Another result of the Coronavirus scare

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Some good news out of New York:

Gov. Cuomo has given all pro sports teams in the state the go-ahead to admit fans to their games. I'll add to this tomorrow with specifics.

Dave Miedema

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Some good news out of New York:

Gov. Cuomo has given all pro sports teams in the state the go-ahead to admit fans to their games. I'll add to this tomorrow with specifics.

Dave Miedema

The specifics:

All teams in New York state will be allowed to admit fans up to 10% crowd capacity, as long as the stadium/arena's total seating capacity is over 10,000.

Dave Miedema

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The Toronto Raptors, currently playing their home games in Tampa, FL, have had their Tuesday game against Detroit moved to Wednesday.

This comes on the heels of postponing their 2/28 game against the Bulls. Both games were not played due to positive tests and contract tracing on the Raptors team.

Dave Miedema

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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.

Dave Miedema

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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.

Dave Miedema

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

Dave M.

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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.

Dave Miedema

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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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Earlier today, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that, effective on May 7, both of the United Center sports tenants, the Blackhawks and the Bulls, will be given the OK to resume admitting fans for their games up to 25% capacity.

Dave M.