There doesn't have to be wildly opposite camps as you position it above. That's what is ravishing our country. It's far left or far right. The middle gets left wondering what happened to common causes and common sense? Yes, the Marlins F'd up, and apparently the Cardinals did too, but what about everybody else.
I'm not smarter than you. I don't know you. I know I love baseball and I appreciate that they are trying to play, no matter the motives are. I also understand the stacked odds against successfully pulling it off and the risks involved. It's imperfect. It's life. Play ball.
I didn’t mean this to be political. It’s unfortunate that the virus has become political. I try very hard to stick to facts here. I saw an estimate that about 2% of the US population has an active coronavirus infection. Under those conditions, it’s going to be almost impossible to complete a 2 month season without many outbreaks. The baseline level of infection in the community is too high and baseball decided that they wanted their players/coaches to remain in the community.
This will lead to disruptions that, to me, make it not worth doing the season. Shortened games, gimmick rules, wildly unbalanced schedules and games played with inadequate/unqualified personnel make me think that this season will not be legitimate in anyway. The champion will be the team that was the luckiest with tests, or in a community with low baseline infection rates or some other random reason. It won’t be about what team is best at baseball. And I don’t particularly see the point of the season where the primary determinant of success is a non-baseball related thing.
I understand people want baseball. In any form. And that is a reasonable position. But I don’t think I’m the only one who shares my opinion and I am positive that they don’t all agree with my political views.