<div dir="ltr"><div>Don't typically reply to these threads, but with everything going on across the world over the last week, I just wanted to say I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming IBL season. I think it'll be great to have that little escape each week and, even though my team likely won't be competitive this season, I'm planning to enjoy every roll. <br></div><div><br></div><div>NJR Mike<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:21 AM D <<a href="mailto:genny429@gmail.com">genny429@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Same Patrick to you, be safe and healthy, and I hope the understandable anxiety subsides. With my elderly mom essentially a shut-in at the moment, my daughter's college in California shut down yesterday for the rest of the semester and students sent home, the school district in which my wife works closed today because of the virus, and telework transitions being discussed at my workplace, it is definitely real here in Minnesota too.</div><div><br></div><div>Take good care everyone.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 4:11 PM Patrick Gibbs <<a href="mailto:pjgibbs@gmail.com" target="_blank">pjgibbs@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)">As the Everett Grays play in the city of the first known case of<br>
community spread coronavirus we will be looking at playing in its<br>
spring training facilities . . . or do we do this next IBL season?<br>
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(This is not a statement of intent to enter the stadium draft)<br>
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I have been waking up every morning at 4 AM feeling anxious and<br>
questioning if I have a fever. So far, so good. It is unfortunate that<br>
this outbreak coincides with allergy season. I am finishing up work<br>
for the day in a moment and will then sleep for a long time to try to<br>
shed myself of some of my stress.<br>
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Living in the Seattle area is not that fun at the present moment.<br>
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Stay safe and healthy. Looking forward to IBL distractions.<br>
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Best,<br>
Patrick<br>
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On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 1:07 PM <a href="http://imap.mail.rcn.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">imap.mail.rcn.net</a> <<a href="mailto:noel.steere@rcn.com" target="_blank">noel.steere@rcn.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> It feels like our little hobby of baseball nerdery has found its moment: Has anyone reached out to Rob Manfred to offer our services for the 2020 season?<br>
><br>
> Also, I propose a new Wild Play entry for next season (both bases empty and runners on):<br>
><br>
> “666 - Player tests positive for Coronavirus. Rest of season cancelled”<br>
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> (Note: This is just me being nerdy about our game, so while it’s meant to be a slightly funny juxtaposition, I take Coronavirus *very* seriously. IBLirc will Be a valuable lifeline this year.)<br>
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> Sent from my iPhone<br>
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> On Mar 12, 2020, at 1:23 PM, Matthew Kenlan <<a href="mailto:makenlan@gmail.com" target="_blank">makenlan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Have these stadiums been sprayed down with disinfectant given the recent pandemic?<br>
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> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 1:52 PM Russell Peltz <<a href="mailto:peltz38@gmail.com" target="_blank">peltz38@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I am planning to run the stadium draft this Sunday, March 15, at 6:00pm Pacific Time (9:00 Eastern) on IRC.<br>
>><br>
>> Currently, the following parks are unowned:<br>
>> CIN Great American Ballpark<br>
>> CLE Progressive Field<br>
>> MIN Target Field<br>
>> NYA Yankee Stadium<br>
>> TOR Rogers Centre<br>
>> WAS Nationals Park<br>
>><br>
>> Of course, if another team in the draft switches parks, then their previous park would become available.<br>
>><br>
>> Please let me know if you plan to enter the stadium draft. You are not required to change parks if you enter -- you can pass your turn at any time.<br>
>><br>
>> You may also enter the draft by sending me a list of which stadium(s) you want in order of preference and I will handle it for you. I'm keeping my park so I'm not participating in the draft myself.<br>
>><br>
>> Sean has posted the park card data here:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.ibl.org:8080/ibl/2020-ratings/fence.txt" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.ibl.org:8080/ibl/2020-ratings/fence.txt</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.ibl.org:8080/ibl/2020-ratings/park.txt" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.ibl.org:8080/ibl/2020-ratings/park.txt</a><br>
>><br>
>> -Rusty<br>
>><br>
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> --<br>
> -Matt<br>
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-- <br>
""The citizens nourished their peaceful thoughts and plucked out their<br>
hateful thoughts as one would tend a garden." - Journey Under the Sea,<br>
R.A. Montgomery, 1979.<br>
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