News: MLS Suspends season due to Coronavirus

I think I was 27 when I finally just bought a pair of clippers and started buzzing it, since covering it up by combing just wasn't working. Only time I've gotten real haircuts since then was when I got married.

 

"This is your captain speaking. We apologize for the turbulence just now, I am working from home and my vpn disconnected. I've told my kids to stop playing video games, and we seem to have resumed a solid connection. You are currently flying over..."

 

The Open in July was cancelled.

 

How many haircuts was that?

 

It was my first barbershop visit in six years. I had to give them a test run.

 

My brother was in ASW in the 70s -when he came home he looked like he'd been in Haight Ashbury.

 

Just as most news has been moderately positive (Italy for sure peaked, Spain getting close, New York might be close, Australia trending for 0 case by July) CNN posts this article...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/health/us-coronavirus-death-count-cdc-explainer/index.html

So I guess we shouldn't get our hopes up over decreasing case numbers?

 

I never cut my own hair. I have done my own shape up a couple of times. I don't trust myself although I generally keep my hairline natural. I mostly work with white people who think my hair magically stays the same length although my beard sometimes comes and goes. Every few weeks the past two years I have been going to work, leaving in the middle of the day to get a haircut, had my beard, mustache and sideburns shaved off and returned to work just to see if anyone notices. There is only one person in the group I work closest with who regularly notices. A coworker noted my hair was getting longer today. For comparison, it was three or four weeks ago that I saw my mom and she was upset that I hadn't gotten a haircut then. I might have to dust my clippers off.

 

For example this seems to show that Europe is getting through the worst of it already https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...d-fewer-1-500-deaths-does-Europe-compare.html

 

They may be getting what they want. Apparently the death rates are higher for non-white persons according to several articles (e.g., ProPublica, The Atlantic). If that's the case, the reduction in minority voting participation could be a boon to the Republicans. But, I won't ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

 

The crawl during the ESPN rebroadcast of LAG-LAFC indicates MLB is mulling a return to playing in May. Or just playing I guess, since they never started.

 

I keep thinking about how much harder it is for MLS to figure out a season since they played a couple weeks already. For example they can’t easily play a shorter season just in conference because some inter conference games already occurred. Can’t throw out games already played as that’s not very fair. It’ll be a lot harder then if the season had never started in the first place.

although this falls into the “problems I wish were actual real life problems category.”

 

They have an idea to sequester all 30 teams in hotels in the Phoenix area, where they would play in empty spring training ballparks and the D-Backs stadium. Each team would be a bubble, no families, no going anywhere outside of the hotels and ballparks.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29004498/mlb-union-focused-plan-allow-season-start-early-arizona

Well, it's an idea.

 

Denver Comic Con (Sorry, Pop Culture Con) was just rescheduled from 4th of July weekend to Thanksgiving weekend. This on the heels of today’s announcement that the convention center in Denver is being converted to be used as hospital overflow.

 

I read something about the NBA was thinking about doing the same thing. Possibly in Vegas since they have an abundance of hotel rooms not being used.

 

Well, that quote was referring to the disease's effect globally. Most certainly, its spread will go on for many months; even if it burns through the population of one country, or a region of one country, there are areas - entire countries - that are months behind that curve.

As far as "hopes" are concerned, look, what seems obvious to me, from everything I've read by people who actually "do" this science, is that there is no silver bullet that'll end this in a few months. There will be no vaccine available until we've reached a point of herd immunity due to exposure to the virus, probably sometime this winter. Not being a pessimist, here. It just takes a long, long time to create and mass produce a vaccine - which we most certainly need - by which time 50-60% of the population will have already been exposed, and the virus will no longer be able, therefore, to spread in the way it does now.

You want good news? Well, the best I can offer is that, in a lot of places, following waves of the outbreak won't be as devastating as this initial wave, since a certain (and ever growing) percentage of the population will have developed some immunity to the disease, and healthcare systems will be far better prepared to handle those who require hospitalization. Also, masks. I just have to assume we'll all be wearing them soon whenever we venture outside, go shopping, return to work, etc. And wearing them will dampen the severity of following outbreaks.

I agree with the individual quoted that it's foolish to imply that this, in any way, will be over after the initial wave. So don't allow yourself to get sucked into such beliefs. But that doesn't mean perpetual waves of disease at this scale until we have a vaccine. Quite the opposite. What will be interesting, though, is the unevenness of how the disease tracks going forward. Here in Ohio, say, or Washington State, where efforts to flatten the curve have been pretty successful. It means far fewer deaths and hospitalizations, if we can keep it up. But also a very long first wave, out of which we emerge with a small percentage of the population that's been exposed the developed immunity. Which might mean a greater threat of following waves being worse here than in states where wave one was far more devastating.

 

I'm pretty sure that social distancing will end in New York in early May, if not before, except for vulnerable groups. We'll be back at work by mid-May.

Keep an eye on Denmark, they're reopening schools next week.

 

You think New York will have a sharp falloff in cases once they hit the peak? That hasn't happened in Italy...

 

At the same time, it is the elderly that are dying at a greater rate, and nearly 60% of people greater than 70 tend to vote Republican. Plus, the bulk of the people you have died thus far have done so in states that most frequently vote Democrat, and by a decided margin.

 

It looks like MLS and their teams don't qualify for funding via the CARES act.. As a result the league announced that it was furloughing and cutting salaries for league employees.

I reported last week that RSL was on the brink of furloughing employees and cutting pay, but that Hansen changed his mind at the 11th hour and no longer planned to do either.

Guess that was entirely dependent on getting relief from government stimulus. https://t.co/2FuCQmejLP

— Sam Stejskal (@samstejskal) April 7, 2020

RSL has also announced that they too will be furloughing and cutting salaries for team employees.

Real Salt Lake announces the furloughing of some staff & pay cuts across the board. Not a surprise after a similar announcement at league level, but brutal for those on the receiving end. And yes, #RSL looked into the federal CARES program, only to find it wasn't available. #MLS pic.twitter.com/1bs5lVEn3n

— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) April 7, 2020

It is only a matter of time before many other MLS teams do the same.

 

It's much easier to furlough employees with the boosted unemployment benefits. Many of the middle class salary and lower workers will probably be at or close to even with their wages while staying home.

 

Hi Everyone, i am new here so i have no idea where i should post this .
If someone could start a new Thread where fans can post their "case" for moving the season to a Fall/Spring schedule.
I would love to hear opinions and share mine.

 

Yup. You're definitely new here.

 

We have an entire forum dedicated to this type of stuff.

https://www.bigsoccer.com/forums/mls-commissioner-you-be-the-don.1444/

 

Welcome! The search feature is your friend, but that discussion is in The You Be the Don part of the board.

It has been a long time since I have ventured there, but I am in need of entertainment now.