Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that “there’s a way” for sports seasons to return later this year, but with some restrictions in place.
So athletes live in hotels, sequestered from the public, for 4-5-6 months, an entire season?
I’m sure Dr. Fauci understands but is professionally loath to acknowledge that a rational approach is not what he’s being asked for here, not what the other side wants. They want to be told everything’s fine, we can go back to how we were, it was all a bad dream. They’re like children. You can’t ask them to be adults about it.
“Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that ‘there’s a way’ for sports seasons to return later this year…”
So…real-life Hunger Games?
Dr. Anthony Fauci … said that “there’s a way” for sports seasons to return later this year: everyone could join a fantasy league, and meet with the other players on Skype.
I guess that doesn’t work if there’s not a real season but, hey, it’s fantasy. Covid-19 is death.
Stay at home for the ballgame,
Stay away from the crowd
Stock up on peanuts and Cracker Jack
I don’t care if they ever come back
No spectators, athletes tested once a week, players social distancing while not playing, revenue from TV only. It could work.
I don’t envy him
I for one am quite the bug for sports ball and cannot wait to see my favorite squadron take to the pitch.
I still can’t even believe this is ANY kind of priority right now. And I like sports.
Better to write it off this year, or possibly look at a half-season later in the year if things calm down, rather than come up with some convoluted scheme like MLB is trying to do.
Can’t lose the TV revenue
Touchdowns for everyone?
OK, just hear me out on this…
A “Battle of the Network Stars” reboot called “Battle of the Network Mass-Burial Pit Diggers”.
(“Have Morty’s people call my people, and we’ll bring in ESPN and Disney for a pilot script.”)
Obviously this is just so fucking important.
Somebody just shoot me already. Good fucking god. Universities are talking about staying closed until 2021 but we have to have the goddamn bread and circuses or else American men will go insane.
I hate this whole goddamn emphasis on games.
Football, minimum six foot spacing on the O-line, D-line two yards off line of scrimmage, virtual tackles when defender gets within 6 feet of ball carrier. Should be interesting.
Followed by “The Apprentice: Funeral Pyre”
And we have to add another $250 billion to the bail out funds to make sure the impoverished team owners can survive.
Who’s going to buy those astronomically priced tickets and sky high concessions if there are no spectators?
I’d watch a game in which AE Sports simulations are captained by offensive and defensive stars and perhaps actual coaching staff. The sims are quite realistic and game outcomes depend critically on play choices made during game play. How about Tom Brady vs Aaron Rogers, with the sim being broadcast in real time.
They may have to sell a yacht or two.