(07-28-2020 01:40 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(07-27-2020 06:53 PM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  They either need to commit to play, and not worry about Covid(because 99.9% of players it doesn't mean anything more than a slight few day inconvenience), or cancel it. I've enjoyed the few days I've gotten and will certainly be sad if it gets canceled.

Not sure why this 99.9 % or whatever stat just gets thrown around by people so recklessly. There is a lot of gray area between “minor inconvenience” and death even for pro athletes. Freddie Freeman’s body temperature reached 104.5 degrees, for pete’s sake. That’s not far off from facing death or long-term damage. The guy was legitimately afraid for his life.

And we still don’t fully know what long term respiratory impact this thing has, even for young people. Scar tissue is a serious concern. As are increased risk of stroke and even neurological damage. It’s a low risk that young people who get it will face something serious. But it’s still a good bit higher than 0.1 % of young people who will experience something well beyond a “minor inconvenience”.

I’d like for sports to continue too but we have to carefully weigh the risks vs the benefits. Even if a player doesn’t die or face serious problems from COVID, the older coaches and team employees will certainly be facing higher probability of those risks.

Having said that, I was already skeptical of the validity of a 60-game season for the MLB. Whoever is crowned champion in the end of that was always going to be seen as illegitimate. Now you’ve got teams postponing games just a few days in, with more sure to come? It’s a bit of a mess. Europe has made it work in their soccer leagues but somehow we keep tripping over our own feet here. On the plus side, no NHL player has tested positive yet. There’s some hope there...

I'm going to leave with this and we need to digress because CG doesn't want this crap on the boards. That stat gets thrown around because it's 100% accurate for young healthy individuals. And as you have seen with the spike in infections among young healthy people, you have and will see the death rate continue to fall and likely will land below 100%(maybe already is they think the number of people infected could be as many as 5x more than reported). Guess what, my fever reached darn near 104 in February with the flu. Know anyone that's had it? I know a half Dz, all have said it wasn't that big of a deal. One of those people is considered higher risk, and one had the Flu same time as me and said it was 10x worse.