Fans in the Stands

[rickh150]

Just wondering what Brewer fans feel about the odds of having fans in the stands this 2020 season. I put the odds well above 50% that there will be small crowds, Lord willing, allowed at most stadiums towards the end of the season and playoffs. If high schools and colleges are in session and some sports are happening with crowds, greedy professional sports teams will not be able to keep themselves from getting some fans in the park, imo. Then again, it would be great to see a Brewers home playoff game after all this mess, mask and all, wouldn't it?

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Zero.

[pacopete4]

I’ll go 1%. I’ll be happy if we can have small crowds in 2021.

[Outlander]

Probably not but I'll go with a 20% chance. Think it has a chance since it is outside.

[Ulice Payne]

I think there's a decent chance there'll be fans at the games at some point this season.

 

I would think the private boxes could be used right now.

[JohnBriggs12]

Packers are talking about 12,000 fans in Lambeau. That's very doable in an 80.000 seat stadium. Heck if the vaccine becomes widely available by December, it's not out of the question that playoff games and the last home game or two could be played in front of more.

 

Cubs are hoping to get 7-8,000 approved by halfway point. Part of their rationale is that it's possible that they'll have to limit capacity to some lesser extent starting next year and they feel a trial run of 15 or so games with a smaller number will help them prepare. I personally think a number like that can be done safely in a stadium that holds 40,000. Big issue is entering and exiting not spreading them out inside the stadium.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

1) The season is incredibly short so the time in which this can occur is very limited.

 

2) The virus is still a problem.

 

3) The data on the virus lags, so even if it gets contained, you don't know until way later.

 

4) An outbreak at a game is godawful for MLB. People will adjust to this if they haven't already.

 

5) We have baseball and I never thought we would. Let's not screw it all up to send 800 people to a game.

[folly412]

I'd say low. What's the minimum number of fans that makes it worth it? Considering fans require security, parking, ticketing, first responders, probably a few people to sell or provide water. Depending on protocol, other stuff like buying hand sanitizer, bringing in people to do temperature checks. Teams probably getting a break on their insurance that they'd lose.

 

At the end of the day, for opening the park to fans make financial sense you're probably getting the point where capacity needs to get to levels few teams or their local governments are going to accept within the next six weeks or so.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

1) The season is incredibly short so the time in which this can occur is very limited.

 

2) The virus is still a problem.

 

3) The data on the virus lags, so even if it gets contained, you don't know until way later.

 

4) An outbreak at a game is godawful for MLB. People will adjust to this if they haven't already.

 

5) We have baseball and I never thought we would. Let's not screw it all up to send 800 people to a game.

 

I totally agree with this.

 

In theory, sure. You could get 5,000 people really socially distanced in MP, but then you've got to have support staff and cleaning and all the adjacent stuff that just adds risk (and wouldn't you have to clean the entire stadium because who knows where exactly those people went?). Maybe, just maybe you could have small crowds for the World Series, given that it would be the very end, but that seems like a real long shot, as it should be.

 

If we make it through October with minimal disruptions, that will be an awesome outcome. Having a small crowd present is like a top 1% outcome for this season as I see it. If any league tries fans, I think it will be the NFL, and I think that will be way too aggressive....but the NFL does what it wants and is basically king, not just of sports either. So. We'll see.

[jjgott]

What are you talking about? There looked to be 10's of thousands of fans already at the Cubs game today!

[Eye Black]

Outside of maybe players’ friends and family being allowed at some point there doesn’t seem to be a clear path to hosting fans during the regular season.

[rickh150]

The reason I bring this up, and some beat me to it, is that most NFL football teams "plan" on having some fans in the stands...., somewhat drastic difference between two outdoor sports.

Also, what's up with no exchanging cards at home plate,no spitting, having extended dugouts, yet teams are going through the handshake line at games winning end. That doesn't make ANY sense.

[rickh150]

Zero.

 

Zero?

Not even 200 for friends or family in a suite? No chance of that?

[areacodes]

Zero.

 

Zero?

Not even 200 for friends or family in a suite? No chance of that?

 

Would that really be considered fans at that point?

[rickh150]

Zero.

 

Zero?

Not even 200 for friends or family in a suite? No chance of that?

 

Would that really be considered fans at that point?

 

Well, it isn't happening now, is it?

Small crowds can be defined a bunch of ways, I guess. Maybe "ticketed fans" would be a better way to phrase it.

[owbc]

Zero.

 

Correct answer.

 

The season is over in 2 months. How long will it take to get the daily case count down to a reasonable number?

 

The NFL can say whatever they want but the next time there will be fans in the stands in the US will be sometime in early 2021.

[PeaveyFury]

The reason I bring this up, and some beat me to it, is that most NFL football teams "plan" on having some fans in the stands

 

Planning for them is one thing, we'll see what reality actually brings. The NFL still has over a month before they'll have real games, so that stance may change or be forced to change by then.

 

But, I also didn't think there was a way MLB had baseball without in-person fans, but here we are.

[3and2Fastball]

I put it at 0.001% of a chance that there will be fans in the stands.

[areacodes]

 

Zero?

Not even 200 for friends or family in a suite? No chance of that?

 

Would that really be considered fans at that point?

 

Well, it isn't happening now, is it?

Small crowds can be defined a bunch of ways, I guess. Maybe "ticketed fans" would be a better way to phrase it.

 

I was really questioning if friends/family would qualify as “fans” based on your original question not crowd size. I’d think you could say 0% chance of fans in the stands and be correct even if friends/family were eventually allowed in.

[jerichoholicninja]

Also, what's up with no exchanging cards at home plate,no spitting, having extended dugouts, yet teams are going through the handshake line at games winning end. That doesn't make ANY sense.

 

You have to look like you're trying/care. That's what the vast majority of things are these days.

[trwi7]

The Cardinals are probably still announcing games as sellouts.

[AZBrewCrew]

Zero...unless you’re Tony Fauci. Seriously at this point if we make it all 60 games I’ll call it a win. Marlins just announced a mini Rona outbreak. Fans aren’t happening this year,sorry

[dlk9s]

Having small numbers of fans at games would look sadder than no fans.

[pacopete4]

I just think it would be foolish. You already have players around the league getting this. All you would be doing is increasing the odds of shutting down a team or the league. It just wouldn't be a wise thing to do.

[MrTPlush]

0% chance

 

Many teams have already inferred there will be no fans.