Bob Nightengale on momentum building for baseball in 2020

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

After breaking the story about MLB's new ideas for a 2020 baseball season, USA Today's Bob Nightengale joined host Chuck Garfien to talk about all the details. When the season would start, where games would be played, how the White Sox and Cubs would be in the same division, a wild playoff format and why league officials are optimistic that there will be baseball in 2020.(2:38) - The White Sox and Cubs in the same division?(6:26) - How would the playoffs work?(9:40) - Could fans be allowed in games?(13:25) - Setbacks the league must consider before starting the season(15:55) -Why these changes could be the best thing for baseball going forward

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0:00.0	Southside Legends are back on NBC Sports Chicago.
0:03.4	Every day at 4, relive wins from the 2005 season with White Sox Rewind.
0:10.0	Go to NBCSportchicago.com slash Sox Rewind for the complete schedule.
0:18.0	At least 10 days ago, they weren't sure there would be baseball.
0:21.8	You would ask anybody you wanted, owners, presidents, GMs, it was almost a flip of a coin.
0:27.8	Some people said yes, some people said no.
0:30.3	You ask people now, and it's a 99.99 that, hey, we're going to play baseball in some
0:36.6	fashion, and they really believe it can be pulled off beginning by July 20th. 99.99 that, hey, we're going to play baseball in some fashion.
0:42.4	And they really believe it getting me pulled off beginning by, you know, July 4th weekend at the latest.
0:47.5	Now, I don't want to get your hopes up, but that's Bob Nightingale here on the podcast, talking about his big story in USA today about this exciting and revolutionary plan being discussed right now by Major League Baseball about a possible 2020 season.
1:06.8	Hey everyone, it's Chuck Arfine. This is the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust.
1:12.2	So how would you feel about our 100 games season starting around late June, early July?
1:20.0	Game is being played in Major League Baseball Stadiums without fans, maybe eventually with a few fans,
1:27.6	10 three-team divisions,
1:29.9	the Sox and Cubs,
1:31.2	playing in the same division,
1:33.3	and quite possibly 20 teams or more,
1:35.9	making the playoffs.
1:38.3	Well, Bob came on the podcast
1:39.4	and talked about his story, about this plan,
1:42.8	this proposal,
1:46.7	and I'd be all for it.
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