05/29/2020
Good afternoon players. I know everyone is restless and getting impatient and I truly wish I had a magic wand to make this all go away or at least speed things up, but I do not. All I can do is pay attention to what is going on and listen to the advice of my attorney. As much as you guys want to play, and we want you to play, the health and safety of everyone involved must come first. The confusing thing going on, is that the governor has given permission to the counties themselves to slowly open as long as they stay in accordance with their county’s health department. The Bay Area, because of it having the highest death toll, is obviously way behind everyone else, barely in stage two and extending their “stay at home order”. Other areas are in stage three. This means that fields in some areas may have approval before others, so where games are played may not be in your area.
So, when a field has been approved to host “full sport events” (games where there are no limitations on participants/fans), which means the county has permission from the governor and health department, you guys will be able to play. I apologize to you all, and wish I could at least give you a date, but I cannot. Please stay safe.
**Side note- I can only speak on the plans of the league and what “we as a league” are doing. I have no control over what, if anything, your team decides. If your team “itself” has a different protocol, that is outside the realm of the league, and the league has no say. Every owner is considered an independent contractor and has control of how they choose to run their team.