Scholarship table
Gang, if you're this pessimistic about getting folks back together and beginning to again act like people, then Good God, do you have any idea what's going to happen to this country?Oscar Munoz, Chairman and CEO of United Airlines, put out a very dismal forecast for his airline for the rest of this year, predicated on very pessimistic assumptions about when United would be back to normal. In essence, he's more than a little worried that the nation's second largest airline will collapse by year-end. And I'm confident United is not alone in the airline sector. Nor is the airline sector alone in facing severe economic trauma!We simply cannot exist walled up in our homes. While I'd argue that more than a few tech-oriented Millennial-geeks would be more than excited about it, commerce, society, religion and a host of other activities is predicated on human interaction and, dare I say, contact. As Catholics, for example, we seek the assurance and love of a community of believers and gain strength from coming together. Mass isn't something you watch on TV, for long!Frankly, the longer SIP goes, the more likely it becomes that individuals will simply say, "screw it... I've had it!"If we restrict interaction, travel, commerce and other things to either economically or politically blessed individuals, God help us.For that reason, BRING ON BASEBALL -- WITH AN AUDIENCE!!!!!!
You fail to understand there is a fundamental difference to opening up an economy so people can safely go to a restaurant, bar or retail shop, and allowing tens of thousands of people to attend a sporting event.Read this:https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/coronavirus-how-a-champions-league-match-contributed-to-italys-covid-19-outbreak/
Fluffy, you're such a millennial. Or socialist. Or anti-american.
Yes it is a tricky balance. Large crowds at sporting events are the last things that will happen IMO.
The Yahoo article about Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex hosting the NBA is brilliant. MLB and the NFL could follow suit. I’m surprised this idea hasn’t gained more momentum, it makes perfect sense. MLB games in the day wouldn’t be great with the heat/humidity, but you can play games early 11am and at night on their 5 MLB fields. The Trop is an easy drive, you could play three games there each day as well.
No way players agree to be in Florida for the entire season
Money has a long way of talking. Added benefit is no jock tax in Florida.Yes, I get the weather isn’t ideal. Play early, play night games, utilize The Trop as well.
Brother Dish, playing baseball here in mid-summer is akin to the entire NFL playing its slate of games in February at Lambeau Field. That’s not ideal weather either!Play early? If the purpose is television, what does playing early get you? The geezer audience? You might get one game in the afternoon (with low audience because we’re all working) and one featured night game. That’s assuming the weather does not intervene.
Wait. You mean to tell me the sad proclaimed “best fans in the word” aren’t willing to wake up any hour of the day to watch their beloved red birds?
For heaven's sake, we have to work. Besides, under the Florida/Arizona plan, there's no games against the Cubs, Reds and Brewers. We'd end up playing the Nationals, Astros and Mets instead. Hell, if they let people in, I might stay down here this summer!Brother Dish, the media revenue in this kind of nonsense would be so low that one wonders whether it's worth it to play the game. Media revenue is predicated the audience a broadcast can deliver. Broadcast a four inning affair that gets rained out because of one of Florida's everyday summer microbursts and the audience will be, well, crap.
The KBO is getting set to start their season at the beginning of May. I'm ready to watch some killer bat flips.
Asia may be all we get. I’d put chance of MLB at less than 50% this year.
Then what's your plan? Keep in mind that baseball in home stadiums with fans is NOT happening. How do you plan on playing the season with that limitation?