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I get the clubhouse attendant getting it ... i wonder what the role of the other staffer or two that tested positive was ...

I wonder if maybe it was their bat boy? .. I’m not sure if the batboy isn’t the clubhouse attendant ... it wouldn’t make sense that staffers caught it if they weren’t in the marlins clubhouse yet no players caught it ...

I don't know. It wasn't reported. Just said 2 on the staff, they may have said clubhouse staff. I didn't really catch it in total.

I know they said the Bluejays and Phillies series is canceled/postponed.

Those stories cycle. It should come back up soon.

Here ya go Peen.

2 more Phillies staffers positive for COVID-19; Blue Jays series postponed

The team said no players tested positive.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The weekend series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays has been postponed after two more Phillies staffers tested positive for COVID-19.

A member of the coaching staff and a member of the home clubhouse staff received the positive test results, the team said.

In a statement issued Thursday, the Phillies said no players received positive results from Wednesday's testing.

Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said concerns about those positive tests led to the series being called off, the AP reported.

"Our plans right now are to stay put and let MLB work through whatever they're working through," Montoyo said before his club played the last of four games in Washington. "We're not going to Philadelphia. Those games have been postponed," he said.

The Phillies said all activity at Citizens Bank Park has been canceled Thursday and until further notice.

🚨BREAKING: Phillies have 2 staff members that tested positive for COVID-19

One is a member of the coaching staff and one is a member of the home clubhouse staff

All activity at Citizens Bank Park has been cancelled today and until further notice.@6abc #Phillies pic.twitter.com/MLkHlb4KOX
— Jeff Skversky 6abc (@JeffSkversky) July 30, 2020



The weekend series against the Blue Jays would have included a doubleheader on Saturday.

Earlier Thursday, word emerged that another player with the Miami Marlins - who recently played at Philadelphia - tested positive for COVID-19, bringing their total outbreak to 17 players, according to a person familiar with the situation told the AP.

On Wednesday, general manager Matt Klentak said an employee who works in the visiting clubhouse tested positive.

The Phillies' four-game, home-and-home series against the New York Yankees was postponed this week following a coronavirus outbreak among the Miami Marlins, who played a season-opening series in Philadelphia last weekend.

The Blue Jays are stuck on the road because the Canadian government wouldn't let them use their stadium in Toronto this season because of fears about teams traveling back and forth to the United States. Eventually, the Blue Jays are supposed to play home games at a minor league ballpark in Buffalo, but it isn't ready.

Miami's team remains quarantined in Philadelphia, where the Marlins' outbreak was discovered during a weekend series against the Phillies. Two Marlins staff members have also tested positive. The person who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday about the Marlins did so on condition of anonymity because test results were not announced. Miami's season has been suspended through at least Sunday, and it appears the schedule will be altered next week, too.

https://6abc.com/phillies-covid-philadelphia-coronavirus-covid-19-marlins/6342857/

It may not have all of the info you were looking for.

I wasn't really looking for info. Just passed along what I heard reported on ESPN. I know some want links, so thanks for finding that.

SEAN MCDERMOTT
DL, BUFFALO BILLS

The Bills have sent their rookies home following a fifth positive test for COVID-19.

Not all the positive tests are rookies. The five cases are a total number, with two coming on Thursday, including one as-of-yet unidentified rookie. The team will conduct meetings virtually for the time being. "As we were informed by medical experts as training camp opened, we expected to have positive tests for COVID," the team said in a statement. "With five since the beginning of the testing period last Tuesday, we decided to take a disciplined, proactive and preventative approach to hopefully eliminate additional cases within our team." Teams are going to have to continue to adapt on the fly in this most unusual of summers.

SOURCE: ESPN
Jul 30, 2020, 4:12 PM ET

Not sure if anyone read what I posted about the NBA, but it is extremely evident that their league is head and shoulders above the other major professional sports. Even their players are more unified and being smarter than the guys in MLB.

Same can be said of the NHL.

I didn't know that. Thanks.

It's happening.....it's over

*L* ... your a bit quick on the trigger there Hoss ...

Maybe....I saw where Jamime Gilliin was placed on the COVID list.



That isn't good

Only one guy testing positive after days of testing is actually a pretty good result.

With any luck, the positive tests being reported will open guys' eyes, and get them to be more diligent to protecting themselves and their families.

We still have 6 weeks until the season officially starts, plenty of time to see improvement.

That span of six weeks and testing lets players catch up on "missing time" before getting on the NFL routine. Like Hammer did. Time to heal and bounce back hopefully.

I wonder if they could make it mandatory for all players to have face shields and to create a cloth mask insert that quick attaches to the inside of the face mask, something that can easily be replaced if/when it falls off? I should think this would go a long way in preventing fluid exchanges and still provide players adequate breathing space?

They're going to start with some feedback from players during camp...

Could NFL players wear masks during the 2020 season? Lingering coronavirus-related questions

Kevin Seifert
ESPN Staff Writer

As it draws closer to actual football practices, the NFL is still working to answer a central question of its coronavirus mitigation policy: Is there a practical and effective way to mimic a mask for players on the field?

The league's first response, in conjunction with the NFL Players Association, was to partner with Oakley to create a mouth shield that would be attached to the helmet and presumably prevent the forward movement of droplets that contain the virus. The shields have been distributed to all 32 teams, and players will be given the option to test and provide feedback when they get on the field in August. But pushback from a number of prominent players -- most notably Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt -- has dampened enthusiasm for widespread adoption.

