What Will Sports Sound Like Without Fans?

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The roar of the crowd has always been the soundtrack of sports. Whether it's a hearty "De-FENSE!" chant in football, or a cascade of boos after a blown call in baseball...the crowd is the emotional heartbeat of any game. But now, with the coronavirus pandemic making crowds impossible...and MLB, NHL, and NBA on the verge of returning to play...sports are suddenly going to sound completely different. And for athletes and fans alike, it's going to take some getting used to. Mina Kimes chats with players, broadcasters, and writers from around the sports world about the impact of the sound of sports - before, during, and after the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chance right here.
0:04.7	Shot clock is off.
0:06.2	Second goal of the one.
0:08.7	The quarterback is in the shotgun formation.
0:11.6	The crowd will tell you what happens.
0:14.8	From the gridiron, to the hardwood.
0:19.7	Through the highs and the lows of games.
0:25.6	Breeze from the gun takes a snap, goes to the near side, hit early, where's the flag?
0:30.6	Unbelievable no call.
0:34.6	The roar of the crowd has always been the soundtrack for sports, and some of our greatest memories.
0:42.8	But what happens at the clock, turns the corner for the win?
0:51.3	But what happens when the crowd goes silent?
1:02.0	Today, with a select few sports back in action, and the return of Major League Baseball
1:07.4	and the NBA on the horizon, we talked to players and broadcasters to try to answer
1:13.2	the question. What will sports sound like in 2020? And what does it mean for athletes and fans?
1:20.8	I'm Mina Kimes. It's Friday, July 17th. This is ESPN Daily.
1:29.1	Hey, Brian.
1:30.6	How's it going?
1:32.4	Brian Curtis covers sports media and broadcasting for The Ringer.
1:36.0	We've talked to a lot of people over the last, I was about to say a few weeks, but months, which is terrifying, about what it's going to be like to play sports,
1:45.6	what the competition will be like.
1:47.8	But we haven't talked that much about what it's going to be like
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