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That is Scott Allen. He is a sports writer for the Washington Post.
The poll from the Washington Post does note, however, that sports fans are more at ease with the idea of attending games today than they were at this time last year. about 65 percent said going to a game in May 2020 was a large risk. Now that number is down to 26 percent.
One person who is willing to take the risk is a baseball fan named Greg. He was walking with his family outside the Washington Nationals ballpark on Tuesday.
I'm excited, he said. I'm taking my dad. I missed sitting in the seats, watching the game and drinking a beer. Just the whole ballpark atmosphere.
There were others, however, who wanted to wait and see how the first part of the season went before going back to the games.
Dan Sullivan was with a friend at a coffee shop near the Washington Nationals home. He said he will wait to be vaccinated before going to a game. He does not mind missing Opening Day.
I hope the people who are there are going to enjoy it, but most people are not there, he said. Since so few fans are allowed, he does not feel as if he is missing out.
Allen, the Washington Post writer, said even with Opening Day being so different, he thinks fans will see it as a return to normalcy.
[The baseball season] is way to mark time and important moments in your life. People couldn't do that last year, and I think it hurt them. It feels more like the start of spring and what should be an enjoyable summer when you know that almost every day you're going to be able to turn on the baseball game, or go to see your favorite team.
I'm Dan Friedell.
Dan Friedell wrote this story for Learning English. Hai Do was the editor.
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