On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 9:43 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote:
> One of the local Sacramento stations last night ran a piece on a group of > local business leaders looking to have MLB consider the city. I suspect > MLB will ignore this just like they did an effort in the 80s to attract a > team. > I get that I’m not a sports fan, but I think I have a “hot take” even the biggest sports enthusiast can agree with: If you feel that California needs ANY new team for ANY sport for ANY reason, you should not be allowed to vote. Hell, you should not be allowed to leave your house. > David > > On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 8:07:25 AM PDT, John Edwards < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Jim, I suspect you're right. It feels like Montreal is being used to > threaten Tampa Bay, in the same way that Las Vegas is being used to get a > new stadium built in Oakland. > > John > > On Tue, 20 Jul 2021 at 00:27, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > > As probably the only Rays fan on this list… I’m fairly well convinced that > the “split season” situation isn’t going to actually happen, it’s just the > Rays trying to pit the two cities against each other in order to see which > one is going to build a new stadium first. > > > On Jul 19, 2021, at 9:24 PM, John Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not necessarily. I presume the Jays will be strongly encouraged to get > vaccinated (if they haven’t already). As for the the visiting teams, they’d > be subject to MLB’s protocol, which makes things much easier for teams that > are 85% vaxxed and probably basically bubbling while they’re in Toronto. If > they stay in the hotel that’s attached to the Rogers Centre, they really > don’t even need to leave the building. > > The Tampa-Montreal thing won’t happen until 2028 at the earliest, unless > the Rays find a way to get out of their lease. > > John > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 12:20 AM M-D November <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What’s interesting is that MLB is still not requiring players & personnel > to vaccinate. Presumably that will change for the Blue Jays (and for anyone > scheduled to play them at home). > > (Aside: was this the year the TB Rays were supposed to start splitting the > season between St. Pete & Montreal?) > > On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 8:46:31 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > > Not mentioned: About a week and a half after the Blue Jays return to their > stadium after Buffalo exile... > https://variety.com/2021/film/news/canada-vaccinated-americans-august-9-1235023325/ > (link) > > B > > > > > -- > 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/773345858.597613.1626799381336%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/773345858.597613.1626799381336%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4Bwji_X0451DGRtbo1QyVkYymnW9PgO6mneAtHJjcCheg%40mail.gmail.com.
