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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2020 16:29:43 GMT -8
You do realize that sports can become political. And that's exactly what's happening here. Again!! Of course, and what I'm saying is that unless the comment ties them together it doesn't belong on this thread. There is a thread for a more general impact of COVID-19. This thread is solely for how it's impacting sports. Now that can be tied to politics - but it has to be sports based. Ok.
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Post by docmm on Apr 6, 2020 19:45:42 GMT -8
There doesn’t need to be a vaccine for the world to get back to “normal”. Just better testing to identify who has it faster and confirmed treatment. Just like nobody worries about going out and catching the common cold even though there is no cure for it. You mean "sports related" like this one?
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Post by La Mesa Aztec on Apr 6, 2020 21:17:15 GMT -8
If you think the sporting world is going to wait 18 months to restart you are quite simply wrong Not just the sporting world, but the economic/business world. To go 18 months with half the economy shut down would be a disaster of Biblical proportions. I guess it has word "sporting" but this is about more that that.
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Post by laaztec on Apr 6, 2020 21:22:11 GMT -8
No vaccine but sports are starting back up.
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Apr 6, 2020 21:30:47 GMT -8
No vaccine but sports are starting back up. It's inevitable. Baseball, basketball, football - things will be different for a while (more health and safety standards in place), but we will see a return of spectator sports before the end of Summer.
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Post by 🥸 Hopeless Aztec on Apr 7, 2020 6:04:38 GMT -8
I just don’t see a return to sports until an actual vaccine or medication is out of clinical trials and approved. Why take all these risks with multi millionaire athletes? Or for goodness sakes risking these kids in football, Lacrosse or basketball. As a parent, I am not allowed to miss so then I am potentially being exposed. My kids are going crazy and so am I but the reality is if we restart too soon it could happen all over again.
I think I read that China may have tried to restart too soon and may experience another outbreak. That is a horrible outcome but possible if we try to restart too soon without adequate treatment.
As much as I miss sports ( I think this is like day 27 with no live sports) it could be disastrous to restart too soon.
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Post by hoobs on Apr 7, 2020 9:24:02 GMT -8
Most businesses I know aren't going to strongly consider ending WFH until June... so baseball games in May seems REALLY optimistic.
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Post by longtimebooster on Apr 9, 2020 5:23:12 GMT -8
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Post by zurac315 on Apr 9, 2020 10:02:57 GMT -8
There doesn’t need to be a vaccine for the world to get back to “normal”. Just better testing to identify who has it faster and confirmed treatment. Just like nobody worries about going out and catching the common cold even though there is no cure for it. Common cold?
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Post by tonatiuh on Apr 9, 2020 14:35:37 GMT -8
If, what you say is true then we will be waiting a very long time. Mainly because we don't even have a vaccine for the Flu! Yes, I know
the shot they give to everyone who is most susceptible to it is called a Flu vaccine, but it is only a shot to help relieve
the symptoms in case you get the Flu. But, you can still get the Flu. It is not a cure, or prevention. I know that because I get Flu shots
every fall.
So, since we do not have a viable vaccine for that what makes you think that we will find one for the Coronavirus even in
a year or so? More likely we will come up with medication which will help alleviate the symptoms of the virus, and make it easier
for people to get through it. Those who have very weak respiratory systems, hearts, and the like may have problems with it and
may die just like what happens every year with the Flu. Plus, they are finding that about 98% of those who get COVID-19 are
recovering. That in itself is very good news! This country and it's businesses cannot stay shut down any longer. We need to get
back to work and playing sports (Aztec sports of course!) soon!
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Post by aztecking on Apr 9, 2020 16:11:34 GMT -8
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Post by sdsuball on Apr 9, 2020 17:12:25 GMT -8
Yeah, I think that we might get herd immunity (where 50% or more of the population has been exposed) before we have a vaccine. With herd immunity in combination with the economic shutdown, covid-19 cases will drop quickly. Once the number of cases gets to be small, it will be easier to isolate sick individuals and reopen some businesses. But it is likely that even in such a scenario, business activities and social gatherings are still restricted. As that pertains to sports, probably no fans in attendance for 2020 and maybe no fans in attendance for 2021.
