Baseball shuts down.

[Magoo48]

Can life without baseball be complete?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. March job reports will be awful.....Big losses means recession.

MLB employs a lot of people for work during their home games. Businesses around stadiums, transportation systems, all depend on that revenue.

The same affect for Hockey aND Basketball.

The Stock Market continues this way, companies are going to let people go. It is inevitable.

[Magoo48]

3. Yup. There will be financial shockwaves throughout each city's baseball dependent communities.

I hate it but I get it.
I’ve been reading some firsthand accounts from Northern Italy. There’s a real shitshow going on there. The words I kept hearing were preparedness and overwhelming. Dodgers fan out.

[Brother Buzz]

2. Jeez Louise, I passed on that toilet paper craze and opted to stock up on....

Cracker Jack at the Dollar Store.

MLB may be trivial to most people, but it was something I was REALLY looking forward to.

[Magoo48]

4. I hear that.

Baseball season is like a sign of renewal for me.

[Brother Buzz]

13. There's a glimmer of hope, however small it is, that they may salvage something this season

MLB suspends spring training, delays Opening Day at least two weeks

Major League Baseball is delaying the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced Thursday.

MLB also said in a statement that spring training games have been suspended, starting at 4 p.m. ET Thursday.

Commissioner Rob Manfred and the league's owners held a conference call Thursday afternoon to formalize the plan.

"MLB will announce the effects on the schedule at an appropriate time and will remain flexible as events warrant, with the hope of resuming normal operations as soon as possible," MLB said in its statement.

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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28892315/sources-mlb-expected-suspend-spring-training

[spanone]

5. Have they shut down spring training? Have a friend who just left TN for Phoenix

[Marrah_Goodman]

6. yes

[Magoo48]

7. Oops...Yes...they shut down today. Get your friend on the horn.

MLB put out a statement. I’m just too bummed to post it.
Thinking about all those financially dependent of baseball at all levels.

[spanone]

8. Damn....too late.

[Brother Buzz]

9. Looks like it

The final game in Florida just ended, and every game in Arizona has been cancelled.

https://www.mlb.com/giants/scores

[spanone]

11. Thanks!

[First Speaker]

10. Jesus. No NBA, no March madness...now no baseball...

...I hope that they can salvage some of the season...

[spanone]

12. They're playing golf. Have a crowd today, but after today no people.

[VOX]

14. Damn. There IS crying in baseball!

I was looking forward to the season to take my mind off all the awfulness.

Now, not only does Tom “there’s no crying in baseball” Hanks has tested positive, and there’ll be no games.