Al Bundy

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On Apr 7, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Coronavirus" at 12:04 pm
  • posted by gerb131

    also toying with one way aisles which ain’t a bad idea 

     

    I like the idea of one way aisles, but many people still haven't even mastered the concept of entrance and exit doors.

On Mar 29, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Coronavirus" at 10:30 pm

  • According to most models, we are several weeks from the peak, and the curve is symmetric. So if it takes 6 weeks of shutdown to reach the peak, it will probably be another 6 weeks after that. Depending upon when it hits, we might be into June or July to go back to normal activity. I would imagine people being very cautious at that point, and maybe slow to increase group size. 

On Mar 22, 2020:

On Mar 18, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Will the US go under quarantine?" at 12:43 am

  • It's going to be hard to get people to follow it. San Francisco went "Shelter in Place," and it was mostly ignored. 

On Mar 17, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Coronavirus" at 08:23 pm
  • posted by Laley23

    No I know. And certainly 1 teams 3/4 players isn’t a great sample. But we didn’t/don’t have an actual number of those infected without symptoms. 75% would be terrifyingly high.

    I agree. It will be interesting to see if they just haven't shown symptoms yet or never do.

  • Al Bundy replied to "Coronavirus" at 06:21 pm
  • posted by Laley23

    The more concerning thing with the Nets players has to be 3 of them showed absolutely zero symptoms but tested positive.

    From what I have read, most people that age who have it will not show symptoms. 

On Mar 16, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "2020 Browns" at 12:55 pm

  • Browns just signed Hooper from the Falcons. I like it. He's a solid TE.

  • Al Bundy replied to "Coronavirus" at 12:23 pm
  • posted by thavoice

    I sure hope they dont close the gyms. Local one was packed on Sunday.   At least it is getting nicer out so easier to run outside!

    New York state has just closed gyms. Ohio won't be far behind.

On Mar 15, 2020:

  • Al Bundy created thread "NFL Passes CBA" at 10:44 am

  • The NFL has passed a CBA through the 2030 season. In 2020, the playoff field is expanded to 14 teams. In 2021, the regular season is expanded to 17 games.

  • Al Bundy replied to "Most Likable Athletes of All-Time" at 10:39 am

  • Bob Feller

    Possibly the greatest right-handed pitcher of all-time

    Signed up for WW2, giving up 4 prime years

    Stayed involved in Cleveland community, charities, etc. long after playing days

    Very approachable in public

    Threw batting practice at spring training into his 80s

    Never charged for autographs (not sure that we will ever see ethics like this again)

  • Al Bundy replied to "Most Likable Athletes of All-Time" at 10:39 am

  • Bob Feller

    Possibly the greatest right-handed pitcher of all-time

    Signed up for WW2, giving up 4 prime years

    Stayed involved in Cleveland community, charities, etc. long after playing days

    Very approachable in public

    Threw batting practice at spring training into his 80s

    Never charged for autographs (not sure that we will ever see ethics like this again)

On Mar 12, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Coronavirus" at 06:41 pm
  • posted by justincredible

    Complete hearsay, so take this with a grain of salt...

    My wife's coworker just called. Her (co-worker's) brother is a loan officer at a bank. His co-worker has an aunt that works for the CIA. The aunt called him today and stated that she couldn't go into details, but that she would strongly advise him to go to the grocery and stock up on as much non-perishable food and other necessities as possible.

    If I read it on Ohio Chatter, it must be true.

  • Al Bundy replied to "Coronavirus" at 09:56 am
  • posted by ernest_t_bass

    Lalalala.. not what I want to hear!  :(   If the plane is leaving Chicago, and we're allowed to be on it, we plan to be on it.  I just hope that worldwide travel is not banned by then.  I purchased trip insurance in the event of a flight cancellation, but I'm considering dropping the extra $140 for FULL coverage, which will cover us backing out b/c of COVID.  

    The other risk is that you are able to go, then you can't get back. I don't know how bad it will get, but wouldn't want to risk getting stuck in a third world country if things become really bad.

On Feb 19, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Asstros Thread" at 12:26 am

  • This story has generated more February baseball talk than I can remember in decades. I think that it may also help with ratings, especially when the Astros are playing in nationally televised games. By making them the team that people hate, it has sparked an interest. In a strange way, this story may be good for MLB.

On Feb 18, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Tribe Talk- Off Season Chatter" at 12:09 am

  • I hope that Lindor stays, but I am skeptical. The Indians have offered him more money than he can spend in a lifetime. If he truly wants to stay, sign the contract.

On Feb 16, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Tribe Talk- Off Season Chatter" at 03:30 pm
  • posted by Verbal Kint

    They already put a rule in for that not to be allowed

    Everything that I have read says that umpires can waive the 3 batter rule if the pitcher becomes injured or ill. 

On Feb 15, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Tribe Talk- Off Season Chatter" at 06:54 pm
  • posted by Verbal Kint

    I think they changed pitchers DL to 15 day to prevent this.

    I'm not talking about a real injury where you need to go on DL. Just maybe a situation where they want to pull a pitcher to be safe, and then they can change pitchers

  • Al Bundy replied to "Tribe Talk- Off Season Chatter" at 03:01 pm
  • posted by BR1986FB

    Baskin & Phelps (Les Levine was on with Phelps today) were talking about this new rule where a pitcher has to face at least 3 batters in an inning. They had Paul Byrd on with them and were discussing some of the scenarios, one of which I don't think Byrd had considered. They mentioned If a lefty were facing a lefty-righty-lefty in an inning that if the lefty hitter lead off with a double, the pitcher might intentionally walk the righty to get to the third hitter so he could satisfy the 3 batter rule. They also mentioned that these managers would have to get creative with their lineups, not stacking a bunch of left or right handed hitters together. Also discussed that the bullpens may be completely different where you may see setup men earlier in the game (6th inning, etc). Will be interesting to see how this new rule unfolds.

    Or maybe the first pitcher tweaked something or has a blister after the leadoff double and injury forces a pitching change

On Feb 7, 2020:

  • Al Bundy replied to "Tribe Talk- Off Season Chatter" at 05:49 pm
  • posted by BRF

    Last year he hit .253 with 21 HR and 69 RBI. 
     

    Best year was 2017 when he hit .278 with 30 HR and 85 RBI. 
     

    Lightning in a bottle guy?

    I hope that he is, but I worry that we have too many 5th outfielder type guys on the roster.

  • Al Bundy replied to "Tribe Talk- Off Season Chatter" at 04:22 pm
  • posted by Laley23

    At least he is in his prime and not some 33-37 year old.

    He never had a prime.