Move along everyone.  Nothing to see here.   All is well.

Well, sounds like the sports world is seeing things a bit differently.  First, the tennis world saw the Indian Wells Tournament canceled which is the biggest event after the Grand Slams.  It was canceled a couple of days before it was supposed to start with all of the top men’s and women’s players in Palm Springs.  Then, the Ivy League canceled its basketball tournament and now all of the NCAA basketball tournaments are being played with no fans in the stands.  SU would not be surprised if they cancel March Madness altogether but that is TBD I suspect.

Last night we learned that the NBA has “suspended” its season.  Under the best of circumstances, that may extend through the end of the regular season in mid-April but the guess has to be that this is a months long interruption.  They are still playing hockey but SU is sure the pressure will mount for them to suspend as well or at a minimum, clear out the stands.  Early April brings the Masters.  You could envision that tournament being played with no fans on the course but still go on as it’s not like the players are sweating on each other.

Which brings us to baseball that is scheduled to open 2 weeks from today.  There is talk of playing games in “neutral” sites but for SU, that doesn’t make sense.  You have to figure those sites will be on a short list if we ever get the testing process going.  Baseball is actually sitting in a better place as the season hasn’t started yet.  They can just play a reduced schedule starting in May -it’s happened before with the work stoppages.  Long-time subscriber, P. Friedman, points out that this would benefit the Yankees as half the roster is always on the injured list and it gives time for Paxton and Stanton to return along with Judge.

For the sports fan, our options are becoming very limited.  SU suggests that we use this site for recommendations on what to watch on Netflix and Amazon during our down time.  Let me start:

• Broadchurch – it’s a British made murder mystery series – 3 seasons.  If you are like SU, you may need to watch with closed captions but I thought it was very good.
• Jack Ryan –  good action.  Enjoyed season 1 more than season 2 but both were fun.
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• The Crown – again British, so closed caption is helpful.  Interesting behind the scenes look at the Royal Family.
• Catastrophe – I only watched season 1 but others find it to be very good
• Fauda – I believe the new season is about to be released
• Hunters – I did not like this one with Al Pacino but some do

Anyway, feel free to share what you’ve watched and would recommend to other sports-starved fans.  And stay healthy.