My wife and I had decided not to buy our annual five-game tickets to the Mariners this season (this was before the COVID-19 crisis) because we are convinced that the Mariner ownership has no interest in putting a winning team on the field.
But consider the changes to baseball if the season ever resumes. There will be no spitting allowed. The bats will have to be sanitized after each at bat. A new baseball will have to be used after every pitch. No more spitting sunflower seeds (or anything else) all over the field and dugouts. Fans will have to sit in every other seat which will limit attendance to about 15,000. Food and refreshments will have to be served in covered containers. Hand sanitizer and garbage bags will have to be placed at every seat. Of course, this will raise ticket prices and the length of the games significantly.
(Sidebar from the silver lining department) This tragic virus crisis has brought families closer together. I have never seen so many parents, kids and dogs walking around my neighborhood. Bike riders, dog walkers are all over the place. Joggers (I can tell which ones are jogging for the first time in their lives) fill the streets. We are realizing that everyone is our “neighbor” or “family” and we are all watching out for each other. This makes the words found in 2 Chronicles 7:14 more relevant than ever.
Mike Shouse
Edmonds
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