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>>> NO
>>> NO MARCH MADNESS, NO OPENING DAY OF BASEBALL.
THE OLYMPICS HAVE BEEN
POSTPONED.
POSTPONED. THE LOSS OF SPORTS DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS IS RANGING FROM
THE AMATEUR TO THE
PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AND A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE SAD ABOUT THAT.
JERRY BREWER IS HERE TO TALK
WITH US A BIT ABOUT THE VOID
THIS LEAVES IN SOCIETY.
WHAT ARE YOU FEELING, JERRY?
>> I'M FEELING A SENSE OF LOSS
OF CONNECTION.
OF CONNECTION. I THINK THAT FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT SPORTS
ULTIMATELY AMOUNTS TO IS
CONNECTION.
CONNECTION. IT'S THE ABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE AND TO
FEEL THINGS IN A SHARED
ENVIRONMENT THAT'S DIFFERENT
FROM SOME OF THE OTHER
PERCEPTION EXPERIENCE THE
INSIGHTS AND FEELINGS THAT WE
HAVE IN SOCIETY.
>>
>> I
>> I THINK THAT IT MARKS OUR SEASONS AS WELL, RIGHT?
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THE
NBA PLAYOFFS AND WIMBLEDON AND
THE U.S. OPEN AND YOU KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE IN THE YEAR AND
YOU ENJOY IT.
PEOPLE THAT DON'T ENJOY SPORTS
THINK IT'S JUST A
DISTRACTIONS, BUT I THINK IT'S
MORE THAN THAT, DON'T YOU?
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. I THINK THERE IS A SENSE OF
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. I
PLACE. I FILE LIKE I'M OUT OF ORDER.
MY SON KEEPS ASKING DAD, WHEN
IS A BASEBALL GAME GOING TO BE
ON TV.
ON TV.
ON TV. YOU WANT TO WATCH A BASEBALL
GAME SO YOU CAN STAY UP LATER.
AND HE GOT THIS SENSE THAT
EVERYTHING IN THE CALENDAR IS
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. EVEN
OFF. EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT INTENSELY
WATCHING SAY A MARINERS GAME
OR INTENSELY FOLLOWING A
SEAHAWKS SEASON, IT DOES SET
YOUR CALENDAR AND YOU KIND OF
KNOW THIS IS WHAT MY SUNDAY IS
GOING TO BE LIKE.
AND WITH THE MARINERS OR ANY
OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM THIS
IS WHAT MY NIGHT IS LIKE.
I MISS 162 GAMESPLAYED IN
ABOUT 185 DAYS.
AND THAT GETS YOU THROUGH HALF
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR. >> THERE'S ALSO THE LOSS OF
RITUAL, RIGHT?
RITUAL, RIGHT? PARENTS GOING TO A GAME WITH
THE KID THE WAY YOU DID WITH
YOUR PARENT AND THEY DID WITH
THEIR PARENT.
THEIR PARENT. AND THAT'S MISSING.
I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE
WAYS TO REPLACE THAT OR IF
YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WE
MIGHT DO THAT IN OUR OWN
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. >> GO OUT IN THE YARD OR AN
OPEN FIELD IF YOU CAN GET TO
ONE AND JUST PLAY WITH YOUR
KIDS OR MY WIFE LOVES TO THROW
THE BASEBALL WITH ME.
SOMETIMES I GET ANGRY WITH HER
BECAUSE YOU CAN THROW AS HARD
AS YOU WANT TO BUT I CAN'T
THROW AS HARD AS I WANT TO.
I GOT THIS OLD RYNE SANDBERG
GLOVE AND YOU'RE THROWING A
LITTLE TOO HARD.
>> MARRIAGE IS ABOUT
COMPROMISE.
COMPROMISE. YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK ON THAT
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> SHE CAN THROW.
I THINK I COULD PROBABLY HIT
80 BUT I'M NOT GOING TO THROW
80 MILES PER HOUR TO YOU.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A BAD
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. >>
IDEA. >> TERRIBLE.
>> TERRIBLE. >> THE NFL FORECAST IS COMING
UP.
UP.
UP. AND
UP. AND I'M WONDERING WILL WE HAVE
AN NFL SEASON?
AND WHAT'S THE DRAFT GOING TO
LOOK LIKE.
LOOK LIKE. ROGER GOODELL WILL BE IN THE
BASEMENT OF HIS HOUSE.
AND THEY WON'T BE COMING OUT
ON THE STAGE WITH MOM AND ALL
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> WE'LL SEE HOW FABULOUS HIS
BASEMENT CAN BE WHEN HE MAKES
$45,000 A YEAR.
AND LOGISTICALLY, IT COULD BE
A NIGHTMARE FOR NFL TEAMS, AND
I WONDER HOW MUCH THEY'VE BEEN
ABLE TO SIMULATE WHAT THEY'RE
GOING TO DO.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT JOHN
SCHNEIDER AND PETE CARROLL.
THEY MAKE TONS OF TRADES.
JOHN SCHNEIDER IS MR. TRADE
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. AND
DOWN. AND THEY HAVE AN ELABORATE
DRAFT BOARD AND THEY ARE VERY
GOOD AT TRYING TO FIND VALUE
IN ALL OF THE PICKS INSTEAD OF
JUST FOCUSING ON THE TOP THREE
OR FOUR PICKS.
FOR TEAMS LIKE THAT, JUST HOW
IS THE COMMUNICATION GOING TO
BE, NOT FROM TEAM TO TEAM
BECAUSE THAT'S FAIRLY EASY.
