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I just feel like the governors are flexing their muscles too much. No discussion with the citizens just hear the medical reports and decide to lock everybody down. I see in Florida they still are being reasonable. Business can be open with up to 50 people as long as there is proof of social distance of 6 feet or more between people in the buildings. I just fear we're going to be locked down for up to eight weeks. Cmon, there has to be a better way to combat this than force us all to be in homes for eight weeks. It's not going to be one or two weeks in our homes; it's going to be 10 weeks and there will be no toilet paper for the commoners like me and no food. Cause I ain't getting in line at 5 a.m. for a store to open at 7 and me run in there like a madman. I'll die first, which I'm sure I will anyway. I don't sense alarmism from many folks, that's all. It seems like everybody is OK with staying inside 8 weeks. Will one of you that knows how to cut hair fly to Kansas and cut my hair before I'm a longhair 70s guy? Barbershops are closed. Lawrence is going to be a ghosttown with most of these coronavirus-closed businesses going to go out of business. I guess we'll cross that bridge later.

The New York Post is right. Too much alarmism. Americans are going to eventually rebel. I have been pointing out the economic impact of all this should not be denied as well as mental health of Americans like me who have a problem being cooped up. God help us all. Post says: As Americans prepare for “a lot of change to their lives for a long time,” New York’s Josh Barro believes, “part of the coronavirus conventional wisdom has become too pessimistic.” While we will be fighting the virus ­“unless, and until, we develop a vaccine or highly effective medical treatments,” the “nature of the disruption does not have to stay constant”: A testing surge “should, in time, allow for more normal living,” something we have seen in other countries. That’s good news, as is the fact “effective antiviral treatments” may be “available much sooner than a vaccine.” The “economic, social and psychological effects of extended, societywide isolation measures are going to be severe” — and the public might quit complying. “Extensive testing, monitoring and isolation related to specific coronavirus cases” would “be much less painful and disruptive.”

Sale is one of those guys like Verlander who don't like to come out of games. He's 30 and now needs the surgery. Most guys seem to get the surgery before 30 nowadays so he had a good run.

I love the people pounding me don't accept the fact it's OK to ask questions about the economy as well as health. I think I have the right to ASK you all for your opinions while believing it will not be good when 3/4s of the businesses here close. In Lawrence, Kansas, which right now is deserted with the students GONE for good til August or whenever, every business in town except grocery stores and stores where u go in and get out quick are closed. A barber friend was on facebook yesterday saying he's wrecked emotionally because he has no money and he has no idea what he's going to do with the shop ordered closed. He has wife and kids. It's worth asking why he can't have one person come in at a time for haircuts. It's OK for me to wonder how we all can't get haircuts the next six weeks. I'm getting slammed despite the fact I'm staying indoors and working from home ALMOST all of the day. I will venture out in search of coffee and maybe some groceries and maybe a meal because I am mentally challenged by being trapped inside like a rat. Now I've been told by one business owner it's OK to eat outdoors on his outdoor tables or drink coffee outdoors as long as no people are in the vicinity. I ask if it's necessary to shut everything down. Why? Because it's all relative. Buses are still running here. Planes are still flying out of KCI. Some stuff is still going on. Meanwhile if I try to sit down in a restaurant I get arrested. And no ... I do not trust the ONE politician in Kansas making all the decisions, the governor.

Now we can't get a haircut til April 12 here, surely it'll be longer than that. I wonder if this will be like Prohibition. Barbers sneaking people in their garages for emergency haircuts. We're all gonna look like these guys soon enough. https://www.google.com/search?q=70s+haircuts+male&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=oq4WPFr9XxGwfM%3A%2Czrb4FTrz4KDt8M%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kS25s-DQZpLd0yYeahdRMsIxHdXig&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC7_CluafoAhUBI6wKHRYuByYQ9QEwA3oECAoQLA#imgrc=oq4WPFr9XxGwfM:

You know flights have been busy up until late last week when all the tournaments got canceled. This is about one week old panic in the USA. These airlines really are pretty brittle since they can't survive a week or two of very little business. Man ... perhaps some of these CEOs will stop making gads of money in the future. But as far as the airlines ... it just takes a week or two to blast them out of business?

