re: 70K season tkts sold for 2021

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Scared to go in an outdoor arena? You must really have some interesting family and friends.

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I'm not saying they are right or wrong. Just pointing out what is probably thoughts being had by many ticket holders.

For the most part, the ones that don't want to go are older (65+) who don't want to be in a crowd of 70k, 80k, 90k. That is not a risk I'm particularly worried about, but for many it may be. How much that affects attendance is unknown.

As for the outdoor arena aspect, that logic seems remarkably dumb. Whether there is a roof on Tiger Stadium or not there are still going to be several thousand people crammed in next to one another screaming and yelling. The same would be the case in a domed stadium. It's not as if roof is going to "trap covid in" whereas an open air stadium such as Tiger Stadium isn't. I suspect any of us that have ever been to a ball game and had talked/cheered with out fellow fans have been exposed to all kinds of things. It's just the nature of being in a stadium so I don't think the stadium having a roof or not makes much difference at all.

As of now I have ticket and plan on attending as usual. Is there a risk I could get sick by doing so? Of course. That even existed before covid. But it is not a big enough risk (for me personally) to choose to forego something I enjoy...attending a game.