I make no excuses about my love of sports, but that love has been greatly diminished. Not because of the current outbreak of the coronavirus among Miami Marlins players, but because I feel a little misled about how pro games were to be played, with social distancing when possible. I haven’t seen a lot of spitting, high fives celebrating walk-off wins, etc., but the COVID-19 outbreaks continue nationwide. The virus hasn’t gone anywhere.
It is frustrating to me that the mighty MLB-NBA-NHL-NFL can have testing so readily available for sports players, yet the average non-sports person has to wait for a test, all the while potentially spreading the disease among family and communities.
I hope if the COVID-19 virus finds anyone, they don’t have to wait two weeks for the test results while their favorite player can get one or two tests before a game.
It is just a game.
Steve Child, Rumford
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.