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Anyone tuning into the Opening Day games? I feel like it's been forever since a real MLB game. I don't mind the games without fans because I primarily listen to them on the local radio anyway.

Yes, I've got the NYY-Washington game on the TV while working on my TCDb MLB Pick'em contest (making a spreadsheet). I'm especially looking forward to tonight's Dodger game.

I had a storm wipe out my tv box, so I'm about to leave to go watch with my Dad.  I'm actually more interested in the pizza they're ordering. 

Watching now....even though it's the yanks :(  hoping to stay awake to watch all of the Dodgers game....even though Kersh isn't pitching :(:(:(:(

I was watching NYY - WAS, but there's currently a rain delay.

Watched until the rain delay. Will watch the end during my treadmill run later. Unless there is no end. Then I'll finish watching 2019 WS game 7, which I got to the bottom of the sixth after my last run. Nat do not look good in either game....

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I can't get into baseball this year.  Its weird because its my favorite sport, but I think its just because I'm not in the mood for sports right now.  I did flip throught the channels and saw the cardboard fans in the stands, that was kind of cool.  I think my biggest complaint is just trying to fit in a whole season in doesn't work for me.  If they were going to play, I'd rather just see some exhibition type games that players could get bonuses for being on the winning teams.  Kind of like an All-Star tournament with about 8 teams.

I haven't kept up on all that they agreed on, but if I was one of the worse teams, I'd think now would be the time to try out some of the minor leaguers to get them acclimated to the big leagues.  Less pressure to perform well in front of fans, and even if they do bad, nobody is going to call out a team for losing on a shortened season that isn't mandatory for players.

I sorted a shoe box of 1970s Football Cards I acquired in a Collection Buy while listening/watching the Yankees until Rain Delay. I just entered my 1983 O Pee Chee Baseball Cards while listening/watching the Braves. One out of Two went my way so I am off to a 50/50 Start.

You should see hockey. The NHL commish wanted playoffs when pretty much everybody else moved on to something else. They will play hockey in August and September when training camps normally starts in September. They also added teams that were not supposed to make playoffs this season (ie. Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers...). At least, baseball season is not delayed something like 6 months after its usual schedule.

But they are adding extra teams to the baseball playoffs too.  Any championship won in 2020, save for college football that ended in early January as planned, needs a big fat asterisk in the record books.