1/Forgive a string on MLB and a bubble(s). MLB was looking at Az, or Az/Fla or Az/Fla/Tex. All became COVID-19 epicenters. So do you just try to outrun where the virus is worst? Yes, NBA and NHL have better chances to succeed in bubbles. But they also play in arenas. Az was most

2/commonly mentioned site for a bubble. It will reach 116 degrees in Phx today. That is not uncommon. Just about every game in Az would have been outdoors. Some would have had to be played in daytime. As opposed to the NBA's biosphere in Disney, it still would have meant going

3/to and from multiple hotels with multiple teams sharing hotels. You avoid air travel but if there’s infection is spread potential worse if all teams are generally in 1 area? Don't misunderstand. Doing it the way MLB is (30 different home sites) might be impossible to pull off

4/as is being reiterated with the current #Marlins situation. For baseball, I am not sure there ever was an ideal choice if they were going to try and play, especially because the country has never gotten the virus under control. 1 team exec upon hearing about the 1st 4 positive

5/Marlins test yesterday told me that the level of perfection/discipline needed to pull this off for 3-plus months might just be impossible. I agree: It might just be.