April 28, 2015
Tomorrow the Chicago White Sox will play against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, in an empty stadium because of the riots. I assume it will be televised, but the players don't see that. All they'll see, and hear, is nothing. The only cheering they'll hear is their teammates.
I wonder how it'll go? Has this ever happened before?
UPDATE: MLB is making this game their "free game of the day" on their website.
UPDATE: The Orioles won, 8-2.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_closed_doors_%28football%29
Posted by: Boviate at April 28, 2015 04:34 PM (iiTgy)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at April 28, 2015 04:49 PM (+rSRq)
At least in the US, the answer is no, not like this. There was, apparently, a game between the Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners in 1979 that had an actual attendance of 250 (653 paid). It had been raining all day in Oakland, and at gametime it was windy and a chilly 43 degrees. It was also one of the first times ever an A's home game was televised, and the team was horrific to boot. But that's not exactly the same as what's going on here.
The only zero anybody came up with was Siena College in 1989. An outbreak of measles on campus forced the men's basketball team to play seven games at home without spectators, and this for a team that wound up going to the NCAA tournament.
So, yeah, that's about as close as we've come to this situation.
Posted by: Wonderduck at April 28, 2015 06:51 PM (jGQR+)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at April 28, 2015 09:34 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Wonderduck at April 28, 2015 09:51 PM (jGQR+)
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Posted by: Steven Den Beste at April 29, 2015 06:42 PM (+rSRq)
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