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The coronavirus is destroying everything

Started by thspfc, March 12, 2020, 07:38:14 PM

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SP Cook

Just for fun (gambling is legal in my state) I opened up the sports betting app to see what was available.

NASCAR; German, Russian, Turkish, and Mexican soccer; Darts; Australian and British rugby; Boxing; Australia vs. New Zealand cricket; Belator (an off brand MMA deal); and, the Russia centric KHL hockey.  Which has a team in, China.

And horse racing.  Since the horses have to be cared for anyway, running the races with no fans present, which is what most tracks are doing, is no greater risk than just a day of exercise.  Horse racing may see its best couple of months in 50 years. 

As to ESPN and its competitors, they are just going to take it on the chin.  Reruns of old games, their taking head shows yelling at each other about NFL draft and free agency, 30 for 30 reruns, and that is it.  The part time sports networks will just show old movies.



1995hoo

F1 postponed Bahrain and Vietnam; Australia and China had already been postponed. (I assume all four will become cancellations.) Season might begin in May.
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NWI_Irish96

Quote from: spooky on March 13, 2020, 08:13:34 AM
Boston Marathon will almost certainly be postponed to the fall.

Just announced that they are postponed until September 14.  Interesting because it's warmer in mid-September than in mid-April
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SP Cook

The Masters is postponed.  While the event is bigger than anything and could easily replace another event, my money is on it being cancelled.  As to the other Majors, the PGA Championship is set for sanitation resistant San Francisco in mid-May.  If played, I would guess they will move it to Louisville or West Palm Beach, where the PGA of A owns courses outright.  The world travel situation probably puts the Open Championship in doubt too.


Max Rockatansky

I'm kind of waiting for the hammer to drop on gym chains possibly closing up shop for awhile or restricting how many people can come in at once.  The local chain here has been dead all week aside from maybe the same dozen or so usual suspects that go everyday like me.  I do a lot of distance running, I'm glad that I didn't have any events planned. 

NWI_Irish96

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 13, 2020, 10:40:35 AM
I'm kind of waiting for the hammer to drop on gym chains possibly closing up shop for awhile or restricting how many people can come in at once.  The local chain here has been dead all week aside from maybe the same dozen or so usual suspects that go everyday like me.  I do a lot of distance running, I'm glad that I didn't have any events planned. 

I occasionally visit casinos to play poker.  Handling poker chips that have been recently touched by dozens of others doesn't seem like a good idea to me.
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Illinois: counties 100%, highways 61%
Michigan: counties 100%, highways 56%
Wisconsin: counties 86%, highways 23%

Roadgeekteen

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SP Cook

Rumor mill has Fox Sports shutting down its weekday talking head sports argument shows as early as next week, filling the time with reruns of old games and material from its Australian operations. 

And while not sports, and not quite as immediate, production of most filmed TV shows,  both on traditional networks and streaming, has shut down.  Of immediate notice will be the network's late night comedy shows, and all of the weekday female oriented shows, are done.  Most filmed drama and comedy shows are pretty much shut down, most about 2 to 4 episodes short of a full season.  With planned reruns, networks will run out of material in mid-April.

roadman

Quote from: cabiness42 on March 13, 2020, 10:28:22 AM
Quote from: spooky on March 13, 2020, 08:13:34 AM
Boston Marathon will almost certainly be postponed to the fall.

Just announced that they are postponed until September 14.  Interesting because it's warmer in mid-September than in mid-April

Since the race increasingly became "focus on the entitled - excuse me - elites and ignore everyone else", the previous 'all-amateur ' Boston Marathon has outlived its usefulness and significance, and should just go away for good.  For the average person, it is nothing but a huge disruption.  Plus, it is a needless waste of private and public resources.
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thspfc

Well, I might end up watching the NASCAR cup from Atlanta on Sunday afternoon. Haven't watched much of a race other than the Daytona 500 in as long as I can remember.

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: cabiness42 on March 13, 2020, 10:48:12 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 13, 2020, 10:40:35 AM
I'm kind of waiting for the hammer to drop on gym chains possibly closing up shop for awhile or restricting how many people can come in at once.  The local chain here has been dead all week aside from maybe the same dozen or so usual suspects that go everyday like me.  I do a lot of distance running, I'm glad that I didn't have any events planned. 

I occasionally visit casinos to play poker.  Handling poker chips that have been recently touched by dozens of others doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

I'm finding that most public venues that aren't stores are close to empty.  In an ironic way it's kind of a half way decent way to avoid people outside the house.  At minimum most gym facilities usually have someone going around occasionally cleaning and wiping stuff down.

SP Cook

NASCAR cancelled this week (Atlanta) and next week (Miami).  Indy Car cancelled through May (this weekend at St. Petersburg; Birmingham, Long Beach, and Austin). 


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formulanone

This opens up the avenue for live-streamed E-sports as the next big thing!