During an appearance Thursday on "The Dan Patrick Show," NFL chief medical officer Allen Sills acknowledged another option: a gaiter-style neck pull-up that some players already wear during cold-weather games. Sills indicated that the league's joint coronavirus task force is researching possible designs that could be used in warm-weather games as well.

How detailed are NFL teams' IDER plans for training camp? What we learned from the Lions
"I'm looking at everything that makes us safer," Sills said. "So I would certainly hope that we arrive at a design that offers protection and doesn't hinder performance, and I think if we do that, it would certainly be something I would want to see everyone adopt. If we can hit that sweet spot, if we can find something that does offer protection and doesn't hinder how guys breathe or communicate on the field, I would have to think the players would buy into that and want that."

As it stands, there is expected to be some voluntary use of masks during practice and games. The league's game-day protocol strongly recommends that coaches, staff members and non-participating players wear them on the sideline. Referees and other officials are likely to be in masks too, to be used in conjunction with electronic whistles.

But for now, the only people required to wear masks on the field on game day are the relative handful of non-football personnel who will have access to the field. So the fundamental paradox of playing football in a pandemic -- minimizing virus spread among players in a game that does not allow for social distancing -- might only be solved by voluntary adoption of technology designs that remain in development. Absent a visor or mask, the NFL will have to hope that the rest of its protocols, from daily or near-daily testing to strict limitations on in-person meetings during the practice week, will prevent infected people from getting onto the field in the first place.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2956...lated-questions

Maybe a treated face shield for linemen that could be treated, especially for linemen and LBs.

How long does killing virus if droplets to kill it/them? I am not knowledgeable about how long that would require. But shields could be swapped or refreshed on sidelines perhaps.

Story of David Vetter... incredible story... I've met his mother who is inspirational to talk to.

Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley opting out of 2020 season



Entering his second season with the franchise, New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley has decided to opt out of the 2020 campaign, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported.

Mosley, whose first season with the Jets saw him play only two games due to injury, is opting out due to family health concerns.

ESPN's Rich Cimini first reported the news.

Following a five-year run with the Ravens that included a quartet of Pro Bowl nods, Mosley was a much-ballyhooed free-agent signing for the Jets ahead of the 2019 season. However, he played only two games due to a groin injury.

Now, though for vastly different reasons, Mosley will be gone for all of the upcoming season. In his five years with the Ravens, he played in 77 of a possible 80 games.

The move is all the more ominous for the Jets considering it comes a week removed from the franchise trading Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams to the Seattle Seahawks. Mosley is the second Jets player to opt out, following offensive lineman Leo Koloamatangi.

https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-linebacker-c-j-mosley-opting-out-of-2020-season

There was no NFL in 1918. It didn't start until 1920. There were a handful of pro football teams but no NFL. A lot of sports shut down during that time due to WW1 and the Spanish flu.

We don't know how bad the Covid-19 pandemic is going to be since it's not over yet. The U.S. death toll from Covid-19 could be close to the Spanish Flu death toll by the time this is over. I hope not but who knows.

If there is a season at all a lot of star players will probably sit it out. If that happens this should be considered an exhibition season.

Maybe, but if it kills the virus, do you want to be breathing if deep in to you lungs?


I don't think sniffing Lysol all day is going to be a good thing. I don't think I would want to do that.

Thought that I read or saw that some cleaner killed surface junk and offered residual control.
Inside of an open mask might help if something could be found perhaps. I don't wanna huff Lysol either obviously. But if it gives the worst possible "polluters" some protection and is a viable additional control factor, possibly voluntary, it might be a consideration. Not like I suggested bleach swigging.

Was Antonio Brown eligible for this listing, already on it, or just DQed?

Maybe?


I can speak intelligently on some things, some things not. Medicine is one of the not's for the most part, so I mostly ask questions.

I can totally understand if you have a young child or live with ailing parents, etc. It would be tough for me to turn down the money and such a good job, but I get it

Maybe so, to you and I. Lee has maybe 6 years in the league, so he is on a 2nd contract. He has money in the bank.

The Pats just lost their QB. I think you are seeing guys packing it in because they don't think they are going to be very good. Why risk it to suck?

Lions place QB Matthew Stafford on reserve/COVID-19 list

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2957...PBHWf9xflbIf4Zs

I know less than I should probably, but the pandemic thing is a puzzle to most folks. Oddly, as bad as it is going, I can't swing a cat without whacking a passel of "experts" who often can't agree, but experts they be if a camera is set up anywhere near them

I want football, but not at the expense of tragedies. Injuries are one thing; this pandemic issue is a different beast. My gut reaction is if baseball can't function, how in the world will NFL make it work? Or do you just shoot the wounded and force the march onward?

Still have hopes that folks make their necessary choices, but if QBs drop, I think we may have a deluge of others follow them.

Regardless of who ends up sitting out or the circumstances surrounding the league and virus in the fall, I am absolutely considering this an exhibition season. Whatever games are played (and in whatever fashion), at least it will be a chance for the Browns to begin implementing the playbook on both sides of the ball in a game time setting. Preparation for 2021.

Exhibition is the word.

I disagree w/the "exhibition" term. Football is football.

j/c...

So, how long until they cancel the season?

I don't think they will cancel the season. Too much money involved.

Only time will tell, but speaking for myself only I will be shocked if the NFL makes it through half their schedule.

My guess is half of that.