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    Coronavirus and Sports

    Use this thread to post any updates regarding sports leagues, updates,etc.

    https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/29000899/masters-moved-november-other-majors-ppd

    The Open at Royal St. George's was canceled, but the PGA Championship was moved to August and the U.S. Open to September, the Ryder Cup will remain in its original late September date and the Masters will be Nov. 12-15.
    It's hilarious that we as a society think everyone can be a dr, a lawyer, an engineer. Some people are just fucking stupid. Why can't we just accept that?

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    ill take whatever sporting event they have planned whenever they want to fucking air it...

    but gotta say, masters in November and US Open not on father's day weekend is going to be really fucking weird...masters probably moreso...if you live anywhere that's cold in the winter you know that when the masters comes on it's the start of the gloriousness of being able to be outside again...

     
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    Any updates on the sports people actually give a shit about?

     
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    Saw the nba was talking of a horse tournament. Sounded fun. Guys shooting at their own place under isolation.

    I wonder about some sports simply losing casual fans. Most dudes spend way way too much time on sports. Have them taken away and you aren’t quitting being a sports fan, but if you were somewhat losing interest in something like I have been with the NFL for years, this being the final nudge.

    Sort of like soap operas and the OJ trial. They never recovered. Sports are similar to male soap operas where the off court shit became as big as the sports themselves. I listened to more NBA podcasts that I watched games the last few years. More numbers podcasts, but quite frankly, the three or dunk and no chippiness at all aspect was starting to bore me. I’m shocked at how little my podcasts are updating.

    Soap operas never recovered after the OJ trials. Aging demographic who had their habit finally put into forced withdrawal.

    I assume something like the new XFL had their fail trajectory put from two years into its already dead. So calendar specific and sports calendars are all shook up now and appear like they’ll continue to be.

    I think if you were already looking to alter anything, shorten seasons, make some change, that this will give you a good opportunity to give it a shot. Leagues are always hesitant because of the record books. Like the NBA all star tweak. That was a great idea. Right now it’s like fuck it, best of three playoffs or whatever, it’s a free roll.

    MLB with aging demographic and slow game has the opportunity if they want to try a few things for a season as it will likely be a drastically shortened season. It’s not a season where historical stats are important. The purists will hate it, but who knows, maybe give it some viability going forward twenty years from now.

    Whatever ideas execs have had to appeal to a different group or do something different they think may grow the game will have a much more receptive audience this year. Time for experimentation.

    Some sports barely hanging on might get euthanized when you alter the calendar. Hockey in America is something that could get contacted in areas where it’s not a generational love.

    Interesting to see how it shakes out.
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    NFL season will probably be cancelled for this year.

    NBA season - They plan to have the NBA playoffs in June.
    I’ll believe it when I see it.

    NHL season will probably be cancelled for this year.

    MLB season will probably be cancelled for this year.


    Yeah, golf and car racing may be back with no spectators in the stands.

    There is also horse racing, Russian ping-pong and esports video games.



     
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    UFC 249 is still going strong via some secret venue. Belarus (who hasn't closed anything and is doing Table Tennis and soccer matches) wants to also host a UFC at some point.

    My O/Us for sports coming back: Memorial Day (NBA, Golf, NHL) and Labor Day (NFL, MLB). The least games MLB could do is 30 (6 games vs each team in your division). Preseason NFL will definitely get pushed back, if not eliminated. 12 game season is probably more likely than suspension at this point, but it depends if this thing actually improves into the summer. NCAAFB being canned is a real possibility, but watch the SEC try to power through their games or someshit because Pastor LSU told em too.
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    @BCR...remember that sports betting is being legalized in a ton of places...IMO that will always keep the casual fan around...everybody likes the chance to fire on shit...

     
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      BCR: While they’ve historically resisted this, they will probably encourage it now out of necessity. It was trending that way anyway. This will hasten it.

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    If you thought the ball was juiced in MLB last year....just wait for this shortened season.