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[crickets chirping]

I mean, some people care about this and it might be the only "sport" left until things get back to normal, but I'd rather play my own games.

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Bruce

Quote from: formulanone on March 13, 2020, 12:15:04 PM
This opens up the avenue for live-streamed E-sports as the next big thing!

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[crickets chirping]

I mean, some people care about this and it might be the only "sport" left until things get back to normal, but I'd rather play my own games.

Many e-sports competitions have also been cancelled, including the Overwatch League. Not many are doing totally remote matchups, since using an in-person set/arena is preferred.

RobbieL2415

NRL is actually still going on, but without spectators.  So I'm guessing FOX Sports will bring a lot of those matches stateside.

Alps

Quote from: jeffandnicole on March 13, 2020, 07:00:54 AM
To sum it up:
Everyone's overreacting.
People aren't doing enough.
The government isn't doing enough.
The government can't restrict our interstate commerce movements.
Other countries are doing a much better job.
Other countries are shutting down entire communities.
Other countries are restricting movements.
We should do what other countries are doing, except don't restrict our rights to move around.
I think you've captured the majority sentiments.

thspfc

No more Premier League. No more Bundesliga. No more NASCAR. No more anything, really. This is going to be really dull.

thspfc

The Suns will live stream the remainder of their games on Twitch in NBA 2K. Even if they set all of their players at 99 OVR, they still aren't going to make the playoffs.

KeithE4Phx

Quote from: thspfc on March 13, 2020, 05:10:57 PM
No more Premier League. No more Bundesliga. No more NASCAR. No more anything, really. This is going to be really dull.

The only sports that won't be affected are the Olympics, college football, and the NFL, since they're not happening until August.  The NFL might have to move its April draft to an audience-free TV studio, but there's no reason why it can't go on.

But the Coronavirus crisis will eventually go away, and things will return to normal.  From what I've seen reported, the virus lasts about a month max, and should begin to subside in the US and Canada in April, going into May.  Once everything resumes, will the fans come back in the same numbers as before?  The gate will probably be close to normal, but casual fans that usually watch on TV just might find something else better to do.

MLB has the least risk, since even if they start as late as Memorial Day weekend, they can get most of the season in and the postseason and World Series will go on as usual. 

The NBA and NHL will probably have to end their regular seasons where they sit now, since they're a month or less from ending anyway.  They'll pick back up with their playoffs starting immediately, although both leagues might still be playing in July.

College basketball and the other sports other than football have already been called off, no matter when they can resume.  I don't see the NCAA changing their minds, with school (what there is left of it) ending in May.

Auto racing should pick up again with no problems.  The Indianapolis 500 is still a "go," at least as of now.
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TheGrassGuy

Quote from: KeithE4Phx on March 13, 2020, 08:01:57 PM
Quote from: thspfc on March 13, 2020, 05:10:57 PM
No more Premier League. No more Bundesliga. No more NASCAR. No more anything, really. This is going to be really dull.

The only sports that won't be affected are the Olympics, college football, and the NFL, since they're not happening until August.  The NFL might have to move its April draft to an audience-free TV studio, but there's no reason why it can't go on.

But the Coronavirus crisis will eventually go away, and things will return to normal.  From what I've seen reported, the virus lasts about a month max, and should begin to subside in the US and Canada in April, going into May.  Once everything resumes, will the fans come back in the same numbers as before?  The gate will probably be close to normal, but casual fans that usually watch on TV just might find something else better to do.

MLB has the least risk, since even if they start as late as Memorial Day weekend, they can get most of the season in and the postseason and World Series will go on as usual. 

The NBA and NHL will probably have to end their regular seasons where they sit now, since they're a month or less from ending anyway.  They'll pick back up with their playoffs starting immediately, although both leagues might still be playing in July.

College basketball and the other sports other than football have already been called off, no matter when they can resume.  I don't see the NCAA changing their minds, with school (what there is left of it) ending in May.

Auto racing should pick up again with no problems.  The Indianapolis 500 is still a "go," at least as of now.
What makes you think the virus is going to subside in the US by late April or so? If you ask me, that sounds a little over-optimistic.
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KeithE4Phx

Quote from: TheGrassGuy on March 13, 2020, 08:09:22 PM
What makes you think the virus is going to subside in the US by late April or so? If you ask me, that sounds a little over-optimistic.

Maybe a bit.  From what I understand, Wuhan China is getting closer to business as usual.  Italy and the rest of Europe are still a long way off.  The US and Canada are still "ramping up," compared to Asia and Europe, but the lifespan of a coronavirus is about 5-6 weeks at worst.  That's why I said things should begin to ease starting in late April or early May if we continue to take precautions and testing becomes more common. 

It'll probably take a good 6 months to a year to develop a vaccine, if not longer (especially given the lawyer-, lobbyist-, and politics-driven approval regulations in the US), but the world cannot and will not shut down for that length of time.
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RobbieL2415

WWE Smackdown was live tonight with no audience.

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