Guess what folks. Spring break goes on til Monday. Kids are packed on the beaches. Read Twitter you'll see. Think they aren't going to return to a lot of states spreading corona???? Meanwhile blast me for wanting to drink a coffee in some shop with 3 people in it. Judging from this board and others, all those people on the beaches will be responsible for a TON of misery. Anybody care?

I'm just curious though if it's a double-edged sword. I have scoured Lawrence Kansas the past week. Finally Wednesday, every restaurant and coffee shop have been shut down to customers being able to sit inside. Some were slower than others getting the word, but they are all closed except for take out and delivery. Students are gone eight weeks earlier than usual. Obviously this town as well as all others that have been effectively shut down except for supermarkets and other stores that I guess you can go in and buy stuff then get out will have at least half of its stores close down for good because of lack of customers. Is completely wrecking the economy (will these homeless people need to rob and riot a few weeks from now to get any food at all) worth shutting down so many businesses and wrecking them? The 50 person limit here was fine; it went to 10 after one day. I'm just suggesting economic misery that is about to come (so many people are going to be laid off the next 2 weeks it'll make our heads spin) may not be worth reacting so hardline regarding the virus. I mean why are the airplanes flying? One flight could sent 50-200 infected people into their towns. I'd bet you that's way more than 10 people in a restaurant or 45 people in a church in Lawrence Kansas.

People think I am scum for being stircrazy and wanting to go to coffee shops that have 2-3 people total in there or bakeries like Panera to work and spend some time. What about these kids partying in Florida? They don't care about corona. It's like there has to be some middle ground. Surprised there's not more outcry with 1/2 of the country's workforce surely to be laid off soon. Businesses are closed, folks ...https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1240371160078000128?s=20

Nice thoughtful post. I agree with your second and third sentences a lot. I don't like reading or listening to news either because of the uncertainty. It seems to me there have been rash decisions after rash decisions with the obvious goal to make us all stay home. I personally don't think it's un-American to question this a bit. We've gone from a carefree country mostly discussing partisan politics this past year and doing whatever the hell we want to do to being told to stay cooped up and don't dare leave your abode. I happen to question why we can't sit in a coffee shop and work when there always are no more than 5 people in there. While I tend to agree with social distancing nobody knows for sure if sitting in a coffee shop in Lawrence Kansas at 2 p.m. on.a Wednesday is harming me and the world both. I liked the fact there was a story that Kansans are "outraged" the decision was made to close all schools at all levels. While I may agree with the decision I think some of these decisions are a bit harsh with no public input. Just shut up and do what the experts say. Forgive me for not handling staying home very well. It's difficult for some of us to deal with even if it may be a selfish attitude.

You'd be surprised. I've read. I've heard. I read. I hear. I may not want to listen or read but I read enough daily to know why we are doing what we are doing. If you gave me a test on corona and what it means, etc., I would pass the test. I read that latest study that was making the rounds yesterday that listed what would have happened had we made no response. I want a calculated response, something that doesn't totally destroy 3/4s of all businesses in America, something that doesn't force 3/4 of the working force to be laid off their jobs. Not enough talk about some of these things, just the virus. What I'm saying is there should be some compromise or really, truly this will be zombieland soon. Very few people will have a job. Very few people will have any food. Nobody will have any gas to drive anywhere. All it will take then is a few incidents to cause civil unrest and yes maybe the end of America.

So we shut it all down. Including food production and distribution? Not saying we don't need it but won't we all starve? Any time a store gets a shipment there will be lines 2 blocks long that you stand in before the store completely sells out of goods? If we keep this trend of shutting EVERYTHING down, I think we're in big trouble. Big ol fat America (aren't 50 percent of peeps overweight?), coddled America is going to have NOTHING for its citizens to eat or do very very soon?

