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Bartles

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  1. This is just complete bullshit. There are all kinds of proven examples that mask wearing by a majority of people (doesn't have to be all) can hold off the virus until it pretty much disappears. That's been shown in small lab studies but also large populations like Hong Kong, South Korea and New Zealand. COVID is no longer ripping through in the northeastern US, and those states have been "open" except for large indoor activities. That region is nowhere near herd immunity and contact tracing is rare and ineffective. So it's simply masks and social distancing. If we actually isolated positive testers and did contact tracing as well, the numbers would come down even more.
  2. Fuck that is my consensus. Younger people are already being hospitalized more, and the long term effects can be nasty even if their immediate health isn't that bad. And maybe most importantly, they keep spreading it to more vulnerable groups like me.
  3. Those long games can cripple a team for days, especially the pitching staff. I'm not wild about the runner on 2nd, I would actually prefer letting it be a tie after the 10th inning.
  4. The Orlando parks are scheduled to re-open on July 11, but cast members are petitioning to delay that date due to the outbreak. Passholder reservations are supposed to begin this Friday, so they'll have to decide quickly if they want to push it back.
  5. It's already happening. @sarahkliff is a good follow for this. Lately she's been digging up expensive tests which are mostly not covered, as well as sick people going back to work because that's the only way they keep their insurance. But you're right, the insurance cos have no intention of paying for this stuff
  6. So after all that, MLB is scheduled to be the first major sport to return, one day ahead of NBA. Our national pastime!
  7. This is life in 2020-21, it will be dangerous. Even besides the jobs defined as essential this spring, there's not an extremely safe way to be a bartender, server, teacher, student, and the list goes on. I think sports in general have laid out pretty good plans, though colleges have it the hardest due to the vast number of athletes and varying budgets. With pro sports, I think the athletes and staff are probably just as safe playing under their protocols than they would be living their lives back home. I'd like to think colleges can pull that off, but it's gonna be bumpy. A lot of things are just going to have to move forward. A bunch of people like to cry "Lawsuits!" and yeah, that's a thing but you'll need a good lawyer and even then, get in line because there's like 2.5 million people who got sick and can probably argue some government or company put them at risk. If you watched "Dark Waters" you saw how difficult that slam dunk case was to pull off, and how many years it took. And the guilty company still thrives.
  8. So conflicted to be happy with something TABC is doing Send Kevin Costner & Sean Connery to San Marcos to show them we mean business
  9. The in-person tally should be known on election night as usual, which unfortunately favors Trump as his voters are too skeptical/stupid to use mail-in or other options. At that point Trump and Barr will try to shut down the counting of mail-ins and declare victory. Some states will comply, and it's up to the chief justice again...😟
  10. Suppression of a different kind blog post says "with utter confidence" the Kentucky moves were "100% about COVID", and it's very believable. McGrath/Booker was not a close race at all when they implemented the changes to keep people safer from the virus. It ends up helping McGrath because recent Booker voters will have to wait in line, but they have had several days of early voting and also mail-in voting (which is overwhelmed just like it will be everywhere). And McGrath is also trying to get more polling places opened back up.
  11. Sooo, I am not quite as confident in the boldface after seeing the Clemson number. But again, this is the beginning of testing and there is plenty of time to get people healthy and start practicing better habits. Also curious to see numbers from a major team in an area where the virus is receding, like much of the Big Ten. One writer pointed out the Clemson FB rate is half that of the state of SC at the moment.
  12. Is this a typo? With MORE THAN 1K cases? From the official state web site: Effective June 19: Amusement parks and carnivals in counties with more than 1,000 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 may open at 50% capacity.
  13. Big statement, though I'm not sure how often those two schools host SEC champs. Would have to be non-revenue like golf or track
  14. False positives, not reinfections -- Korea Herald Also common sense, at this point we would have all kinds of US media coverage if people were reinfected in any significant numbers
  15. Just for one example, Philadelphia is well over two weeks from the largest protests, and new COVID cases have been dropping to March levels. There were a good percentage of masks being worn at those marches. Our restaurants only just opened for outdoor seating last week, we still don't have any indoor activity besides grocery/pharmacy. I think one thing the protests did, in both a good and bad way, was make everyone realize that crowds gathering is something that was gonna happen at some point and we may as well learn to deal with it instead of staying locked down. I don't think it's coincidence that a lot of sports orgs started talking about admitting fans within a few days of the protests tailing off. The down side is so many groups pointing to the protests as excuse to just do whatever they like, including indoors.
  16. I would also point out that a team's highest positive numbers should be now, right out of the gate. That happened with premier league and it makes sense given people are living their lives elsewhere without the protocols of UT campus. Not saying this can't all come crashing down before anyone even puts pads on, but I expect the new positive number will drop to near zero quickly and stay there all summer. For us and just about every power-5 team.
  17. Disney did say they would allow teams to move into nicer lodging if they advanced. Probably not worth the effort or risk screwing up their karma at that point
  18. Not a big deal, MLB changed terms too when they demanded no grievances. Players probably know they can get a few more games if they agree to that point. It's happening, they basically fucked us out of two weeks of regular season but apparently expanding playoffs a bit.
  19. Sixers stuck at Grand Floridian, which made news a couple years ago when an alligator ate a 2-year-old boy in the lagoon
  20. I don't get the accusation of owners stalling at this point. Or if they are stalling, I don't see the purpose of it. It's mid June and they would need at least a month between striking a deal and playing a regular season game. MLB could easily have a 54-game schedule ready to go from like July 20-September 27. Build in extra off days for mass testing and deep cleaning the facilities. Also need off days down the stretch for rain makeups since there could easily be teams tied for playoff spots. No arbitrator would blame MLB for doing that, even if their true intention is to limit number of games played. But MLB doesn't seem to have a card to play right now, simplest explanation is incompetence.
  21. Yep, they ain't voting anyway
  22. Can't believe it's not obvious to many people that this was about TIMING. In April, the Gundy OANN love was laughed off when he was more explicit than just wearing a t-shirt. But since then, we've seen multiple white-on-black murders in broad daylight on video. Millions of people took to the streets worldwide in protest. OANN consistently demonizes the protestors and their cause, and airs propaganda for Trump and law enforcement. So even though it's just a t-shirt, wearing it today is more inflammatory now than Gundy's comments in April. Just wearing that shirt is a slap in the face of everyone who believes in the BLM cause, and that's kind of a big PUBLIC story these days. Talking it over in private doesn't get Gundy off the hook.
  23. I know it's unlikely, but would be nice if national media press Gundy about OAN this season. Mike Leach gets asked about pirates, Ogeron gets asked about gas station food, why not have Gundy expound in great detail why he's such a fan of OAN? And if "they don't bring all the drama" is the answer, there needs to be some follow ups to that
  24. Some PR statements no one will see; pay Van Jones or someone like that to come speak to the team; do community service they would have done anyway; maybe run out of the tunnel with a "Black Lives Matter" flag. It's over Chuba, good luck in the NFL, we shouldn't hate on you for not being a savior as it seemed you might be for a couple hours today.
  25. Wow, they got the black guy to apologize for not keeping it in the house Textbook abusive relationship plays out before the eyes of the nation
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