We are making the best of it. The return of Major League Baseball is not ideal with no live fans in the parks, however, the competition and the games have been accorded a welcome. The Chicago teams have been competitive in the first one-third of the season. It does sound strange to say one-third of the season with the season just starting, but, then the total regular-season games will be 60 instead of 162. The question is will St. Louis, put on the sidelines early with an acute case of team COVID-19 infection, make it to 60 games? Every day provides drama. St. Louis, blessed with two doubleheaders against the Chicago Cubs earlier this week, will play more doubleheaders in an effort to catch up in games played.
• High school sports in the Fall semester, if competition becomes a reality, will forego football and place premiums on boys and girls cross country boys and girls golf, girls tennis, and girls swimming. With a maximum of 50 participants in an event, will that cancel the big cross country meets, including the State meets. We should begin to find out. All Fall sports will end October 24, instead of a progression in November to Thanksgiving weekend.
• The Chicago Wolves minor league hockey team in the American Hockey League, can count an alumni total of 38 players who started the Stanley Cup playoff on teams which are on the ice only in Edmonton and Toronto. The Wolves’ season was suspended March 12 and canceled May 11 because of the COVID-19. Wait until next year?
• Congratulations to the Dolan & Murphy men’s fastpitch team which found a way to play this season. The 11-5 final record is an achievement both in playing 16 games and ending with a record well over .500. The team ended the season recently in the 12-team National Invitation Tournament in Denmark, Wis. and was tied for fifth place. Mike Drew, who played for Home Savings back in the 1970s, is hitting well and is moving close to 70-years-old.
• Mooseheart has formed a partnership with NASCAR driver Ross Chastain, who, through last weekend, was in fourth place in the Xfinity Series.
