Notebook: Mariners President Resigns, Twins Look Forward to First Workout

Mather was amazing for his combination of honesty and stupidity. Donaldson captured it. How did he rise to his position?

I hope the ridiculous rules regarding service time get resolved without a strike/lockout. The best players need to be in the major leagues. I don't blame the Clubs for manipulating service time because the rules give them almost no choice

Wow, I just had a flashback to Calvin Griffith at the Waseca Lions Club!

The thing that actually bothers me about what the former Mariners CEO/Moron said is how little he appears to care about baseball and what it means to folks.         

Considering what a train wreck the team that occupies space in the NW Hinterlands is and has been.... well, I'm not surprised now after reading what was said.

I was waiting for this shoe to drop without knowing it.  About time.  Donaldson said it perfect.  Just emphasizes the distrust with front offices.

Mather was the Twins' VP of finance before he went to Seattle. I wonder how much he learned about the joy of low payrolls while working here?

Enjoy baseball this year, because I have I expect a work stoppage of some sort with all the CBA ugliness to come.

I wonder if the players have been thinking about what they got in the last negotiation in exchange for allowing the change to service time rules. They opened the door to this, it shouldn't have been too hard to predict what the owners would do. What are they going to give up to help out future generations whose service time could be manipulated?

There should be no limit on number of fans in the stands. The Twins should open the park to anyone and everyone who's been vaccinated with no limit on numbers. Attendance will naturally ramp up as the vaccines are rolled out. 

I expect there would be questions about how the Twins would verify people had actually been vaccinated. I don't see why the club should worry about it, certainly not from a liability standpoint. If the Twins make it very clear no one's allowed in unless they've been vaccinated there will be two groups in attendance: those who've been treated and are immune and those who lied about it. In the event someone claims they caught Covid at Target field they'd then have to explain why they falsely certified they had already been vaccinated. 

Do I expect this plan to be implemented? No, it makes too much sense and the powers that be are having way too much fun applying and enforcing the rules.  

There should be no limit on number of fans in the stands. The Twins should open the park to anyone and everyone who's been vaccinated with no limit on numbers. Attendance will naturally ramp up as the vaccines are rolled out. 

 

I expect there would be questions about how the Twins would verify people had actually been vaccinated. I don't see why the club should worry about it, certainly not from a liability standpoint. If the Twins make it very clear no one's allowed in unless they've been vaccinated there will be two groups in attendance: those who've been treated and are immune and those who lied about it. In the event someone claims they caught Covid at Target field they'd then have to explain why they falsely certified they had already been vaccinated. 

 

Do I expect this plan to be implemented? No, it makes too much sense and the powers that be are having way too much fun applying and enforcing the rules.  

Of course, why should we worry. It's not like people die from Covid-19. This might be the most absurd statement I have ever seen on TD.

This might be the most absurd statement I have ever seen on TD.

I think you should go back and read it again. Who are the lying idiots going to infect if everyone else  in the stands is vaccinated? Once again...the park should be open to those who are vaccinated. If that's controversial god help us. 

My further point is that this shouldn't require people to provide proof of vaccination. The vast majority of people are honest, in my experience. The few folks who are dishonest enough to lie about it will not be a large enough fraction of the crowd to cause an issue, and if they do infect someone the victim will be another "lying idiot". 

If you're scared stay home and watch the game on TV. 

Millions are vaccinated every day. Positive tests are plummeting. The park doesn't open for another month. We don't need to set some arbitrary limit on attendance to protect the general public.