Former Phillies Manager Larry Bowa Discusses Baseball's Future After Pandemic

Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

MOTHERS DAY ON OUR STREAMINGNETWORK CBSN PHILLY TONIGHT AT7:00.WELL TOMORROW PLAYERSUNION WILL GET A LOOK THE ATHE PLANS APPROVED BY MAJORLEAGUE BASEBALL OWN TOURSBEGIN THE SEASON IN JULYWITHOUT FANS IN THE STANDS.LESLIE VAN ARSDAL SPOKE WITHFORMER PHILLIES MANAGER LARRYBOWA ABOUT THE FUTURE OFBASEBALL.BASE HIT.LARRY BOWA HAS BEEN AROUNDBASEBALL A LONG TIME BUT NEVERSEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.IT IS REALLY A BADSITUATION FOR EVERYBODY IN OURCOUNTRY RIGHT NOW.HOPEFULLY, SOONER RATHER THANLATER WE CAN GET BACK TONORMALCY HERE.ONE WEEK AGO BASEBALLRETURN IN SOUTH KOREA WITH NOFANS IN THE STANDS AND HE ISFINE WITH THAT.MOSTLY BASEBALL PLAYERSTHEY LIKE PLAYING BASEBALL.IT IS AN ADJUSTMENT, TALKINGTO THE GUYS, THEY JUST WANT TOGET BACK ON THE FIELD AND PLAYAS FOR IF HE FEELS THEPLAYERS WILL BE GAME READY.I'M SURE THEY ARE DOINGBASEBALL ACTIVITIES.OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT FULLSPEED.WE ARE FACING A PITCHERTHROWING 95.BUT THEY ARE DOING SOME TYPEOF ACTIVITY WHICH IS GOOD.DO YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGE TOTHE FANS OUT THERE.BE PATIENT.I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANTFOR OUR COUNTRY TO BE VERYPATIENT RIGHT NOW.WE ARE CHOMPING TO GET OUTSIDETO DO THINGS THAT WE WEREACCUSTOMED TO DOING BUT WEHAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR SAFETY OFEVERYBODY AROUND US.SO THE HOPE IS FOR RIGHTNOW, IF ALL GOES ACCORD TO GOPLAN, WE WILL HAVE BASEBALL