Thursday, May 21, 2020

Day 71

  • It is now official from Thomas Bach, the chief of the IOC:  If the Tokyo Olympics cannot be held in 2021, they will not be held at all.  I don't like your chances...     
  • And speaking of things I don't like the chances of holding together...  ESPN is reporting, as they are covering the Korean Baseball Organization as they await whether we will have American pro baseball this year:  The Doosan Bears appear they will be for sale.  The parent company is in serious financial trouble, and creditors are demanding the Bears be put up for sale to raise cash to pay them off. 
  • Ohio State believes they can hold at least 20,000 fans for their games...  Beyond stupid.  We may be two full seasons, if not more, before we can allow 20,000 people to be anywhere in one place at one time for an event.     
  • The current math has the NBA targeted for late July.  I probably said it before, but a Woj interview on ESPN this morning said 2 weeks of callback, 1-2 weeks of workouts, 2-3 weeks of training camp. 
  • Something new in the "To Do" list -- more that I just found it, probably:  Seth McFarlane and the "At Home Variety Show" on the Peacock website - the new NBC-based streaming service.  All through the month of May, short-form variety-show skits by him with special guests are on Twitter to raise awareness for Americares, Feeding America, and the United Way.   Here's tonight's:

  • Speaking of Twitter, Olbermann's back...
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