Daniel Larsen wasn鈥檛 expecting a response from Baseball B.C. when he wrote a letter to the 91原创 Advance Times to urge a return to the playing field.
He was pleasantly surprised to learn Baseball B.C. had taken to Twitter to post a reply to the 10-year-old player.
鈥淲e hear you Daniel!,鈥� it read.
鈥淲e are working hard for you and all of our athletes and families.鈥�
Baseball B.C. is the recognized provincial sport organization for amateur baseball in British Columbia, including B.C. Little League Baseball, B.C. Babe Ruth Baseball, B.C. Premier Baseball League, B.C. Junior Baseball Association, B.C. Senior Baseball Association, and B.C. Baseball Umpires Association.
We hear you Daniel! We are working hard for you and all of our athletes and families....
鈥� Baseball BC (@Baseball_BC)
Daniel鈥檚 reaction?
鈥淭hat鈥檚 good,鈥� he commented.
鈥淚t鈥檚 nice.鈥�
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He was also pleased to hear Baseball B.C. has begun preparing for a possible return, by amending its current suspension of in-person baseball activities.
Activities related to start-up, maintenance, or shutdown of operations are now permitted 鈥� provided all current federal, provincial, and local COVID-19 requirements are met, 鈥渋ncluding those relating to physical distancing, cleaning, and personal hygiene and wellness,鈥� an online statement said.
Updated COVID-19 Statement
鈥� Baseball BC (@Baseball_BC)
May 30, 2020
Please visit our official website for more information.
It does not, however, permit the return of any 鈥渋n-person playing activities鈥� at this time, which Daniel had called for in his letter.
鈥淚 hope that games start, too,鈥� Daniel reacted.
In his letter, Daniel, who played on the silver-medal winning 91原创 All-Stars team in 2018, argued for re-opening baseball, calling it 鈥渙ne of the only sports that you already social distance,鈥� if you don鈥檛 count the dugout.
He proposed spreading out seating in the dugout, so players could maintain the required six feet of separation.
鈥淭his also goes for the fans,鈥� he proposed.
鈥淭he fans don鈥檛 need to sit on the bleachers but can sit six feet apart on the outfield fence.鈥�
鈥滶very inning you could sanitize your hands and you could also sanitize the ball,鈥� he went on to say.
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It makes no sense to allow older, more vulnerable people to start going out, while keeping kids at home, Daniel concluded.
鈥漃eople are now saying video games are good because it makes you feel connected,鈥� he wrote.
鈥淕oing outside and playing sports isn鈥檛 good but video games are?鈥�
dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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