A SEASON WITHOUT FANS WILL BE WEIRD

There really isn't any way around it. We are in a pandemic, and yet, we need something like baseball to bring the country together again. But how do we do it? Well... we do what we're about to do, bring baseball back... but with no live fans.  Weird? Yup.  

Zach Britton spoke about it, and it's interesting coming from a pro player. The New York Post has this:

"Having pitched for the Orioles in a vacant Camden Yards against the White Sox in 2015, Britton understands it’s not easy. 

'When I played in the no-fan game in Baltimore and it was something that I remember directly saying, ‘I hope I never have to do this again,’ 

Britton said Friday on a Zoom call from Yankee Stadium, where he worked out and went through testing a day ahead of the Yankees’ first full-squad workout Saturday that will jump-start spring training 2.0. 

'It’s going to be a challenge. I have spoken to some guys on our team about it and what it felt like. It is something that we are going to talk about again in the next couple of days."

"I think the team that can self-motivate the best is going to be the team that comes out on top. I honestly do believe that it might not be the most talented team this year. I think it will be the guys who come to the ballpark and not be relying on the adrenaline that the atmosphere would give you but be able to self-motivate and accomplish what they want to accomplish. I truly believe it is going to be that team that wins it.’’

Adrenaline. There is something to be said about competing with a crowd behind you... and if an athlete has been doing it all their lives and then asked to compete with no fans... mentally it's pretty tricky.  Look, the good news is all these teams will be in the same boat, and honestly, for us fans at home it will be something interesting to see.

Plus, a 60 game season could bring us 2 teams that may not normally be at the World Series in a regular season... and so it could be fun.

That being said... I'm still rooting for the Yankees to take the whole thing...of course!  

Go Yanks!