Take Me Out to the Socially-Distanced Ballgame (with Larry Baer)
In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt
Lemonada Media
4.6 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Bob calls up San Francisco Giants President and CEO Larry Baer to talk about what it’s taken to get people back in the stadium for the first time since 2019. They discuss what fans have to do to see a game, how the organization decided on those criteria, and what the reaction has been so far. Plus, what the Giants are doing to encourage people to get vaccinated.
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Check out these resources from today’s episode:
- Here’s more about the 2021 MLB season and how COVID-19 is affecting it: https://www.mlb.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-mlb-in-2021
- Check out this article about how the MLB is encouraging players to get vaccinated: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/sports/baseball/mlb-coronavirus-vaccine.html
- Learn more about the Giants’ FanSafe at Oracle Park program: https://www.mlb.com/giants/fans/safety
- Read more about the therapy bunny who took in a game at Oracle Park last month: https://abc7news.com/sports/therapy-bunny-in-oracle-park-stands-a-hit-with-san-francisco-giants-fans/10539344/
- Here’s more about how San Francisco celebrated Willie Mays’s 90th birthday: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/08/willie-mays-90th-birthday-san-francisco-giants-celebration/
- Learn more about Dr. Bob Wachter and the UCSF Department of Medicine here: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/
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| 0:46.1 | Can you see and hear what is going on behind me, the giants are taking batting practice, you |
| 0:58.2 | know what? |
| 0:59.2 | This is as close as I've been to the players in more than a year. |
| 1:02.4 | There is excitement inside the ballpark because baseball as we remember is back. |
| 1:07.3 | That's right now. |
| 1:08.3 | Of course, the giants have opened the season on the road and already played six games, |
| 1:12.3 | but for the first time since 2019, fans will be back in the stands and the giants will |
| 1:17.7 | be here in the roar of that hometown crowd at Oracle Park. |
| 1:21.5 | Now the giants home opener against the Rockies signals a sign of normalcy in Major League |
| 1:26.8 | Baseball, at least here in San Francisco, but for fans attending the game, it will be |
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