BREAKING NEWS: They're baseball-ing live on ESPN!!!

[NightWatcher]

Get yer sports while hey last, before they're gone.

I know its only "Spring training" ball, but its Mets Yankees and they're playing.

They've piped in crowd noise and it kinda feels ok. They're wearing masks on the bench and so are all of the non playing position players and on field staff.

I s]doubt we'll get more than a week into the season which starts next weekend, but in the meantime....


......They're Baseballing!!!!!

[Boomerproud]

1. The cutouts behind home plate are weird.

The 1st few innings were depressing to me but I guess you can get used to anything. Saturday night. At home doing laundry. Talking to the cat. The new abnormal.

[NightWatcher]

3. I watched 1 weeks worth of KBO baseball at 7am, just to have a taste

I think I can watch MLB played in empty places...as long as they pipe in that background noise.

I'd pay a few bucks and email a pic to see it in the stands of Marlins Park.

[panader0]

5. In Germany, soccer fans paid to have cardboard cutouts of themselves in the seats.

The fans get seen, the arena makes a few bucks....
https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/coronavirus-german-soccer-club-to-fill-stadium-with-cardboard-cutouts-of-fans-upon-leagues-return-in-may/#:~:text=Ingo%20M%C3%BCller%2C%20a%20member%20of,says%20he%20already%20sold%2010%2C000.

[Initech]

12. I really hate this "normal".

I can't wait until this ends. Unfortunately we're not getting out of this with this administration.

[Trenzalore]

2. I'm skeptical as to how long this is going to last

I love sports but I'm wondering how long before an outbreak takes out a team in one of the 4 majors.

Baseball probably has the best chance of making it through 60 games. I'm doubtful the NFL can make it through 8.

[NightWatcher]

4. I would wager that they wont make it through the first week of games.

I doubt NFL will play a game and I think NCAA FB will be dropped this upcoming week.

[Trenzalore]

7. Absent locking the players up at night

Don't see it happening particularly since we will probably be at 100k cases a day next week.

Europeans brought back soccer after they relatively got the virus under control. These are young men with millions of dollars. Some of them are going to find ways to go out and party.

[NightWatcher]

9. traveling to and from the different cities is what I think will do them in.

[Trenzalore]

13. Canada kicked the Blue Jays out of Toronto

Won't let them bring US teams in or let them travel to the US.

They are looking for an alternative city in the US to play.

[SaintLouisBlues]

6. Play Ball!

[mvd]

8. So happy to see!

I have felt so sports deprived. Even a 60 game season is something!

[Ohiogal]

10. I'm watching Tribe and Pirates on MLB.

It’s strange with the empty seats and all, and the masks on the field.

I have a feeling they won’t get through an entire season.

But I’m enjoying it while I can!

[mvd]

11. With expanded rosters and frequent testing, I think they can

Not a certainty, but I am hopeful. At least they limited travel.

[msongs]

14. gladiators, bread an circuses. first gladiators hope the bread follows soon nt

[snowybirdie]

15. Tomorrow night

Cubs and Six for real ball!

[USALiberal]

16. Baseball is slow and boring! Nt