EVERYBODY HAS A PHONE AND YOU
CAN CALL THE GENERAL MANAGER.
BUT FROM WITHIN THE
ORGANIZATION AND TRYING TO
BUILD A CONSENSUS ON THIS IS
WHAT WE WANT TO DO ESPECIALLY
WITH THE TOUGH DECISIONS.
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE STARTING
WITH THE LOCAL TEAMS, HOW MANY
TRADES DO THE SEAHAWKS MAKE?
AND IF THEY DON'T MAKE AS MANY
AS USUAL, DID THE WHOLE
TECHNOLOGY OF THIS AFFECT THE
WAY YOU WANTED TO DO THE
DRAFT?
DRAFT?
DRAFT? >>
DRAFT? >> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
WE'RE USED TO SEEING THEM IN A
WAR ROOM SITUATION ALL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SPORTS
WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR OR IF
THEY DO, THEY'LL HAPPEN IN A
REALLY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.
DO YOU HAVE A FEELING ABOUT
THE NFL SEASON IN PARTICULAR?
>> IT'S SO FAR OFF, MARGARET.
AND I THINK THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY IF THINGS TREND
THE WAY THEY'RE TRENDING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WE
NOW. WE WILL NOT HAVE LIVE SPORTING
EVENTS PLAYED BEFORE MAXIMUM
CAPACITY CROWDS.
CAPACITY CROWDS. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
A FOOTBALL SEASON IS YOU'VE
STILL GOT 4 1/2 MONTHS UNTIL
WE GET TO THAT PLACE.
AND YOU HAVE TO TRACK IT NOT
IN TERMS OF CAPACITY OR DESIRE
TO PLAY.
TO PLAY.
TO PLAY. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT IN
TERMS OF WHERE ARE WE IN
SOCIETY?
SOCIETY?
SOCIETY? WHERE ARE WE WITH THE TESTING?
I THINK WHEN WE GET TO THE
POINT WHERE WE CAN TEST
MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE AND
GET THE RESULTS BACK QUICKLY,
THEN I THINK SPORTS CAN COME
BACK FAIRLY QUICKLY.
YOU HAVE TO, SOME SENSE OF
IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT
POINT, AS LONG AS THIS IS A
VIRUS THAT'S MYSTERIOUSLY
SPREADING, YOU CAN'T EVEN PLAY
GAMES WITHOUT FANS.
SO WE'RE HOPEFUL BECAUSE
THAT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. BUT
TIME. BUT RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, YOU
WOULD PUT THE PERCENTAGES AT
FAIRLY LOW.
FAIRLY LOW. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE
EFFECT HAS BEEN ON THE
ATHLETES THEMSELVES?
ATHLETES THEMSELVES? WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOLERS WHO
WANTED TO FINISH UP WHO ARE
GOING TO COLLEGE AND PLAYING
COLLEGE SPORTS.
COLLEGE SPORTS. AND PEOPLE ARE WORKING OUT.
AND THE CFL HAS POSTPONED
TRAINING CAMP.
TRAINING CAMP. AND OTHERS ARE IN LIMBO.
WHAT A ATHLETES GOING THROUGH?
>> IT'S BEEN A REALLY
DIFFICULT TIME.
DIFFICULT TIME. AND WE FOCUS TOO MUCH A LOT OF
TIMES ON THE PROS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
AND I WAS REALLY SAD THAT
SABRINA, FROM OREGON, THE
NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE WNBA
DRAFT DIDN'T GET TO FINISH HER
COLLEGIATE CAREER.
COLLEGIATE CAREER. BUT WE'LL HEAR MORE FROM
SABRINA DOWN THE ROAD.
IT WAS DEVASTATING FOR PEOPLE
WHO WERE LOOKING FOR THEIR ONE
SHINING MOMENT IN MARCH
MADNESS WHO ARE NOT GOING TO
BE BIG FULL-TIME NBA OR
EUROPEAN STARS.
EUROPEAN STARS. NERVOUS THE END OF THEIR
COLLEGIATE CAREERS, AND EVEN
MORE DEVASTATING, HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS WHO HAD A CHANCE TO GO
OUT THE WAY THEY WANTED TO GO
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. AND
OUT. AND I THINK ABOUT THAT AS A
DOUBLE WHAMMY.
DOUBLE WHAMMY. NOT JUST THEM BEING UNABLE TO
COMPLETE WINTER AND SPRING
SPORTS SEASONS, BUT WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS, YOU'RE MISSING PROM
AND GRADUATION.
AND GRADUATION. EVEN THOUGH YOU WANT TO GET
THE HECK OUT OF THERE.
THESE ARE MOMENTS YOU GREATLY
ENJOY.
ENJOY.
ENJOY. AND IT'S A RITE OF PASSAGE.
AND THEN WE THINK ABOUT IF
THIS CONTINUES, DO THEY HAVE
TO START COLLEGE VIRTUALLY?
WHICH WOULD ROB THEM OF THAT
FRESHMAN COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY LIFE.
THAT PERIOD BETWEEN ABOUT
RIGHT NOW ON INTO THE FIRST
FALL OF MY FRESHMAN YEAR,
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MOST
MEMORABLE TIMES OF MY LIFE.
ALSO SOME OF THE MOST
SCARIEST.
SCARIEST.
SCARIEST. AND TO THINK THAT THEY DON'T
GET TO DO THAT IN AN IDEAL
MANNER IS DISAPPOINTING.
>> WE HAVE TO HANG IN AND HELP
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY