I hope you and everyone else there are and remain healthy, and maybe that seems like a rational plan in North Dakota. From California, the idea of hundreds of people gathered in one place frankly seems like science fiction (or horror).
I may be a little hyper-sensitized admittedly, as I just went through a week in which I had to sweat out my COVID test results, after my doctor ordered it for my two weeks of flu like symptoms. Fortunately, as the President would say, I aced the test; my doctor said she had never heard of a COVID test with such a fabulous score. [test came back negative yesterday, and I am relieved]. On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 3:13 PM Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *PGage > > *>*I’m not sure how MLB could have approximated a bubble, they have > larger rosters and staffs, and no place has as many diamonds as would be > needed in one complex. They could have limited play to a smaller number of > geographically close stadiums, mandated all personnel to quarantine and > then shelter in place together, play multiple games with different teams in > the same stadium every day, and played down as quickly as possible to a > smaller number of post-season teams. Even so, it would have been very risky. > > > > For my brother and I, our summer vacations revolve around baseball, so > this year we found ourselves in the Dakotas – from which we’ve just > returned. > > > > Our Monday game was in Bismarck. The Northwoods League (college-eligible) > has decentralized for this season, with 22 teams in 7 divisions. The North > Dakota Division has three teams - two sponsored in Bismarck and the third > in the neighboring town of Mandan – with all games played at Municipal > Ballpark (capacity 1,900). Reported attendance was 746 (39.2%), with > roped-off aisles and posted rules. The bathrooms were closed during the > fifth inning for an extra cleanse, and at the end of the game, patrons were > dismissed by section. > > > > Tuesday night in Fargo was the first of our two American Association > (non-affiliated minor) games. The AA started off with six teams in three > hub cities, with minimal road trips to play the other four teams. Chicago > and St Paul have since qualified to host their own games; Winnipeg remains > stuck on this side of the border. Newman Outdoor Park was at 31.6% capacity > (1,430/4,513). Patrons were told to stay in their assigned seats during the > game, though children still chased after foul balls. No dismissal by > sections, but my brother and I had to share an elevator ride down from the > concourse to ground level with an also-masked-up elderly couple. > > > > Wednesday was Sioux Falls, and threatened rain showers kept the crowd down > to 11.7% (527/4,500) at the Birdcage. The team’s GM recorded a message > played on the videoboard several times, encouraging patrons to follow > proper protocols. > > > > We’ll see in a couple weeks if all that worked…. > > > > _ _ > > |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV > > |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/006a01d66850%24f097a230%24d1c6e690%24%40suddenlink.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/006a01d66850%24f097a230%24d1c6e690%24%40suddenlink.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKx2XGsUv4tQsQQOO4Pz5ty0koq1oHSPhBzizNeQLoV9w%40mail.gmail.com.
