Could the White Sox season start in Arizona without fans?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The chance that baseball will be played this year is still a possibility, but could they play without fans? Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Ryan McGuffey and Chris Kamka, to discuss what that would look like, and take voicemails from fans on if they would like a baseball season with no fans at the stadiums.(1:50) - How much things have changed since February 3rd(10:44) - What does baseball with no fans look like?(16:15) - The summer heat in Arizona might be a problem (20:12) - Fans just want baseball, and if that means no fans then so be it(26:40) - Is it even safe for players to be next to each other(30:50) - If baseball does start, that means the world would be in a better space

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, you're listening to the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust.
0:11.8	Chuck Arfine with you.
0:13.1	And as we face the COVID-19 pandemic, the top priorities for all of us is not baseball,
0:20.5	but it's social distancing,
0:22.6	flattening the curb, saving lives, and getting through this, which we will.
0:28.1	And when things improve, there will be baseball, hopefully sooner rather than later,
0:33.4	and hopefully in 2020. Major League Baseball is looking at many possibilities.
0:38.8	And according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic,
0:40.9	one scenario is playing the season,
0:43.7	at least initially, in Florida or more likely,
0:46.5	Arizona at spring training parks.
0:49.2	So here on the podcast, we're going to discuss,
0:51.8	what would that mean?
0:53.0	How would they do it?
0:55.3	What kind of challenges could that present? When could the season start? And should they even try doing this in the
1:00.4	first place, Ryan McGuffey and Chris Camp will join me. We're also going to hear from some of you.
1:06.9	Fans or no fans? That is the question on the White Sox Talk Podcast.
1:12.8	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:16.4	And ball hit deep way back.
1:18.7	Deep time, Bill!
1:20.5	Holy cow!
1:22.2	Carlton says, has put the White Sox ahead.
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