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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Even that assumes they’ll be able to stay ahead of teams postponing games over and over again like this. Basically, every single time there’s any outbreak, both clubs have to postpone because, forgetting about bubbles and the like, there is nothing preventing one infected player or coach from infecting multiple people in the clubhouse, and while we *think* it won’t spread outside so easily, that seems like an awfully big risk to take without a ton of evidence to support it.

Obviously having a bubble and very stringent testing and contact tracing rules would help. But maybe it’s also time to not allow players to congregate in groups larger than, say, 7 or 8 indoors, period. That probably means condoning off separate clubhouse sections or even having the bulk of the players on the roster not use the clubhouse at all and get bussed in from a remote location. The NBA and NHL haven’t done this but, well, they haven’t had any positive cases shutting down entire teams yet. As it’s clear that MLB will not force the players into a bubble or force their teams to aggressively test, contact trace, and sequester, more failsafes must be put into place.

Kinda, sorta what I was trying to say earlier in this thread?