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Just in: 31 MLB players positive for coronavirus after first round of tests. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2940...ound-tests


I think reasonable people agree that Football will not happen this year.

But too many are still holding out hope for the NBA and MLB. It just seems wrong that they haven't called off their planned seasons (restart or not).

There was a real game changer of a positive test today.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/na...373941002/

This one touches NASCAR as they are preparing to race in Indy this weekend.   That will bring awareness to two different key battleground geographies.

The President can say whatever he wants, but if NASCAR drivers can't race that will tell a key portion of his base that this virus is still a problem.

Sounds like Jimmy is doing OK, which is good to hear.

Game changer?  In what way?

It's like you have to read the Golf Channel to read that Rory McIlroy, when asked if the Tour should shut down after one or two players tested positive said, "that would be silly" (or words to that effect).  Same with NASCAR and the positive-testing driver, who is asymptomatic, "feels great' and doesn't know how he was infected (which I imagine is true for the vast majority of folks who have had - and will have - the virus).

P.S.  I'll just tuck this point in here about pro athletes questioning "the safety" of returning to work.  First, absolutely, don't compete if you do not want to for whatever reason - definitely including safety - provided you forfeit your compensation (which seems eminently fair/reasonable).  Second, when athletes talk about safety, they really should be talking about the incremental risk of competing versus what they are doing now.  It strains credulity to think that playing in a bubble environment with others who have been tested/cleared is more risky than what they are doiing now.  The typical safety risk highlighted is "yeah, well non-NBA players can come in and out of the bubble," and that is likely true.  But how is that risk any greater than what they are facing now (unless you believe that none of these players have any interaction with anyone outside the home).

P.P.S.  Don't you think it's plausible that some of those making noise about competing are really more concerned about having to be in the bubble?  Again, that's a legit complaint in its own right, but it doesn't have anything to do with safety.  In fact, quite the opposite.

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Just in: 31 MLB players positive for coronavirus after first round of tests. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2940...ound-tests


I think reasonable people agree that Football will not happen this year.

But too many are still holding out hope for the NBA and MLB. It just seems wrong that they haven't called off their planned seasons (restart or not).

There was a real game changer of a positive test today.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/na...373941002/

This one touches NASCAR as they are preparing to race in Indy this weekend.   That will bring awareness to two different key battleground geographies.

The President can say whatever he wants, but if NASCAR drivers can't race that will tell a key portion of his base that this virus is still a problem.

Sounds like Jimmy is doing OK, which is good to hear.

Game changer?  In what way?

It's like you have to read the Golf Channel to read that Rory McIlroy, when asked if the Tour should shut down after one or two players tested positive said, "that would be silly" (or words to that effect).  Same with NASCAR and the positive-testing driver, who is asymptomatic, "feels great' and doesn't know how he was infected (which I imagine is true for the vast majority of folks who have had - and will have - the virus).

P.S.  I'll just tuck this point in here about pro athletes questioning "the safety" of returning to work.  First, absolutely, don't compete if you do not want to for whatever reason - definitely including safety - provided you forfeit your compensation (which seems eminently fair/reasonable).  Second, when athletes talk about safety, they really should be talking about the incremental risk of competing versus what they are doing now.  It strains credulity to think that playing in a bubble environment with others who have been tested/cleared is more risky than what they are doiing now.  The typical safety risk highlighted is "yeah, well non-NBA players can come in and out of the bubble," and that is likely true.  But how is that risk any greater than what they are facing now (unless you believe that none of these players have any interaction with anyone outside the home).

P.P.S.  Don't you think it's plausible that some of those making noise about competing are really more concerned about having to be in the bubble?  Again, that's a legit complaint in its own right, but it doesn't have anything to do with safety.  In fact, quite the opposite.