Friday, June 19, 2020

100 Days of this now...

Today is 100 days since the cancellation of March Madness and the suspension of the major sports leagues.

I'd like to say, til about a week ago, I was far more optimistic than I am now.

Now I do have to wonder if we are well and truly fucked.  Many of the states opening up in the last several weeks have witnessed spikes, including much of the warmer Southern states, indicating summer heat does NOT stop this thing.

And we're knee deep in riots and serious unrest.  And, don't look now...  Donald Trump has a major rally tomorrow night in Tulsa, OK...
  • To follow up on the #SpeakingOut article:  Jim Cornette's lawyer has all but announced on Twitter the Cornettes are suing their accuser.
  • POSSIBLE RETRACTION:  His lawyer reached out to me today on Facebook and said "Not so fast", that they are looking into it.  I then replied, in all due respect, that his statement does seem to indicate they're going to sue the accusers.
  • An assistant coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has tested positive for the coronavirus.  Keep thinking we have a football season this year, Football Nation America...    
  • Mark Cuban will gladly join his players should they choose to take a knee during the Anthem.
  • The 13 Texas football positives were learned within 10 days of being allowed to return to workouts.  Ten more are being isolated.
  • The NHL will have no restrictions on their coaches (probably more who can coach, on the basis of risk) if/when the NHL returns.
  • Unless some of these names have been cut in the April cuts, I believe we are now up to seven WWE-contracted talents in the #SpeakingOut situation:  Barry "Wolfgang" Young is the newest, accused by his ex-fiancee.
  • Interestingly, the Belmont Stakes will be held tomorrow.
  • And even more interestingly, for the first time, the Belmont Stakes will take place over only a mile and an eighth -- officials believing the horses are not ready for the traditional mile and a half marathon. 
  • Eight people in the Phillies organization, including five players, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
  • As has Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs. 
  • Dave Lagana has resigned his position with the National Wrestling Alliance, and all further production has been ceased.  Game over, Billy Corgan.     
  • Mixed signals from the WWE this taped Smackdown:  WWE has released Jack Gallagher after his accusations -- Matt Riddle, on the other hand, had a big win over United States Champion AJ Styles on his debut aired, however. 
  • Olbermann, with the sobering warning that it now appears that any resumption of team sports in 2020 (or, IMODO, 2021) is probably ignorant of the realities of the situation: 
What Olbermann is referring to, in addition to the above:

  • The PGA Tour has it's first positive test: Nick Watney was forced to withdraw after testing positive at this week's event.
  • Three Four MLB camps have closed -- the Phillies (five players and three staffers positive), Blue Jays (player symptomatic), and Giants (two outside people at the camp symptomatic) -- this with knowledge MLB will NOT counter or play more than 60 games this season.  EDIT TO ADD:  The Rangers also closed theirs, but no positives were recorded.
  • As has the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL (three players and some staff positive).
  • 23 members of the national champion Clemson college football team have tested positive for the virus.
People better start getting real with the possibility sports NEVER comes back in any form approximating that which you knew it.
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