It appears the Marlins didn’t take some of the directives seriously and now have a large outbreak on their hands, sending ripples through clubhouses on the East Coast. Then two Cardinals players turned up positive.
I wonder, first, how many of these test turn up false positives? IIRC, they test for antibodies, not the actual virus.
Secondly, the media is breathlessly hyping every COVID case. They’re trying to shut down football as well. How seriously Manfraud is about canceling the season is questionable. Surely, baseball doesn’t want the bad optics of daily COVID counts in the press but they also don’t want to bail on a season with big playoff honey pot which might salvage some bankrolls around the league.
My guess is this is more of a warning for teams to treat this more seriously. FWIW, the masks seem rather silly to me. Maybe wear them in the dugout and the clubhouse but, on the field, they would just hinder breathing.
My guess is this is more of a warning for teams to treat this more seriously. FWIW, the masks seem rather silly to me. Maybe wear them in the dugout and the clubhouse but, on the field, they would just hinder breathing.
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I agree with you about wearing the mask out on the field...I don’t think that is very healthy...