Pilch's Perspective

Why a handful of seasons in MLB, the NFL, the NBA and the NHL were cut short, what the leagues did to the schedules and how much time players needed to get back in shape. This, as the leagues are coming up with contingency plans around the coronavirus outbreak. Open, MLB discussion (5:13), NFL discussion (18:29), NBA (23:52), NHL (29:09) and Recap/what we learned (33:22).

I compare how the Spanish Flu affected sports in 1918 and compare it to the Coronavirus affecting sports now. Also, I say why the 1979 NCAA Championship game was the most important game in basketball history. It made the term Final Four a household word and was the opening to the NBA coming out of the wilderness into what it is now.