Giants home opener

Doug Johnson reports

YOU'RE WATCHING FOX 40 NEWSAT 6.A BASEBALL IS BACK IN THEBAY SPORTS DIRECTOR JIMCRANDELL JOINING US NOW JIM,THE GIANTS HOME OPENER ABOUTTO START IN JUST A COUPLE OFMINUTES HERE ALWAYS EXCITINGEVEN THOUGH THIS YEAR WILL BEVERY VERY DIFFERENT GIANTS ANDPADRES NIKKI SAID GIANTS HOMEOPENER TONIGHT, FIRST PITCHCOMING RIGHT UP THE GIANTSFINISHED THEIR OPENING SERIESIN LA AGAINST THE DODGERS BYWINNING BOTH OF THE WEEKENDGAMES.

WE SHOWED YOU BOMB YOUWENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AT CAPITALCHRISTIAN WITH THE BIG GOAHEAD HIT IN SUNDAY'S WINTONIGHT THE GAME ON THE FIELDWILL ONLY BE PART OF THE STORYGIANTS USED A HUGE CHEERINGCROWDS BUT NOT TONIGHT, DOUGJOHNSON AT ORACLE PARK IN SANFRANCISCO.

I SEE THE GUYS ONTHE FIELD BEHIND DIDN'T GETTHE WARM-UPS AND FIRST PITCHGOT TOO FAR OFF BUT.WHERE IS EVERYBODY.THEY'RE NOT HERE.

JIM, ITHINK THEY'RE ALL WATCHINGFROM HOME OR ON THE RADIO WEGOT SOME CARDBOARD CUT FORFANS TO BE HERE IN SPIRIT ANDTHINGS DEFINITELY CHANGING.HERE AT THE PARK BEFORE THEGAME STARTED RIGHT AFTER THEYANNOUNCED THE STARTING LINEUP.THEY WENT TO THE BLACKNATIONAL ANTHEM, THEN THEY HADA MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER FOREVER FOR THE CONGRESSMAN JUSTPASSED AWAY AS WELL A MOMENTOF SILENCE FOR EVERYBODYPASSED AWAY FROM THECORONAVIRUS AS WELL AND THENNOW YOU SEE THERE OUT ON THEFIELD BUT THEN THEY HAD THEPERFECT BANNER AND ACTUALLYENDS UP.

THIS IS CERTAINLYSTRANGE OPENING DAY FOR THESEPLAYERS HAS ONLY PLAYERSCOACHES AND STAFF.AS WELL AS ABOUT 35 MEMBERSOF THE MEDIA ARE ALLOWEDINSIDE ORACLE PARK DURING THISGAME ALSO MAKING EVERYONE INTHE END WILL BE A LITTLENERVOUS IS THE SITUATION WITHTHE MIAMI MARLINS.

SO FAR 17MEMBERS OF THE MARLINS HAVETESTED POSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS INCLUDING 2COACHES.

SO RIGHT NOW THEMARLINS SEASON IS ON THEPHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AND THENEW YORK YANKEES WHO BOTHPLAYED THE MARLINS THIS SEASONALSO DELAYING GAMES OVER THISBUT RIGHT NOW THE REST OF THEMLB IS CONTINUING AS PLANNED,INCLUDING THIS GAME BETWEENTHE GIANTS AND PADRES SOMEFANS DID LET THE FACT THATTHEY COULDN'T COME INTO THEGAME KEEP THEM AWAY.

DANJOHNSON TOLD US HE CAME HEREFROM LINCOLN AND YES, IF HE'SWORRIED ABOUT COVID SHUTTINGDOWN BASEBALL ONCE AGAIN.I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY'LLGET CONTROL OF IT AND DO ITFOR AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW ONTHE RIGHT STEPS AND DOINGEVERYTHING THEY SHOULD WITHTHE CONTACT TRACING.

I THINKTHERE'S NO REASON IT SHOULDN'TESPECIALLY WITH EXPANDEDROSTERS.YET AGAIN THAT WAS A MOMENTOF SILENCE FOR CONGRESSMANJOHN LEWIS WHO JUST PASSEDAWAY, BUT I WANT YOU GUYS TOTAKE A LOOK HERE AT THE COUNTYCODE AS YOU CAN SEE FANSCERTAINLY NOT STAYING AWAYFROM THE BALLPARK TONIGHT,EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T COMEIN.

WE SEE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, VOTES OUT HERE SOME OFTHESE BOATS ACTUALLY HAVECARDBOARD CUT OUT FANS ON THEBOAT AND A WHOLE BUNCH OFKAYAKERS AS WELL SO FANS STILLENJOYING IT FROM THE COUNTYCODE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOTOF FANS WALKING BY AND JAMESJERSEYS DOWN HERE ALONG THEWALKWAY ALONG MCCOVEY COVEAGAIN.

IT'S EMPTY INSIDE THESTADIUM JIM BACK TO YOU.RIGHT I WILL TAKE IT FROMHERE, THANKS SO MUCH A LOT OF