You just want to force some people to work during a pandemic. That's America to you.

I'm not following your fascist logic. Cuz I know you're not fascist. You are well aware there are haves and have nots and life isn't fair and it never was and never will be.

You just want to force some people to work during a pandemic. That's America to you.

Still won't stop the Bears from signing them.

These players that are opting out of playing are mainly the richer ones. That players who are possibly getting hurt by this are the young guys who are trying to make a major league team and certainly everyone in the minor league system. There are only a few years really for a baseball player to prove his worth and make a team and therefore major bank. Whatever Kopech's problem is, he has lost a significant year in which to prove himself. They will stick with him for sure because of the money that they gave him that is non refundable but he still lost a year to prove himself. The guys who literally are his competition to make the roster will get a chance to show their worth and he won't.

I hope that I am wrong but I question whether Kopech will ever wind up as a major league starting pitcher. Something is strange about this guy and I wonder if the scouts who assessed him spent enough time with his mental state. I question greatly whether they did. Did they talk to his former coaches and teachers? Was he coachable or was he basically left alone because he could throw the ball 100+? Believe me, this shit does happen sometimes with kids and their parents that think that they have a gold mine in their hands. When that kind of shit happens a coach is pretty much useless. When that happened to me(and it did) I completely washed my hands of all of them and concentrated on the coachable players

The reaction to Kopech's decision by fans has been all over the place, when you look at social media. I just think there needs to be a greater understanding here that all of us are living under in 2020...It really is selfish to criticize the decision someone makes.
-Zach Zaidman-

Apparently Kopech won't get paid for 2020 not having a qualifying underlying condition. Me, if he wants to opt out I'm fine with it, especially with his issues. But ZZ wants to censor opinions that don't align with his. It's baseball . People have opinions. Just as long as they're not vicious. Another example of the Score censoring.

Could be a 5 and fly guy or a middle reliever. Having anxiety isn't new. Guys have been puking before games since the beginning. It's the bragging about it and connecting it to failure.

Part of a coach's job is to get through to the uncoachable. I've never washed my hands.

I'm just saying, I don't consider someone a hero for opting out. They're selfishly counting on a meatpacker risking his life so they stay fed.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I have an option at my work to stay home and not get paid. I choose to work and provide for my family. If Kopech doesn't want to work and doesn't get paid, then that is his decision and we should respect it.

He does not have an obligation to play a game so we have something to do when we stay at home on our couch.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

When he washes out of the league in a few seasons, he's probably going to wish he played an extra season.

When he washes out of the league in a few seasons, he's probably going to wish he played an extra season.

I don’t think the pre game jitters is what he’s been battling.

He was in with Mac, Spiegs, and Parkins in Spring Training and it was painful to hear him answer questions. The guy sounded miserable. Previous interviews of his had more of a positive, recovery type bent to them but the tone he has in spring was not that.

Could be a 5 and fly guy or a middle reliever. Having anxiety isn't new. Guys have been puking before games since the beginning. It's the bragging about it and connecting it to failure.

Part of a coach's job is to get through to the uncoachable. I've never washed my hands.

I don't believe in that. I am old school when it comes to coaching pitchers. And part of the reason is the bullshit attitude that some of these kids and their parents have. When a kid disses me, its over. I will not put up with any bullshit. I move on to others who will try what I suggest to them. Sometimes my suggestions and techniques work. In some cases they don't. There isn't only one way to get hitters out or to succeed as a pitcher and some kids just aren't cut out to be pitchers for several reasons.

There also is a difference between coaching in high school versus coaching in travel ball and that is the politics of it. There is much more political bullshit going on in high schools based on the parents influence with the principal or AD. I finally quit coaching high school because of the AD's interference.

So it wasn’t battle that caused Scrambled Brains, it was kids sick of his attitude firing fastballs at his head.

I found his academy on Yelp. Stolen Valor and Stolen Bases.

Cooper said, “I don’t know what is going on with Michael, but I know he deals with some anxiety and depression, and my thought is, I sure hope he’s OK. And I hope he gets to where he needs to be, where he’s feeling good and wants to come back, because we will welcome him back with open arms.” Cooper noted that Kopech “was in a great place” during spring training and added, “I’m concerned that he’s not OK.”

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

If the guy who's drunk 24 hours a day is worried about you, that's probably not a good sign.

He does not have an obligation to play a game so we have something to do when we stay at home on our couch.

If the guy who's drunk 24 hours a day is worried about you, that's probably not a good sign.

Does someone have an obligation to provide food and electricity, etc. so that he can stay alive? What if all those people decided to "opt out"?

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. What are the baseball player's abilities? Because clearly he expects his needs to be met by the abilities of someone else.

I can hear the argument that "sports aren't important at a time like this." And I would submit that they are actually more important than ever. When certain people are done risking their lives for the day in order to provide you with food, power, and healthcare, they deserve to be able to relax with some entertainment. That some of those with the ability to entertain refuse to do so might be the most selfish thing I can think of.