COVID tests us

We’ve gone through the last three months without watching sports on TV and attending games. What’s wrong with waiting until the end of the year?

It’s obvious that today’s athletes seemingly care more about their health and their families than money and are opting out. Wouldn’t we be better served to wait for stronger testing and focus on finding ways to defeat this deadly virus than to defeat their opponents on the field of play? Saying goodbye to our favorite teams for six months is better than saying goodbye to loved ones forever.

Craig London

Encino

Every stadium can easily accommodate 2,000 or 3,000 fans socially distanced and wearing masks. Temperature checks would be required at admission.

A lottery would offer some seats for season-ticket holders and some for other fans with proceeds going to local food banks. Stadium food could be ordered by smartphone app, and vendors could place food at the end of the aisle for no-contact pickup. We cannot allow this season to proceed without Dodgers fans present to boo the Astros!

Gail Rock

Santa Monica

Instead of technical gimmicks to enhance fan enjoyment, let’s improve baseball by ending the game after seven innings. Fans in L.A. come late and leave early anyway, so why not make it official? Seriously, if games were shortened, more people could fit them into their schedule, especially families up past midnight. What’s more, most relief pitchers are inserted from the seventh inning on. Earlier endings eliminate the need for a bullpen full of expensive rentals.

Finally, the money saved on relief pitchers can be spent on better hitters — which is why we go to the game in the first place.

Bert Berdis

Los Angeles