Posted on 05/05/2021 12:32:28 PM PDT by lightman
Louisville Cardinals head coach Dan McDonnell vented during a virtual press conference on Tuesday about the continued COVID restrictions that in place at Jim Patterson Stadium.
"I'm ready to open this place up. I'm not going to lie - I'm beyond frustrated. I'm tired of it," McDonnell said. "We're an outdoor sport. I mean, let's go people. Turn on the Masters. Watch the [Kentucky] Derby, watch the games in the SEC and other ballparks.
"It's an outdoor sport. You want to risk it, you risk it. I'm tired of playing games without people in the stands," he added. "Let's open it up. Let's let our fans come, let's let them enjoy some Louisville baseball. And then, I'll be a little more excited to host the regional because, unfortunately, I haven't had a regional atmosphere yet."
Patterson Stadium is currently operating at 20 percent capacity of its 4,000 seating this season, according to WHAS11. The recent game against the Vanderbilt Commodores only had an allowed attendance of 880 people.
Other outdoor sporting events have been at near full capacity, such as the Kentucky Derby. The annual horse racing event had 51,838 fans in attendance, making it the largest in-person attendance for sports since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Texas Rangers were the first baseball venue to have a near full capacity since the start of COVID after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) allowed all businesses to reopen completely.
Play ball!
Watch your back, coach. You’re about to be re-educated.
Yes,indeed!!!
I’m not a sports fan but I agree 100% with this guy.
“I’m not a sports fan but I agree 100% with this guy.”
Ditto. Hate sports. Hate what sports has become. Still ... people need to live their lives. Assess the risks (99.97% survival rate), and make your own decisions about your health. Uncle Sugar needs to keep his nose out.
Daily Covid Cases are dropping like birds near a windmill. We need to open up to get more younger people infected so we can achieve herd immunity. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases
Indoors too. It is time we open everything up and the people who are still too afraid to go out, even if they are vaccinated, can stay home. It is not my responsibility to make everyone else feel safe.
Yup...my unimpeded breathing trumps your need for safe “feeling”.
Fire the Coach for making insensitive remarks - the “safety” of the fans is way more important than his feelings.
Some “feelings” are more equal than others...
We know it has nothing to do with safety, but rather control.
Will it go viral?
Daily Covid Cases are dropping like birds near a windmill.
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And, for the great bulk of our population, the “cases” have never been serious enough to justify the restrictions.
That picture reminds me of the “Rockettes,’ doing their thing at Radio City!. Only the mustaches, mullets, baseball caps and wristbands are give-aways that they are not on stage in New York City.
Clever? “EH!”
I am a season ticket holder for the baseball games of the local University team. It has been a ridiculous ordeal.
The town insists on masks on city grounds. The event staff has been ordered to enforce this rule. The only way to get around the order is to be eating or drinking all of the time.
I have “milked” a bag of peanuts in the shell and a coke for 9 innings.
Have you ever heard the singing of, “Take me out to the ball game,” through masks? Very weak, very weak indeed.
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