They should let two quarantine-bonded fans for each team into each game. Every time something happens, you can cut to those two either celebrating or despairing. Plus, you'll be able to hear exactly what they're bellowing out.

How will Fox broadcast a game w/o zooming in on attractive women and/or stressed fans with their hands clasped together?

That's a pretty big "at least". You're doing a whole ton of air travel and hotels for all of the players, coaches, trainers, etc.

[...] One tradition at Orioles’ home games for decades is a mass shouting of “Ohhh” at the start of the line in the national anthem: “O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave. . .” About three dozen fans stood outside the stadium, peering through the iron fence, and they shouted their “Ohhh” at the right moment. No ushers were present. No beer vendors. No peanuts or hot dogs. Even the national anthem, normally sung in person, was recorded. [...]

Davis tried to make the best of this bizarre set of circumstances. One of his first-base routines was to toss a ball to fans as he came off the field. In this game, he sent the balls to imaginary fans. “I threw three or four into the lower seats and then I gave some love to the fans in the upper deck,” Davis mused after the game.

The eeriness in the ballpark sparked comment. White Sox manager Robin Ventura told reporters, “It was just a surreal environment. I don’t think we really want to play another like this. …I don’t think [the Orioles] do either.” Baltimore closer Zach Britton remarked that “it was tougher to stay focused on the game than I thought it would be. The noise just echoed off the [B&O] warehouse. … It makes you appreciate the fans who come out and support you.” Britton added, “It felt like we were playing in a ghost town.” Caleb Joseph said, “Between innings was the most awkward part of the game. You’re used to the Kiss-Cam and all the other between-innings entertainment.” John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” played as usual during the seventh-inning stretch, but there were no fans to sing along. Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said, “The bullpen phone could be heard ringing more than 400 feet from the dugout.” [...]

I suspect the dome aspect is not meant to limit the spread but to insure (ensure? no, I think I was right initially) that the games are played without being rained out.

We've had this before. It's way better than no baseball.

That is a shame. Is there no way to limit the posting in a particular thread to certain members? Or exclude others from posting? Beyond just using ignore, I mean.

47 Worth noting that Jim has said in the past that threads with a high post count are unkind to the site itself. I'd like to think that's what motivated the shutdown of the thread.

But there are three main reasons why the Big Apple would be worse off than the entire country of Sweden, experts say.

The first is population density: New York City has more than 38,000 people per square kilometer, while Sweden has just 25 people — meaning it’s harder to socially distance in New York.

Second, some hospitals in New York City were overwhelmed while Sweden still has about 250 hospital beds unoccupied. There are indications, though, that the hospital surge in New York City is declining.

Finally, there is significantly more international travel to New York City than there is to Sweden, which means there were more opportunities for people from countries suffering from severe outbreaks to spread the virus to the city than to the European country.

Because this is still largely a very good community, full of intelligent people, united by at least one shared interest, with decades of history.

I think that, at this point, it's probably unknowable. Which is another way of saying that maybe it's #3. But maybe it's not. Maybe there's some environmental factor that hasn't been understood yet.

Maybe Sweden is nowhere close to 25% infected. Maybe NYC is way above 25%.

I'm betting air pollution in NYC is a lot higher than Sweden,

I'd bet the same way, but air pollution has gone down dramatically in NYC since the lockdown, which should have been an accelerant/tailwind for the effectiveness of the lockdown.

Of course, given the different strategies, you'd expect Sweden to have more deaths now. Their approach is going to front load the deaths by letting everyone get exposed quickly. If Sweden is at 30% exposure and Norway is at 5%, it's pointless to discuss deaths per capita.

Wouldn't the air quality issue be more of a long-term exposure leading people who catch the virus to be less likely to fight it off, rather than the population suddenly benefiting from cleaner air?

He regularly posts photos of his daily exercise, which is basically 'tour some Alps'.

Maybe. But if the premises of the lockdown hold, Sweden should have far more infected.(*) If we went through all this, and we have a higher infection percentage, it's been a dreadful failure.

The proper comparison for NYC is not Stockholm, it's what NYC would have been like absent the lockdown. Which might have basically been an Escape from New York situation. Or not much different. We don't know.

But the UK has also tried for herd immunity and has lost 0.053 percent of its population

Just as a reference point; overall I agree with Fish that there are too many variables to account for to meaningfully compare cities by death rates.

Naturally, our priors may be wrong. Maybe Sweden is nowhere close to 25% infected. Maybe NYC is way above 25%. These antibodies tests seem pretty sketchy still.

If you have to the tease the data, run a bunch of multiple regressions, model, stroke your chin, debate, contemplate, and deliberate and you still can't come up with anything remotely definitive or compelling, the answer is: No, it didn't work.

The death rate in many places climbed just as the models predicted in March, then slowed, and now has reversed.

I'm sure their thought is that it cannibalizes the theater audience, but if the "ticket" price is roughly the same, not sure how that matters so much.

My favorite Kirk Gibson World Series home run, complete with Sparky Anderson's running commentary

I just hope AuntBea finds the resurrected thread.

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As an Orange County NY* resident, I always say that "Upstate New York" begins at the sign that says "Welcome to Yonkers".