NYC mayor Bill de Blasio: Coronavirus could keep fans from Yankee Stadium for months- Page 2

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 3:28am

When I saw the title to this thread, my first thought was, ‘Wow, mayor. Ya think?’

The city hit the hardest by this virus, and its mayor is stating the obvious. And has already been acknowledged by other cities long ago.

[Kimbo]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 7:59am

I’m amazed at some of the opinions on this thread. It’s already been established (by Charlotte St Martin of the Broadway League) that she has been informed that live theater will be the last sector of the economy to reopen. The reasons? (which should be self-evident) A) Theatre (or at least Broadway) is completely indoors (there being much less concern about large gatherings in open-air areas; think about it, if cruise ships are considered Petri dishes at sea compared with trains and planes, then it goes without saying that, relatively speaking, a Broadway house is a Petri dish of performance when compared with a roofless stadium) B) Theatre, more than sports, depends on both tourists - likely in short supply until we get closer to a vaccine - and more importantly, older audiences (the exact group most at risk for this virus).
 

We can all feel free to speculate away about fanciful scenarios where everyone’s rushing to get theatre back up and running as soon as possible, before baseball and football, and to that end, everyone’s seated 6 feet and 2 rows apart, the bars and concessions are closed, and audiences are instructed not to laugh, cheer, or open their mouths in any way, while sports stadiums are sitting empty except in Arizona and teams are playing strictly for a television audience.

But I really believe anyone who thinks that sports won’t be up and running in some form long before theatre and other indoor arts performances resume is fooling themselves and not looking at the situation, and the comparison, logically. To say that sporting events will clearly come back after Broadway does, just because they involve more people and hot dogs, seems almost perversely naive.

Updated On: 4/17/20 at 07:59 AM

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 8:54am

"  One issue on the MLB players pay- remember, they have a very powerful union.  It would not surprise me if the MLB players contract require them to be paid even if the games are not being played.   I believe they get paid if they get hurt, which to my understanding does not happen with actors.  "

I believe the players will be paid as normal thru May. After that, it will be depend on the number of games played and salary adjustments would be made.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 9:57am

I guess the Mayor will not allow the US Open (tennis) to be played this year either with the thousands of people that go to it every day for two weeks. That will be quite a loss of revenue for NYC.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 10:04am

"But I really believe anyone who thinks that sports won’t be up and running in some form long before theatre and other indoor arts performances resume is fooling themselves and not looking at the situation, and the comparison, logically. "

Sports generate more revenue for cities than the arts, plain and simple fact. In addition, more people care about sports being played than Broadway being shut down. I love both and want them open as soon as possible but I am getting more pessimistic every day.

[broadfan327]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 3:57pm

>I’ve said before when they do open I think temps will be taken upon entry and either every other row in use >or some sort of staggered seating will be implemented.

A few people on this board object when they are told they have to secure their cell phone in a pouch, I can imagine a few people would object to this as well.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 4:05pm

They’re probably the same people who are outside now protesting the stay at home orders.

[Yankees02]

Posted: 4/17/20 at 11:35pm

i'm a knicks and yankee season ticket holder, from talking to my reps, they are basically thinking even next seasons are a wrap for fans. I honestly wasn't even surprised when word was going around about no fans for concerts and such until fall 2021. It just seems like a more likely scenario given the nature of everything. I would honestly be shocked to see events with fans before fall 2021

I was really looking forward to some yankee games