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pejuangcod · 4 years ago

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beatbind

Ecosystem for Music Events

BeatBind Platform

BeatBind is the industry's long overdue platform for music event organization. We’re developing a multi-stage business, each level standing on top of the other, to tackle each of the industry's 4 prevailing issues:

BeatBidder - A platform for connecting venues, DJs, artists, and all other parties involved in the music event organization process. We connect DJs, artists, venue owners, and everybody else involved in the music event organization process in order to provide the best opportunities for all. Leveraging auction systems, we strive to both increase revenue for the most in-demand DJs and venues, while the sheer size of the market cuts costs and lowers entry barriers for virtually everyone who takes part in creating music events. BeatBind also counts promotions, sponsorships and event organization outsourcing among the services that can eventually be exchanged on the platform.

BeatBuy - Ticketing will be a default feature of any event created on BeatBind, which will directly be sold and offered to our fanbase, massively decreasing entry barriers. This prevents ticket scalping, forgery, and the rise secondary markets that steal $8 billion annually from the creators of events. BeatBuy will eliminate this problem and bring that money back to the pockets of artists, organizers, and all businesses that actually create the experiences..

BeatX - App giving fans the impact they need to shape the even they're attending, and event-oriented experiences like dating. Fans will have access to newsfeeds and will be engaged in multiple ways to help the organizers better shape the very events that those same fans are attending. In order to ensure the integrity of all transactions and to protect all parties, we plan to introduce a rigorous escrow protocol for refunding money in case of failed transactions and handling disputes

BeatAI - Providing revenue projections and other heuristics that helps all platform users to decide whom to hire, where to perform, etc. Our platform will use machine learning to produce revenue estimations to help you justify decisions in any part of the music event organization process. This will greatly reduce risk and spur even more growth. We believe this is just the step the industry needs to take to step out of the dark caused by the lack of data, and make better decisions.

The Solution: BeatBidder

4 stage platform

Artists are paired with venues and organizers.

Let's say you're a DJ, and you want the best deal for a Friday night performance. Let venues compete for you! Show off your portfolio, choose when you're available for a show, and let event organizers outbid each other as you get better and better offers.

BeatBind Platform benefits all parties in the music events industry:

Music groups - let venues & organizers bid on you, increasing your revenue

Event organizers - let musicians bid on your opportunity, so you lower your expenses, and get the best

Venue owners - outsource event organization to the most passionate managers

BEATBUY FOR FANSFANS

"Ticket reseller sites illegally inflate prices by up to 500%.” ―Choice, Consumer Rights Group

Seamless Ticketing for BeatBind Events

Direct access to tickets for all BeatBind events

Transparent pricing, no chance of fraud, forgery, or ticket scalping

Fans have the ability to return tickets and get refunded

Fans can pre-purchase tickets as an event is organized

Seamless Crowdfunding for BeatBind Events

Our superior ticketing system supports purchase of tickets for currently organizing events, allowing an initial inflow of capital to organizers

This form of seamless crowdfunding gives smaller venues the means to bring in big stars

All money is refunded to fans if the event doesn’t materialize

BEATX

“We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit Better.” - Jeff Bezos, Founder @ Amazon

BeatBind Mobile App will help fans keep up with what their favorite artists and venues have in store for them. They will be drawn to any available ticket sales, events, or updates relevant to them immediately. But BeatBind offers much more than just buying tickets: they will be able to access much more value in terms of bidding for backstage access to artists.

BeatAI

"There are no statistics. We just advertise and hope they come." ―Anonymous industry insider

The above quote is what we heard when we asked one of our big music industry contacts to share his marketing know-how. This quote summarizes the current approach in the entire industry to estimations, from determining the profitability of promotions to hiring the very artists central to events. It resembles shooting in the dark more than the empirical data-driven approach that has consistently proven to produce best results.

TOKEN

The utility token of the BeatBind ecosystem. The ultimate vision of BBND is to be a universal medium of exchange for the music events industry. Ethereum blockchain provides all the privacy, security and decentralization that such a token deserves. BBND will be traded on public exchanges, but BeatBind platform users are protected from the price volatility during everyday use. The full list of BBND use cases is described in the whitepaper.

