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Related: About this forumFauci Says 'There's A Way' For Sports To Return. Here's How.
As I read this, maybe he, the traitor was watching reruns over and over again, of how one particular team manager was banging garage lids to give the runners a sign on what the catcher was doing with the signals to the pitcher.................and then they won the World Championship with two teams he managed, and he probably thought to himself damn wish I could have thought of that, lets bring them into the White House............and have talk...................
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Fauci Says 'There's A Way' For Sports To Return. Here's How. (Original Post)
turbinetree
Apr 2020
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Nacht Owl
(66 posts)1. Rabid Eagles Fan Here
But if there's no NFL this year, so be it! This applies to all the other sports, as well.
Lock him up.
(6,918 posts)2. I don't get why pro sports don't try the no spectators option like
Dr. Fauci explained there (with all the testing, handwashing, sanitizers, required for each team & officials with masks).
It's the 21st Century and 4K TVs + online streaming exist!
AND the players could pledge a big chunk of their overpaid contracts to help local causes. It's not like they're going to die of starvation before 2030...
I don't get it. Why not just TRY it for a month and see what happens?
Lock him up.
(6,918 posts)3. Link to ESPN UK about how the Korean baseball league handles this:
https://www.espn.co.uk/video/clip/_/id/29038682
We're No. 1 (apparently) but nobody has figured that out yet?
We're No. 1 (apparently) but nobody has figured that out yet?
RussBLib
(9,003 posts)4. Could teams survive with just ad revenue?
Without butts in the seats buying beers and snacks, about the only income would be tv ad revenue. Would that be enough to pay those $20 million/yr salaries?