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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Thu Apr 1, 2021, 02:46 PM Apr 2021

Mets-Nationals Opening Day game postponed due to coronavirus

The Mets’ new era will have to wait a bit to get started. Thursday night’s scheduled opener in D.C. is being postponed because of positive coronavirus tests on the Nationals, MLB announced. The game won’t be played on Friday’s scheduled off day either.

“Out of an abundance of caution, the game will not be made up on Friday,” the league said in a statement that pinned the postponement on “ongoing contact tracing involving members of the Nationals organization.”

A Nationals player tested positive on Wednesday, knocking out four other players due to contact tracing. Another Washington player may have tested positive on Thursday.

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-opening-day-covid-postponed-20210401-gwdlooty3jchvaxxzeoqawkq2u-story.html

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Mets-Nationals Opening Day game postponed due to coronavirus (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 OP

Everyone should've been vaccinated by Spring Training NightWatcher Apr 2021 #1

In one way I agree but are you saying an elderly person should wait so a baseball player can be dem4decades Apr 2021 #2

No, the age limits have been dropped most places (that I know of). There's other ways. NightWatcher Apr 2021 #3

If trump didn't call the pandemic a hoax all games would be full. pwb Apr 2021 #4

Now MLB has postponed the entire series. Kingofalldems Apr 2021 #5

NightWatcher

(39,360 posts)

1. Everyone should've been vaccinated by Spring Training

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 02:53 PM

Apr 2021

Not jumping anyone in line, they could've been covered and we wouldn't be dealing with postponements.

dem4decades

(11,987 posts)

2. In one way I agree but are you saying an elderly person should wait so a baseball player can be

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 03:21 PM

Apr 2021

protected? That's a tough call, the rich first?

NightWatcher

(39,360 posts)

3. No, the age limits have been dropped most places (that I know of). There's other ways.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 03:24 PM

Apr 2021

I've got mine (45 years old) and so have my family with the exception of my kid.

There are places around here that were begging people to show up before they had to throw them away. Each team could hang out at Publix and CVS throughout Spring Training and they'd be good by now.

pwb

(12,206 posts)

4. If trump didn't call the pandemic a hoax all games would be full.

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 06:43 PM

Apr 2021

So there's that.

Kingofalldems

(39,292 posts)

5. Now MLB has postponed the entire series.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Apr 2, 2021, 11:21 AM

Apr 2021

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