     
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      BCR: I said this to my buddy the other day. Players too. Everything juiced

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    I'm sure all team owners are busy revising their contacts with players that include a clause like "in the event of a worldwide natural disaster like a "plague" or a "pandemic" the players will not be paid.


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    Quote Originally Posted by TheXFactor View Post
    NFL season will probably be cancelled for this year.

    NBA season - They plan to have the NBA playoffs in June.
    I’ll believe it when I see it.

    NHL season will probably be cancelled for this year.

    MLB season will probably be cancelled for this year.


    Yeah, golf and car racing may be back with no spectators in the stands.

    There is also horse racing, Russian ping-pong and esports video games.
    Just discovered Russian ping pong

    Easy game.

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    Here’s a blockbuster! Dana White is a fucking beast:

    Dana White tells TMZ Sports he's this close to closing a deal to host UFC fights on a private island -- where he would fly in fighters on private planes.
    YES, THIS IS REAL!!!
    The UFC boss tells us he's laser-focused on keeping the business alive during the COVID-19 pandemic -- starting with UFC 249 on April 18.
    White says the location for that event is still top secret -- though he's locked up the mystery venue where it will take place for 2 months and plans on pumping out fights every week.
    But, after that, White says he's planning to move the Octagon to the island -- where he will set up shop and host fights involving massive international fighters.
    White says the deal for Fight Island isn't done yet -- but it's very close. And, no, we don't know what part of the world it's in.
    It's hilarious that we as a society think everyone can be a dr, a lawyer, an engineer. Some people are just fucking stupid. Why can't we just accept that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jsearles22 View Post
    Here’s a blockbuster! Dana White is a fucking beast:

    Dana White tells TMZ Sports he's this close to closing a deal to host UFC fights on a private island -- where he would fly in fighters on private planes.
    YES, THIS IS REAL!!!
    The UFC boss tells us he's laser-focused on keeping the business alive during the COVID-19 pandemic -- starting with UFC 249 on April 18.
    White says the location for that event is still top secret -- though he's locked up the mystery venue where it will take place for 2 months and plans on pumping out fights every week.
    But, after that, White says he's planning to move the Octagon to the island -- where he will set up shop and host fights involving massive international fighters.
    White says the deal for Fight Island isn't done yet -- but it's very close. And, no, we don't know what part of the world it's in.
    Already a bunch of good cameras set up at the Epstein estate....this checks out.

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    MLB going to do something similar to what I said on radio: Run the season with no fans, starting sometime near midseason, and constantly test players and personnel for the virus.

    Now there's plan in place to do that, but to go even further. They will have all 30 teams in the Phoenix area, and those teams will play in empty stadiums around there. Players will hole up in their hotel rooms and won't go anywhere otherwise. All staff will be routinely tested for COVID-19.

    Phoenix is an odd choice because it is very hot there in the summer (similar to Vegas), so I have no idea where MLB thinks these teams will play.

    Laughably, these rules are also being considered

    • They will be implementing an electronic strike zone to allow the plate umpire to maintain sufficient distance from the catcher and batter

    • No mound visits from the catcher or pitching coach

    • Seven-inning doubleheaders, which with an earlier-than-expected start date could allow baseball to come closer to a full 162-game season

    • Regular use of on-field microphones by players, as an added bonus for TV viewers

    • Players sitting in the empty stands 6 feet apart -- the recommended social-distancing space -- instead of in a dugout



    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...-early-arizona

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    I think you can also bet on Sumo Wrestling at some sportsbooks.


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    Here's the first-60-days salary agreement for MLB players, with many making a fraction of what they otherwise would have: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...virus-stoppage

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    @druff...they have to do it in either phoenix or florida just due to the concentration of parks in the area for spring training...

    you are right...can't get much worse than those options in the middle of july...

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    CFL now pushed back to at least July

    https://www.cjme.com/2020/04/07/cfl-...ESui1o.twitter
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    O.J. Simpson playing golf at the Las Vegas National Golf Club today...playing golf with O.J. can be murder.

     
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    "Some 72% of Americans polled said they would not attend if sporting events resumed without a vaccine for the coronavirus"

    https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id...-games-vaccine
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