Nice thoughtful post. I agree with your second and third sentences a lot. I don't like reading or listening to news either because of the uncertainty. It seems to me there have been rash decisions after rash decisions with the obvious goal to make us all stay home. I personally don't think it's un-American to question this a bit. We've gone from a carefree country mostly discussing partisan politics this past year and doing whatever the hell we want to do, go wherever we want to go, to being told to stay cooped up and don't dare leave your abode. I happen to question why we can't sit in a coffee shop and work when there always are no more than 5 people in there. While I tend to agree with social distancing nobody knows for sure if sitting in a coffee shop in Lawrence Kansas at 2 p.m. on.a Wednesday is harming me and the world both. I liked the fact there was a story that Kansans are "outraged" the decision was made to close all schools at all levels. While I may agree with the decision I think some of these decisions are a bit harsh with no public input. Just shut up and do what the experts say. Forgive me for not handling staying home very well. It's difficult for some of us to deal with even if it may be a selfish attitude.

It says: "But here's the catch: if we EVER relax suppression before a vaccine is administered to the entire population, COVID-19 comes right back and kills millions of Americans in a few months, the same as before. After the 1st suppression period ends in July, we could probably lift restrictions for a month, followed by 2 more months of suppression, in a repeating pattern without triggering an outbreak or overwhelming the ventilator supply. Staggering breaks by city could do a bit better. But we simply cannot EVER allow the virus to spread throughout the entire population in the way other viruses do, because it is just too deadly. If lots of people we know end up getting COVID-19, it means millions of Americans are dying. It simply can't be allowed to happen." -- So as I feared there will be no sports and no activities that include crowds for 18 months or so. The minute we relax and allow regular interactions as before we start dropping dead. This is bizarre because 18 months of this will mean what, 50 percent of Americans will be let go from their jobs and nobody will be going to school? I guess all kids will be homeschooled? We've been told for years a significant amount of folks live paycheck to paycheck. A lot of people have started their own businesses. Nobody wants to talk about the economy but it will be decimated. So we have Americans with no income forced to say at home for basically 2 full years. We have no sports and we pretty much have no way to pay for food. Suddenly what we were arguing about a month ago ... democrats like AOC with their free stuff theories vs the very rude Trump and his mean nicknames for demo candidates ... seems pretty silly. We're all stuck indoors for 18 months and we have no sports and no incomes. Folks this would be a good time for Russia/China to invade us. p.s. How come we never hear about Russia with this disease. So China is recovering rapidly and almost over it and how is Russia doing? Do they even have corona? Was this germ warfare? So many questions and nothing but despair here.

You make good points, however ... maybe if you shut up and growl at the extra work for the same pay but produce so much for the company you'll still be kept on. And you'll prove a producer can have a bad attitude and still be valuable to the company. In other words, I yam who I am and I ain't sucking up. Like you I 'hope all is well with everyone' and wish America the best in attacking the crisis. Be kind to one another and only buy what u need!

Caulfield, if you wanted to return to the USA could you? I assume you aren't working right now. Are you worried about any of this? Are you free to walk around and leave your place and shop?

I saw a video today of Chinese doctors and nurses walking in parade-like fashion removing their masks and smiling as if to say it's over. Caulfield I heard a rumor that Trump is likely going to SOON issue a mandatory 14 day lockdown for all Americans. Do you think this will happen here? Does anybody else? This was a federal judge telling somebody I know to be ready for this. It's supposed to be coming SOON. I'm not trying to be a dick, just asking you all if you believe it. It really worried me and I couldn't sleep last night after the person emailed me. I DID NOT load up on groceries today in response. And I am appalled at the hoarding of toilet paper in KC. It makes me so mad at people I could punch a wall. I am upset about me, me, me and greed of people in this crisis compared to the normal outpouring of love/sensibility when hurricanes strike!

