They've now definitively settled on Buffalo, inasmuch as anything can be "definitive" under current circumstances. I guess they've decided the stadium can be made acceptable in time for their first scheduled home game on Wednesday, July 29.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29530941/source-blue-jays-play-home-games-buffalo <https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29530941/source-blue-jays-play-home-games-buffalo> > On Jul 24, 2020, at 10:50 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > > Short answer: it might, but the season's started. There's zero chance you > could retrofit it in this environment. And again: you have to wire in replay > and statcast. > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 12:34 M-D November <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > What about a college ballpark? LSU has a HUGE facility (at least AAA-sized) > - would that work? > > On Friday, July 24, 2020 at 5:27:56 AM UTC-4 JW wrote: > > I didn’t hear why Buffalo didn’t work for them. > > They were offered Truist Park in Charlotte but turned it down. > > Minor league facilities aren't major league facilities. Not just in terms of > the lighting problems that Jim mentioned, but I'm sure the clubhouses would > be considered cramped under ordinary circumstances. With distancing being a > consideration, the AAA parks would be especially problematic. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a1d276e7-f366-4bc8-bd6f-835b359038d6n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a1d276e7-f366-4bc8-bd6f-835b359038d6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfXVnFhmTVK-EUDMM5A9SnGJvaMG_r_XMqt8RQnWLDf5A%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfXVnFhmTVK-EUDMM5A9SnGJvaMG_r_XMqt8RQnWLDf5A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/5DA8B6EF-0301-4810-AFF8-B0342CB92B0F%40ellwanger.tv.
