Baltimore Sports. Period
After waiting four months for any sports at all amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Glenn Clark has now watched eight different American professional sports leagues play games. Here are his key takeaways.
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“The prime of my career is only going to last so long,” former Ravens DT Michael Pierce, now with the Vikings, said of his decision to opt out of the 2020 NFL season. “But what good is the prime of my career if I end up in the hospital and I don’t recover enough to even play?”
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Stan “The Fan” Charles and Gary Stein talk with MASN’s Mel Antonen about his own battle with the coronavirus, his recent interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci and his thoughts on the ever-evolving 2020 MLB season.
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To many of the Orioles players and coaches, the challenges that arose this week with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic were inevitable. “I think there is a little bit of concern,” Brandon Hyde said, “but we want to play, our guys want to play.”
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Major League Baseball announced July 28 that all games on the Miami Marlins’ schedule have been postponed through Aug. 2. The Orioles will now host the Yankees at Camden Yards July 29-30.
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UMBC men’s soccer coach Pete Caringi wasn’t surprised the America East postponed fall sports. “I was actually pleased that they announced it when they did because any longer and it continues to get … the players’ hopes up,” Caringi said. “It’s very disappointing but understandable.”
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The recent outbreak of the coronavirus among Miami Marlins players has prompted concern about the ability of MLB to finish an already abbreviated 2020 season, but MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he remains “optimistic the protocols are strong enough.”
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Glenn Clark says the problem with a possible spring college football season comes down to one key fact: Unless the NFL is forced to move its calendar back significantly, draft-eligible players can’t participate in a spring season.
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The Colonial Athletic Association has suspended conference competition in football for the fall of 2020 due to continuing concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Towson also suspended the seasons of its other fall sports.
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America East has postponed all fall sports for the first semester. “We are heartbroken for our student-athletes and coaches … who now face a fall without intercollegiate competition,” UMBC athletic director Brian Barrio said. “The emotional and mental impact of that loss is considerable.”
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