Caulfield, the Big 12 has effectively eliminated all sports the rest of the school year. No college baseball, etc. MLB and NBA NHL on hold. My question to you is, now that China has told the world it has conquered the virus, do you foresee our teams playing again this season or ever? Again, how can MLB start playing on May 1? If the spread of the virus has slowed but is still out there (and people say it will be bad for something like 12 weeks then reappear in the fall) people will say the reason it is not so bad because we halted spectator sports and large gatherings? So I predict we will not have sports again until maybe the start of NFL and college football. What say you sir?

This season is in jeopardy IMO. I hope they don't cancel in month increments. Let's see what happens and go two weeks at a time. But the way sports officials have been acting, it sure seems as if sports leaders have been told in no uncertain terms that they are expecting the worst with hospitalizations, etc. My prediction is no baseball til June at the earliest IF corona isn't that bad. And even then, the experts might say the reason corona isn't so bad is we stopped large gatherings of people and better safe than sorry and let's get to the winter and see how bad it is. We might not have baseball this season is my take.

I keep changing my mind. Today I am convinced there will be no pro sports til August at the earliest and no NCAA Tournament. The Jazz player getting sick is the tip of the iceberg. You've got 3 weeks of NCAA Tournament and just because there are no fans, the players are still traveling all over and for what?? For CBS and TBS and TNT. With NO FANS allowed there's no reason to head to these cities except money for the NCAA and the colleges via the billion dollar TV contract. And though it's sad and bad, too bad. We have to try to stop the virus and one way is through isolation. People just shouldn't be traveling. There will be no economic impact in the cities hosting regionals and some of the kids or coaches might infect others and get sick themselves. Economic impact of the teams and 125 fans that are allowed of each team?? Hardly. Again, postpone it til mid summer and see if you can play or just crown no champion, but there's not going to be an NCAA Tournament and there will be no NBA the rest of the season. MLB is in trouble as well!! Wow.

I don't mean to understate. I'm just torn. Half the day I think it's nothing and some kind of conspiracy, the other half I think all sports should play before no fans til mid summer. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-cancel-everything/607675/

Holy crap. Really Soxfan? Best wishes to you. Hope you don't get any symptoms. Keep us posted please.

My prediction is big time sports will not agree to play games with no fans. Even with the big TV contracts those 40-100 dollar tickets help revenues too much. I'm still thinking this is not a huge deal. Unless you are pretty old, this virus strikes and u get sick an u get better. Nobody's said it's like a crippling disease or anything. Right? Play ball.

Good thread. I love the posts. Random thoughts ... a.) when i'm in a normal optimistic mood: We're all going to be OK. The weather is going to be warm/hot soon and most people I know NEVER get sick in the summer. Does the heat help burn away the germs? I don't know. I'm hoping yes. Also the USA hasn;'t been hit with many cases. I'm thinking business as usual and don't worry be happy. b.) when I read the Websites at night and get "informed." Well Italy today shut everything down. No events with crowds, etc. This is bothersome. I wonder if it's necessary to do this, then I wonder if yes it is necessary that we in the USA are going to be shut down soon. I have 8 rolls of TP so I haven't checked the stores here yet to see if the shelves are void of toilet paper, etc. I wonder in a pessimistic mood if the upcoming NCAA Tournament and all those full arenas for 3 weeks won't REALLY infect a ton of people. And MLB is generally outdoors so will the outdoor air help keep the disease in the atmosphere and not in our bodies? I worry about things that are fun being canceled: church, sporting events, concerts, summerfests, movies, etc? When I'm feeling optimistic and read that several countries are quarantining all people when they arrive via plane for 14 days? It's hmmmm. 14 days? My overall mood is don't worry, be happy. Don't panic. When I catch up on the news at night, my mood is "hmmm ... if Italy thinks this is so serious ... are we doomed soon in the USA?"

Has anybody written a story on McCann yet this spring? Seems obvious to see if he's OK with his new role.