Day 59 -- Saturday

• Well, the UFC card went off without a hitch -- and even had a stoppage some felt was too quick.  Ah, some degree of normalcy.
• Seen at my local county board meeting to reverse some of the stay-at-home, masks, etc.:  "Open Up Or Else"...  OR ELSE WHAT, BITCH???    
• Olbermann's back...

#Thurbercast is back and No. 39 is his nearly prophetic “The Pleasure Cruise - And How To Survive It” plus where I’ve been the last three days. https://t.co/0RwFWMe0aV

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 10, 2020

• Elon Musk wants out of California, not liking the restrictions. Fucking con artist.
• Dr. Anthony Fauci, unlike SOME PEOPLE, actually is going to semi-quarantine himself after possibly being exposed to the virus.
• Korean baseball continues fanless for now, but bars and nightclubs have been asked to close again in the country.
• Latest MLB developments mean a conference call with the owners on Monday.  According to The Athletic, 80 game regular season starting in July, World Series probably ending around Thanksgiving.  At the home ballparks...  Fucking forget it, kid.  #1, you run the risk of being at least six or eight teams short.  Governor Newsom is probably not going to allow the California teams to play at all, if he can get away with it.  #2, Can't think the Washington Governor is far different.  #3, And then there's this little thing of New York...  If MLB is "Home stadiums or bust", best to prepare for 2021 and let golf, NASCAR, etc. carry us through.

And here we go: The first test of the new reality of sports...

Tonight is the first American sport in almost two months -- UFC 239 pay-per-view.

And one fighter is out -- positive for the coronavirus.

Ronaldo Souza was positive when he was tested.

First real test of the new reality of American sports. 

Day 58

• And there goes SummerSlam for Boston in August.  That's not happening -- the mayor has basically kiboshed it already.  No large gatherings at all through the summer.  Festivals, parades, etc. cancelled in Boston through September 7.
• The NBA now IS going to allow for testing of players and staff...
• But Mark Cuban (who did a study, showing the Texas reopening is NOT going according to needed standards) is not opening Mavericks' facilities today.

People are going to have to get used to the concept of, if these leagues relaunch at all, it could be two seasons, maybe even THREE (IF EVER!) before all the franchises can return.  California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday said there is almost no chance the NFL can be allowed to play in California until a vaccine or immunity is developed.  This probably means any NBA/NFL/MLB relaunch loses all the California teams.

• No Olbermann tonight either -- recovering from a knee procedure.

OK. SOMEONE HAS GOT TO GET THIS ENTITLEMENT CULTURE UNDER CONTROL OR WE'RE GOING FREEFIRE AS I SPEAK...

McDonalds in Oklahoma City.  Shot up because a stupid bitch is pissed the dining room was closed!

Get this damn bullshit under control because it's starting, as we speak...  You are getting an increasing intersection of African-American thug life (this one WAS an African-American), MAGAt culture, and the intersecting dopey-faced YOLO bullshit...

Get a handle on this before you lose it all!!  You do NOT have long!!!

Four were injured in the shooting -- all expected to survive.

(CBS News)

Day 57

More indications of the restart:

• The Turkish Soccer League wants to start June 12th so the 2019-20 season can be completed by July.
• Croatia wants to restart it's soccer league with the league Cup semifinals later this month as well.
• Confirmation:  The Bundesliga wants to restart May 16th.
• But word the English Premier League may not restart at all this season -- at least three clubs, including Aston Villa, are opposing the plans to restart the league.
• The NFL is having it's Schedule Reveal Party tonight on ESPN.  yay...   twirls little finger  
• Penn State Football Coach James Franklin is proposing that college football can reopen even if some of the schools in conferences do not return.  Could this be the setting of the table for getting rid of "lesser programs" once and for all -- one of several "unintended" (HA!) consequences of all this??   
• Speaking of that, a real discussion of the end of the Pac-12 Conference on today's ESPN2 and ESPN Radio's "Golic and Wingo":

“The PAC-12 is done”

“The only way the PAC-12 can somewhat survive this is that they go to the BIG-12 and say we’ve gotta merge.”