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Post by ourtime on Apr 9, 2020 19:13:28 GMT -8
Plaschke is a known contrarian. He used one quote from a single health official saying no sports til 2021. The Dodgers doctor said sports were feasible just without fans. The rest is just an opinion piece. It wasn't that interesting.
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Post by zurac315 on Apr 9, 2020 19:43:02 GMT -8
Wait long enough and we'll find out.
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Post by longtimebooster on Apr 10, 2020 5:48:13 GMT -8
Plaschke is a known contrarian. He used one quote from a single health official saying no sports til 2021. The Dodgers doctor said sports were feasible just without fans. The rest is just an opinion piece. It wasn't that interesting. And the Dodgers doc isn't biased? C'mon. While Plaschke quoted a single health official, there are dozens more throughout the country saying the exact same thing. SDSU's campus will be closed throughout the summer. That means all facilities, even the football fields, dorms, coaches' offices, meeting rooms and weight rooms. How in god's name does a team prepare for games in late Aug./early Sept. with zero practice? It's not logistically possible. And this is going on at every university throughout the country. So, best case, universities open their campuses in September. And it would have to be all universities, otherwise you couldn't really have a season with only half or 70% of the teams participating. That would mean there would be no games until October at the earliest. So the good doctor, whom you discount, is probably either dead on or optimistic in saying that we'll be lucky to have a football season that starts by Thanksgiving. And if you don't start by Thanksgiving, why not just start in January following the holiday breaks for most schools. That's how the logic plays out. It's not rocket science. And don't keep shooting the messenger.
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Post by aztecbo on Apr 10, 2020 7:48:57 GMT -8
Shooting the messenger is a very popular sport on this board. I appreciate the time you spent to make a cogent argument, longtimebooster. Others can keep on planning that big family softball game after Easter Sunday service in two days, but like you I am going to hope for the best and plan for the worst.
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Post by bnastyaztecs on Apr 10, 2020 9:55:40 GMT -8
I don't see this virus running its course and disappearing by the fall...the only reason it's not breaking records is because of the measure put into place...until there is universal testing and a vaccine...recurrence or a worse strain of the virus can/will return and we're right back where we started...I've already renewed my basketball tickets...but until there's a vaccine...I won't be attending games...I'll let you early adapters be the guinea pigs....
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Post by fisherville on Apr 10, 2020 11:49:28 GMT -8
Plaschke is simply a hack that writes contrarian articles for attention. Absolutely nothing he says should be taken seriously.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2020 14:12:50 GMT -8
Pro team owners have absolutely been sticking it to fans over the past decade with ticket and concession price increases. I hope this reset forces them to reevaluate what they pay their players, and therefore charge the fans to go to games. As far as I am concerned, our wildly successful local baseball team can shove its $15 beers you know where going forward.
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Post by zurac315 on Apr 10, 2020 14:31:22 GMT -8
If, what you say is true then we will be waiting a very long time. Mainly because we don't even have a vaccine for the Flu! Yes, I know the shot they give to everyone who is most susceptible to it is called a Flu vaccine, but it is only a shot to help relieve the symptoms in case you get the Flu. But, you can still get the Flu. It is not a cure, or prevention. I know that because I get Flu shots every fall. So, since we do not have a viable vaccine for that what makes you think that we will find one for the Coronavirus even in a year or so? More likely we will come up with medication which will help alleviate the symptoms of the virus, and make it easier for people to get through it. Those who have very weak respiratory systems, hearts, and the like may have problems with it and may die just like what happens every year with the Flu. Plus, they are finding that about 98% of those who get COVID-19 are recovering. That in itself is very good news! This country and it's businesses cannot stay shut down any longer. We need to get back to work and playing sports (Aztec sports of course!) soon! The flu mutates. Coronavirus seems to be more stable. Hence, a vaccine is entirely possible.
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