Jack Parkman

That's what the phone lines/curbside are for. I'm not dumb and I know internet access isn't universal, though I think it is a basic utility and should be a right in modern society. So, you get around that with having phone orders and curbside pickup. Not different than ordering a pizza with a bunch of toppings on it. I guess the point is that we have the technology, so we should use it wherever possible.

Yes, but they have to get through it first. It could be in the early stages.

You have to ration. Stores already had a limit on meat during the shortage. It's not that hard. I'd have someone at the store working a phone order for curbside pickup for older folks. Open a damn phone line and take orders. It's not that different from ordering a pizza. If they can't drive, they have someone that can do their instacart for them. I know older people who can and can't use instacart, and their kids order them food if they can't figure it out. It's not that hard. It's not safe to be indoors with strangers. There are all kinds of ways around your objections.

Somewhere between 1 and 3. There's a lot of evidence that you need to be more strict about indoor places, and you can be more lax outdoors. State parks, forest preserves, other outdoor things should be open but under 100 people. Nobody should be allowed anywhere indoors outside of their own home. Even the essential businesses being open and available to enter in phase 1. I believe that retail should remain open, but only employees are allowed inside. Curbside/delivery only. People just have to learn how to use instacart. so phase 0.5 for indoors, phase 3 for outdoors. I think that some essential businesses(i.e. food manufacturing) have to think about cutting their employees hours and production. It is what it is. Working conditions aren't safe enough for normal production. I think the huge issue here in the US is that we have no federal policy and there's pretty much no way to enforce them.

Not when most of the rest of the country is drowning in covid cases. It's just asking for trouble, unless they close the borders and don't let anyone in or out of IL. This is how things that people do in other states affect us.

I'm had my doubts they can get through training camp before shutting it down. It's impossible without a bubble. Nothing has changed. The NHL running theirs in Canada has the best shot of working. Also, Freddie Freeman is a bigger name than Gallo.

Yeah but Moncada is the Sox best player and the Sox have no depth at 3B. Some people have mild symptoms for months. This would be like the Braves losing Acuna instead of Freeman.

fuck....hope he just has a mild case. Best wishes to Yoan.

I don't think anyone is ready to proclaim it a truth, but evidence seems to be pointing to idea that aerosol spread is a major factor.

It's obviously a joke but it wouldn't be hilarious if it wasn't true. ?‍♂️

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That he was there in the afternoon? Do you blame Sox fans for being cynical? We've waited 8 years to get to this point in the rebuild and there's a fucking pandemic lol. Being a White Sox fan is like saying Murphy was an optimist. We're not allowed to have nice things. Between this, the '94 strike and the entire pitching staff having their arms fall off in 2000....It's a wonder the Sox have any fans at all.

Has this been confirmed by anyone?

You can only have LTP, if you know, you can actually make contact. LOL.

If Moncada misses part of the season, that hurts. He's the best player on the team.

Hey, I don't deny that IL has probably done the best job of any state in the country. I just think that opening up is premature. Even with the numbers being as low as they are, I don't see how we're not back where we were in April by mid-August. I honestly don't think there's much we can do to slow the spread as long as: A) idiots continue to not wear masks at all or properly B) People are going indoors. There's strong evidence that it's much safer to be outdoors around other people rather than indoors. What's scary is the following: What will our first winter in the age of Covid look like? Right now, people can do stuff outdoors but in the winter things will be very different. I wouldn't go eat in a restaurant right now. When the outdoor options are nil, I think shit is going to hit the fan.

This was my initial thought when it was reported that Kopech was out for a personal issue. I think this is more likely than him having it himself.

The 2000 pitching staff was the answer to the question "What if the entire staff's arms fell off?" Lol.

Yeah, but the reason why they weren't going to make a deep run was because the pitching staff was pretty much dead. They were never going to be able to get good teams out in the playoffs with all of those injuries.

You don't even know what my idea is. This fucker is more dangerous indoors than outdoors. Keep people at home or outside. Minimize close contact indoors. Also, older people that have a problem with technology can have their kids or grandkids do their instacart for them. I'm sure they'd be glad to.

Eh, that's what phone orders and curbside pickup are for. If people continue to refuse to wear masks or wear them incorrectly, then we have to make choices for people in the best interest of the community.

Instacart/phone delivery

I disagree, moving to phase 3/4 was too soon and now cases in IL are starting to go up. I still don't believe that anyone should be allowed inside any building that isn't their workplace or home.

Baseball is considering Covid a non-baseball related illness, so that's why privacy is allowed.