Who will survive and what will be left of them?
That’s the tagline from the 1974 horror classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Hopefully, it won’t be how we look back on the 2020 MLB season.
We’re all aware of how COVID-19 infections have spread among the Miami Marlins roster and staff, leading to the postponement of their games against their East Coast hub rivals. This morning, more bad news broke as the Milwaukee Brewers postponed their home opener due to 2 positive tests among their opponents, the St. Louis Cardinals.
Members of the St. Louis Cardinals have tested positive for Covid-19, forcing Friday’s game between the Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers to be postponed, according to MLB Network and ESPN. https://t.co/8fJLlTZ0TW
— CNN (@CNN) July 31, 2020
Feels bad!
Would mean Nationals, Marlins, Blue Jays, Phillies, Brewers and Cardinals games are all postponed due to COVID-19 tonight. 20% of the league https://t.co/IIf84mawkW
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) July 31, 2020
Let me say here that I do not intend to make light of COVID-19 or the fact that MLB is attempting to push on while infections are spreading among teams out east and now the midwest. The situation gets more grim each day, it seems. Frankly, it’s amazing no teams in the AL an NL West haven’t had any positive tests yet. Fingers are crossed that it stays that way.
Anyways, here is today’s slightly macabre FanPost Friday prompt and poll. Please feel free to elaborate on your vote choices in the comments!
Let’s say the AL & NL West are the only divisions able to finish the 2020 MLB season. What are the most likely outcomes?
Poll
If the AL & NL West teams are the only teams able to keep playing, should the rest of the season be converted into a shorter, single elimination round robin tournament or just press on with the schedule as is?
This poll is closed
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53%
Round robin tournament, let’s get weird
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15%
Stick with the schedule
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31%
Cancel it, won’t count for shit anyways
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Who wins the West?
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11%
HOU
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4%
OAK
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31%
SEA
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0%
TEX
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1%
LAA
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3%
COL
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43%
LAD
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3%
SD
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0%
SF
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0%
ARI
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Guess who is in last place in the AL West right now
Also, make sure to go back and check out last week’s poll results! The 2-6 voters had the strongest showing, but the hateration must have fueled the Mariners’ fire!