and players union. Then they can begin negotiating.

Having been to Fenway, Tropicana and Marlins stadium, I can say that one's historical, one's hysterical and one is across the freeway from an airport. Actually Tropicana does have good sight lines, and some interesting baseball museum type displays . Plus you can spread out, change seats etc since there are not a lot of folks around you.

I was down in St. Pete a couple months ago and saw that Stadium for the first time. The way it gets talked about, I thought it was out in the middle of nowhere Florida. It’s right the highway!! I’m not saying that makes it ideal, but I do wonder what gives it the bad reputation…

[notin]

I was there for opening day for the infamous closer by committee season, where we blew a big lead late in the game. It was pretty full, that day, but yess, I was able to move around.

I actually liked the stadium and atmosphere.

There were no catwalk incidents that game.

Nearly 20 years later, and we still call it “closer by committee” and not the more accurate and less exciting name “closer by Chad Fox.”…

[moonslav59]

Nearly 20 years later, and we still call it “closer by committee” and not the more accurate and less exciting name “closer by Chad Fox.”…

Something about Florida and "hanging chads!"

[moonslav59]

I was down in St. Pete a couple months ago and saw that Stadium for the first time. The way it gets talked about, I thought it was out in the middle of nowhere Florida. It’s right the highway!! I’m not saying that makes it ideal, but I do wonder what gives it the bad reputation…

There is also more than 1 bridge to get to the stadium from Tampa.

I'm not sure the "traffic situation" is any worse in Tamps than other stadium areas.

[mvp 78]

I was down in St. Pete a couple months ago and saw that Stadium for the first time. The way it gets talked about, I thought it was out in the middle of nowhere Florida. It’s right the highway!! I’m not saying that makes it ideal, but I do wonder what gives it the bad reputation…

It's been explained above. Read for yourself, lazy.

[Bellhorn04]

Nearly 20 years later, and we still call it “closer by committee” and not the more accurate and less exciting name “closer by Chad Fox.”…

"Closer by committee" has the same kind of unfortunate ring as "bridge season". Very contagious.

[jad]

It's been explained above. Read for yourself, lazy.

EVERYTHING said on any sports board has been said and explained before (as has this assertion).

[mvp 78]

EVERYTHING said on any sports board has been said and explained before (as has this assertion).

It is now my job to come up with an argument that has never been had on here before...

[moonslav59]

It is now my job to come up with an argument that has never been had on here before...

The 2022 MLB Work Stoppage was neither about work or a stoppage.

Talk amongst yourselves...

[Bellhorn04]

It is now my job to come up with an argument that has never been had on here before...

And now you've got all weekend to think about it.

[mvp 78]

And now you've got all weekend to think about it.

Get ready to do a deep dive on Carney Lansford, everybody.

[mvp 78]

Going back over the past 9 decades, create the best Sox lineup without reusing a decade:

20's Raffy 3B
10's Papi DH
00's Youk 1B
90's Garciaparra SS
80's Dewey RF
70's Fisk C
60's Smith CF
50's Ted Williams LF
40's Doerr 2B

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40s DiMaggio CF
50s Jensen RF
60s Yastrzemski LF
70s Burleson SS
80s Boggs 3b
90s Pedroia 2b
00s Varitek C
10s Martinez DH
20s Casas 1b

I didn’t want to repeat any of your players.

The 20s is a bit of a projection, I assume, given that the team has only played 220 games so far…

[moonslav59]

No repeats but back 10 decades...
30's Foxx 1B
40's Stephens SS
50's Pesky 2B
60's Petrocelli 3B
70's Lynn CF
80's Gedman C
90's Mo Vaughn DH
00's Manny LF
10's Betts RF
20's (Devers 1B if my 1930's pick not allowed or Devers 3B 20's and George Scott 1B in the 60's- no Rico)