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Players have very short careers in which to make their money

Posted on: May 13, 2020 at 11:11:13 CT

DHighlander NWMSU

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I doubt many will willingly give up one of those years over fear of a virus that is not really harmful to their demographic group.

I think the players should be given the choice. I doubt we see many opt out.

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I really do hope team sports make it in 2020 but I doubt it. - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:30:34

I Think the NFL will play (nm) - Hickeytime MU

- 5/13 11:03:13

I do too just because of the money involved, but the - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 11:07:55

Yep (nm) - Hickeytime MU

- 5/13 11:27:50

Do we shut down the season when the flu hits a locker room? - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:14:31

I agree 100%, but the perception of COVID is so much worse - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 11:20:10

The flu kills perfectly healthy young people every year. - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:32:23

The baseball season being pitched will be a flop, no one - tigertix MU - 5/13 10:56:43

false(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 5/13 11:35:23

Not true. Ratings will be higher than in years, maybe ever - alwaysright MU - 5/13 11:10:13

BS(nm) - meatiger MU - 5/13 11:03:27

That may be true in regular times. But compared to today - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:01:45

I disagree. We are so starved for sports I would watch as - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:58:20

If Trout get's the Rona he might have to sit out a game - dangertim MU

- 5/13 10:55:58

The problem is that will happen in 2021, 2022, etc - tiger4real MU - 5/13 10:41:12

Outside of certain danger groups this thing is pretty benign - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:45:05

A lot will & need the paycheck, may be a different story for - tigerdb MU - 5/13 10:56:20

He has a greater risk getting injured working out - tiger4real MU - 5/13 11:08:51

The point is that it's an ADDITIONAL risk - hell, he could - tigerdb MU - 5/13 11:26:24

I was thinking more about the league minimum guys who - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:59:38

yeah, league minumum, guys with 1 year left & guys with 7 - tigerdb MU - 5/13 11:27:24

Give fans the freedom to attend (or not) too - tiger4real MU - 5/13 10:51:02

Has any athlete even been sick from it? - meatiger MU - 5/13 10:33:30

One of the Nets players showed symptoms. - tgr MU

- 5/13 10:39:13

I think the fact that 3 out of 4 players were asymptomatic - BigSlickTiger MU - 5/13 10:51:03

Doesn’t the fact that three of four were completely - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:05:59

Daily testing would definitely have to be part of the plan, - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:56:33

Players have very short careers in which to make their money - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:11:13

I agree if players are given the choice, but will they be - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 11:14:06

Do we quarantine teams for the flu? For this demographic - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:16:14

There have been a number who have reported positive. I dont - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:38:00

Kevin Durant is a pretty high profile name who had it.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:37:16

I meant sick - meatiger MU - 5/13 10:38:02

I don't know how sick he was. But either way if you test - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:40:31

NBA had some players test positive for it in March.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 5/13 10:36:31

I think his question was whether they had symptoms or not. - tgr MU

- 5/13 10:38:14

lets just hope it is one year if - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 5/13 10:33:10

I see MLB trying it and games starting, but then I see - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:36:17

The NFL is the only one with a big enough TV deal to pull - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:41:22

RE: The NFL is the only one with a big enough TV deal to pull - meatiger MU - 5/13 10:55:55

so you want everyone to die? (nm) - phrejd MU

- 5/13 10:31:57

Lol.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:35:16

Just Kaepernick (nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 5/13 10:32:55

And Joe Buck.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:36:43