-@PeterBurnsESPN pic.twitter.com/2bnfCWZdD2

— Golic and Wingo (@GolicAndWingo) May 7, 2020

Frankly and bluntly, not a moment too soon.  The only reason they are Power 5 is the Rose Bowl tie-in.  Otherwise, they have nothing to bring to the table of any kind.  They'd be the Mountain West at best, and the WAC is not far behind...

• Some MLS facilities are opening up for a possible beginning of a road to starting the season.
• And the NFL has come out with plans to open it's facilities so they can start on schedule. 
• And Jeff Passan with MLB's latest: 

Went on @GetUpESPN this morning to talk about the latest on how baseball could proceed as it tries to return and why playing in home stadiums has become the preferred option of many in the game.

For more details, check out the news story at ESPN dot com: https://t.co/fHiasxlS1A pic.twitter.com/v6hT4WjudT

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 7, 2020

Sorry, MLB, that's not going to be realistic at this time.

Your best bet, at that point, is actually truncating the league where many teams will not be able to play at all.  (Every California team would probably be out, but, to the chagrin of Manfred, so would probably the Yankees!!!)  Forcing teams to play in their own stadiums would force local regulations on it, and I can't think California, for one example, could even do fanless this year.

(One of the reasons I am not optimistic about where we'll be for the NFL as they try to satiate the masses tonight with a full 2020 schedule reveal.)

However:

• New Japan Pro Wrestling has now announced the cancellation of both it's "Best of the Super Juniors" round-robin cruiserweight tournament AND it's scheduled "Wrestle Dynasty" show for Madison Square Garden for August.  The company, off since March 1, now has suspended all shows until past June 6.  They also have no shows scheduled of any kind past then.  When the Olympics were scheduled for this year, New Japan was proposing their classic G1 tournament to be held later in the Fall. 
• The status of the 2021 Australian Open tennis tournament is already up in the air, with discussions both centering on allowing only Australians in the crowd (to prevent tourists who may come from then-higher infected areas) or cancelling the tournament altogether already! 
• The head of the Knott's Berry Farm chain of theme parks has admitted there's a very real chance some or all of the parks in the chain may not reopen at all this calendar year!
• And another violent incident to report:  Bus driver in Miami spat upon by an idiot passenger she ordered to wear a mask.  Has not been able to return to work.  Another Miami driver went further -- taking a pipe after a person on their cellphone with mask lowered.  That driver faces charges.  (CNN)
• Another night of no Olbermann, and it could be a while before it continues.  He just posted he did a lot of work for ESPN today -- and he's hoarse.  Could be a while.

An update on something to do:

• The Speed Gamers are now into the seventh day of their round-the-clock at-home marathon "Generations", celebrating over 40 years of video game history and raising money for St. Jude's Children's Hospitals.  Total raised so far has exceeded $3,500, and the marathon now is scheduled to go through at least May (just announced!)  14th!!!
• I see at least two additional WWE talents on Twitch playing video games for a little extra on the side:  NXT Champion Adam Cole (BAYBAY!!!), and Cesaro.

The Pro-Death Cult tries to take more. They need to be stopped.

Gun-waving terrorist Republican motherfucker tries to run down a parade of nurses in Pennsylvania.

Motherfucker then leads police on a chase and flips his vehicle.

Here's hoping he didn't survive.  Cocksucking bitch...

Day 56

• It appears as if the Bundesliga will try to restart -- either May 15 or May 22.
• Premier League discussing how to go forward, but concerned of liability.
• NBA will have an all-player call on Friday for progress for the future.
• And Major League Baseball is finalizing a plan to go forward.

Sounds like it's in the infancy stages of ramping back up.  I think it's a little too soon yet.

No Olbermann tonight -- other commitments.