I think I can speak for most people, that most people are glad that they finally agreed to play, while the majority is not thrilled with the new rules and how everything has played out over the last few months between the owners and players.
Personally, I could do without it, and that's coming from a guy who breathes, sleeps, and thinks Baseball 24/7, 365 days of the year. To be honest, there are more important issues in this country right now than worrying about a pointless games, especially one that was made more pointless with it being only 60 games.
There is certainly going to be such a serious upward spike in the fall, which could (and would) derail the entire season's conclusion, and this is not just for baseball, but this goes for all sports. Have you ever watched a television show that you started to get into, and suddenly the network decides to cut the plug? Same deal, imagine a sports season that people start tuning into, getting all invested in, only to fall victim (no pun intended) to COVID-19.
Sure, many of us want to feel some sort of normalcy, but people need to realize there is nothing normal about the world today. People need to break out of this fantasy world that believes sports or the entertainment business in general will be able to sync up to this so-called new normal. It could take years for us to have any sort of control of the virus, and the rate that we are going that will indeed be the case.
Taking out the worst case scenario, it could be possible for sports world to coexist inside a pandemic that is more controlled, stabilized, with cases down to the minimum & contact tracing in place. Nothing is impossible as long as we all can work at it together, but the Coronavirus is not going to magically disappear as some might think.
The pandemic unfortunately wasn't the only curve ball thrown into the mix for 2020. We also have had the racial injustices inflicted onto black America, brought peaceful protests, riots, and some reform to judicial systems and city police stations across the country. The racial injustices are nothing new to quite a few of us, and although its very unfortunate that more unnecessary deaths had to happen, but it appears that the country could and may be waking up to the realization that systemic racism does indeed exist. Sure all lives matter, but they only do once we can recognize the fact that black lives matters as well, and foremost at this point.
I'm proud of sports athletes and other entertainment stars stepping up to the platform, while using their celebrity status for good. LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, Bubba Wallace and Stephen Jackson have stepped up to the forefront, and I believe the NBA will be the sport that takes this whole movement to the next level. I just wish we saw more support like this for someone like Colin Kaepernick, who sacrificed his NFL career for speaking out on a matter that was indeed a serious problem in the
A sport that surprised many was NASCAR of all sports, the sport embraced by the deep-fried, south-will-rise fan base. Bubba Wallace, the sport's lone black race car driver, stepped up to the plate mentioning the confederate flag should not exist at NASCAR events. The league stepped up, and followed through, but not before someone broke into Bubba Wallace's team garage planting a noose, which prompted a FBI investigation. The race at Talladega, Florida was cancelled due to rain, but prior to race the league's races all walked alongside Bubba Wallace's car in an emotional moment of solidarity. Good news, the noose apparently happened to be in garage, dating back to 2019, no federal crime committed. All good signs that the sport is moving forward in the right direction.
I have also decided to put some more work into my own personal blog, 'The Upside Down', for more serious subject matter as the above mentioned subjects. With all the news, and with all of us trying to get through our days during such serious times, has led to lack of work on the Boys of Summer Blog, and while I do apologize for that, I do ask for patience by my readers.
I really wasn't trying to be political. I am sorry if some may be offended by my views, but I can't apologize for knowing the difference between right and wrong.
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