Tag: Headline Sports with Jerry Feitelberg

Former St Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire (left) and Former Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa (right) celebrate their home run filled season in 1998 which is part of a ESPN documentary “Long Gone Summer” debuting in June (Chicago Tribune file photo)

On Headline Sports pod with Jerry F:

#1 Businesses are starting to open up but there have been reports from places like Tyson Meats and Amazon of recurring cases of Covid-19 is it a no brainer to say baseball is something that is in the far distant future.

#2 Jerry the ESPN documentary “Long Gone Summer” is coming out which features the Summer of 1998 the home run derby between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa do you see this one being as successful as “The Last Dance”.

#3 Neither Sosa or McGwire give many interviews and especially on the subject of steroids how much will viewers need to expect that the subject of steroids and that their records are tainted with Sosa and McGwire will come up in the documentary?

#4 MLB PA representative Tony Clark says not so fast to coming back July 1st as MLB is reportedly setting a date to return to action. Amongst the issues at hand for the players union Clark said the players need to know what is happening and the players union hasn’t got a formal proposal.

#5 The ESPN deal to broadcast Korean Baseball Organization games have gone over big. With millions of unemployed people due to the shutdown they can stay up late watching live baseball from South Korea during the wee hours of the morning.

Join Jerry F each Thursdays for Headline Sports at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Marcus Seimien of the Oakland A’s one of many players on the A’s left wondering of a season that could have been? (AP file photo)

On Headline Sports with Jerry F:

#1 Jerry there’s no doubt about it the Oakland A’s were really looking forward to playing this season with some key players that could have lifted them to post season with the likes of Matt Chapman, Marcus Semien, Matt Olson, and Jose Luzardo. They could only what could have been?

#2 The San Francisco 49ers plan to go big in the first round of the draft tonight. They also might make a trade according to general manager John Lynch as Lynch said the Niners lost a great player in DeForest Buckner.

#3 The 49ers in the last 17 drafts have drafted a wide receiver you can almost count on the 49ers drafting a wide receiver tonight again.

#4 Minor league baseball is looking to cut 42 teams before the Covid 19 shutdown. Now with the shutdown MLB is considering cutting 42 minor league teams it came down to a matter of economics.

#5 Jerry California or New York is standing pat with the shutdown and social distancing but places like Georgia where the curve has not gone down they plan on opening up this Friday. Is this a responsible or irresponsible decision on the part of the Georgia Governor Brian Kemp?

Join Jerry every Thursday for Headline Sports at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Hohokam Stadium in Mesa Arizona after it’s completion for the Oakland A’s spring training home. Still the discussion is on to have games there without fans and will it be safe for players and working personnel? (file photo arizonarepublic.com)

On Headline Sports with Jerry F:

#1 MLB executives have said to listened to the scientists and have faith that they can make the right decisions during this long pandemic to get us through it

#2 California Governor Gavin Newsom said that the possibility to reopen is “negligible” at best adding until a vaccine is available everything is on hold

#3 The basic bottom line from Newsom is until there is a vaccine expect not to go see any sporting events which could be as long as the 18 months or September 2021.

#4 Major League Baseball has taken part in a anti-body study that antibodies are developed so the virus or a bacteria is recognized in the body. The research is taking place in Santa Clara and Los Angeles as well as at USC. It was reported that the Oakland A’s are also on board with the program.

#5 Events are possibilities to be held without fans but what about at risk personnel, the players, medical staff, EMTs, trainers, security, engineers, custodians, front office personnel and the media?

Jerry does Headline Sports each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

AP photo: Gates of Wimbledon are locked tight as the announcement on Wednesday Apr 1 that the 2020 Wimbledon Tennis Championships will be canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreaks.

On Headlines pod with Jerry F:

#1 Golden State Warriors team president Rick Welts like most everyone else is working from his Sacramento home. He’s hoping the team can return to some normalcy.

#2 Most NBA teams including the Sacramento Kings have most of their full time employees working from home which could amount up to 500

#3 For the first time since World War II Wimbledon has been canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Some of tennis’ best Serena Williams and Roger Federer have been featured at the event in the past.

#4 Kings fans and local Sacramento businesses have observed how quiet downtown has been since the shelter in place has been instituted since March 12th. The very few who are out during lunch hour take their lunch to go and back to the office.

#5 Covid 19 hitting close to home for Oakland A’s pitcher Liam Hendriks who lost his disc jockey friend Gariff Gotti and A’s minor league coach and manager Webster Garrison both who died and quickly after contracting the virus.

Join Jerry for Headline Sports every Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

file photo from sfgate.com: San Francisco Giants coach Alyssa Nakken (92) watches the Cactus League action on Mar 5th from the Giants dugout at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale AZ some six days before the MLB season was suspended

On Headline Sports with Jerry F:

#1 San Francisco Giants coach Alyssa Nakken said that she was confident in one and one interviews as she was in group interviews.

#2 The Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he will focused on the step in front of him. For now that’s get past this pandemic lockdown and baseball next.

#3 Giants catcher Buster Posey said that “Baseball is secondary, let’s figure out the important stuff first” in regards to coming back safe and healthy from this pandemic and when the game will return.

#4 The Oakland A’s player representative Marcus Semien said that the Tokyo Olympics are done but MLB most likely will schedule as many games as possible once it returns to action.

#5 Former Bates College athlete, two time All American lacrosse player Jack Allard was reported in critical condition on Wednesday morning because of Covid 19. Allard came to the hospital on March 13th and is in a medically induced coma and breathing with the aid of a respirator. He is in line to have experimental treatment soon.

Join Jerry each Thursday for Headline Sports at http://www.sportsradioservice.com