There have been no major differences between 50 percent capacity and 86 percent capacity. There are no issues that we cannot overcome to increase the number of spectators.

There are no issues that we cannot overcome to increase the number of spectators.

Hubris from another non-expert?

'tis but the flu

Only thing missing in this statement is: The science is settled.

Of the 4.82 million who attended, how many were tested and how closely did they sit? On the toob I saw games where there was lots of open space between spectators. Decreasing that space might increase the number of patients.

So all 4.82 million were tested and followed up on 14+ days after attending a game?

Come on.

4.82 million people

Based on Japan testing numbers, almost none of them likely got tested. And considering the access problems with covid testing in Japan, even if many of them were infected, they would not have been identified.

Basically his goal, and likely the goal of the national government and Olympic committee is to remove all precautions, and relying on restrictive access to testing to keep the reported numbers down.

His whole point is: we packed millions in a stadium in close quarters, then tested almost no one, therefore we got only 2 "reported" infections, therefore there should be zero precautions and restrictions.

Exactly! When you test zero people it doesn't matter if you pack them in a room with 10 or 100, the results will be the same.

That’s exactly why this guy is luckily in baseball and not in virology or other branches of science. lol