Another result of the Coronavirus scare

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Opening Day turned out to be a bummer for fans of both the Nationals and the Mets, as the game was postponed due to COVID19 protocols on the Nats. Friday is an off day, and the hope is that the two teams will play on Saturday; however, that's not a certainty at the moment.

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Today it was announced that due to the situation cited in my original post, the entire series has now been postponed.

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The COVID19 issues that wiped out the Nats' opening series at home against the Mets has now also postgponed Monday's game in DC against the Braves.

Dave M.

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Both Chicago MLB teams are planning massive capacity increases later this month.
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The White Sox and Cubs will increase crowd limits to 60% of capacity. This begins on May 24 for the White Sox and May 28 for the Cubs.

Both teams will also have sections set aside for fans who have been fully vaccinated; sections 108 and 109 at Comiskey Park and the upper level of bleachers beneath the center field scoreboard at Wrigley Field. Seating in these areas does not count against the overall 60% capacity limit.

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Northwestern University of the Big Ten announced that there will be no restrictions on crowd capacity for their entire 2021-22 athletic schedule.

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Some good news from Louisiana.

After action taken by the state governor, Louisiana has returned to allowing 100% capacity for all outdoor sporting events, and will not require fans to wear masks at outdoor events. The focus on this new/old status is LSU's 2021 NCAA football season.

Dave M.

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It's a good news/bad news situation in Japan.

Organizers for this summer's Tokyo Olympics have decided to allow fans to attend the events of the Games, but with a couple of catches.

First, all venues will be limited to either 50% of capacity or 10,000 fans.

Second, fans in attendance will NOT be allowed to cheer for the athletes.

Finally, fan attendance will be limited to only residents of Japan.

Japan is far behind the USA in terms of vaccinations. According to the New York Times, only about 18% of the Japanese population has received even one dose of the vaccine, and roughly 7.3% of the populace has been fully vaccinated.

Dave Miedema

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It's a good news/bad news situation in Japan.

Organizers for this summer's Tokyo Olympics have decided to allow fans to attend the events of the Games, but with a couple of catches.

First, all venues will be limited to either 50% of capacity or 10,000 fans.

Second, fans in attendance will NOT be allowed to cheer for the athletes.

Finally, fan attendance will be limited to only residents of Japan.

Japan is far behind the USA in terms of vaccinations. According to the New York Times, only about 18% of the Japanese population has received even one dose of the vaccine, and roughly 7.3% of the populace has been fully vaccinated.

Dave Miedema

It was announced earlier today that fans will be kept out of the venues of all 2021 Summer Olympics events, whether they are Japanese residents or otherwise.

Dave

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Don't expect to see Johnny Bench at the upcoming Baseball HOF induction ceremonies. Despite being fully vaccinated, Bench has tested positive for COVID19, and as a result had chosen not to attend.

Dave Miedema

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The Washington Nationals have apparently become the first MLB team to terminate employees based on their refusal to get a COVID19 vaccination.

The Nats are taking 8 of their scouts off the payroll, 2 of them being for their refusal to get vaccinated.

Dave Miedema

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The Washington Nationals have apparently become the first MLB team to terminate employees based on their refusal to get a COVID19 vaccination.

The Nats are taking 8 of their scouts off the payroll, 2 of them being for their refusal to get vaccinated.

Dave Miedema

Nats GM and former Phillies catcher Bob Boone has announced that he has resigned from the position due to declining to be vaccinated.

Dave M.