Pre IEO - Start: Jan 15, 2021

Pre-Sale Discount: 40% to the IEO launch price of 0.05 USD

Pre IEO - End: March 15, 2021

Pre - IEO Price: 0.03 USD

Available Supply: 1 Billion BBND utility tokens

Acceptable currencies: ETH, BTC, LTC, USDT, BSV

Use of Proceeds

ROADMAP

TEAM

Bosko Gasic: Founder/CEO

Dale Baeten: Co-Founder/COO

Akash Syed: Chief Technology Officer

Doc Ish: Chief Innovation Officer

Ivica Panic: Chief Marketing Officer

Goran Beko: Chief Design Officer

ADVISORS

William Scott Boatman

Daryl Naidoo

Nebojsa Sataric

DEVELOPERS TEAM

Tapendra Shee: Blockchain Architect

Rasel Mahmud: UI/UX Developer

Andrey Romanov: Coin Offering Specialist

Glennbert Ferrer: Community manager

Uros Jovanovic: Copywriter

Elza Hovhannisyan: Junior Marketing Specialist

For More Information Click Links Bellow:

Website: https://www.beatbind.io/

Whitepaper: https://www.beatbind.io/public/template/assets/whitepaper.pdf

Telegram: https://t.me/beatbindutilitytoken

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beatbind/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beat_bind

Author: pejuang cod

My Bitcointalk Profile: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2699227

ETH Address: 0x29AF24D027E5A0A74427A2A4D5dDFe09803D5F93

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khanshiqqheil · 4 years ago

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beatbind

Ecosystem for Music Events

BeatBind Platform

The Solution: BeatBidder

4 stage platform

Artists are paired with venues and organizers.

BeatBind Platform benefits all parties in the music events industry:

Music groups - let venues & organizers bid on you, increasing your revenue

Event organizers - let musicians bid on your opportunity, so you lower your expenses, and get the best

Venue owners - outsource event organization to the most passionate managers

BEATBUY FOR FANSFANS

"Ticket reseller sites illegally inflate prices by up to 500%.” ―Choice, Consumer Rights Group

Seamless Ticketing for BeatBind Events

Direct access to tickets for all BeatBind events

Transparent pricing, no chance of fraud, forgery, or ticket scalping

Fans have the ability to return tickets and get refunded

Fans can pre-purchase tickets as an event is organized

Seamless Crowdfunding for BeatBind Events

Our superior ticketing system supports purchase of tickets for currently organizing events, allowing an initial inflow of capital to organizers

This form of seamless crowdfunding gives smaller venues the means to bring in big stars

All money is refunded to fans if the event doesn’t materialize

BEATX

BeatAI

"There are no statistics. We just advertise and hope they come." ―Anonymous industry insider

TOKEN

Pre IEO - Start: Jan 15, 2021

Pre-Sale Discount: 40% to the IEO launch price of 0.05 USD

Pre IEO - End: March 15, 2021

Pre - IEO Price: 0.03 USD

Available Supply: 1 Billion BBND utility tokens

Acceptable currencies: ETH, BTC, LTC, USDT, BSV

Use of Proceeds

ROADMAP

TEAM

Bosko Gasic: Founder/CEO

Dale Baeten: Co-Founder/COO

Akash Syed: Chief Technology Officer

Doc Ish: Chief Innovation Officer

Ivica Panic: Chief Marketing Officer

Goran Beko: Chief Design Officer

ADVISORS

William Scott Boatman

Daryl Naidoo

Nebojsa Sataric

DEVELOPERS TEAM

Tapendra Shee: Blockchain Architect

Rasel Mahmud: UI/UX Developer

Andrey Romanov: Coin Offering Specialist

Glennbert Ferrer: Community manager

Uros Jovanovic: Copywriter

Elza Hovhannisyan: Junior Marketing Specialist

For More Information Click Links Bellow:

Website: https://www.beatbind.io/

Whitepaper: https://www.beatbind.io/public/template/assets/whitepaper.pdf

Telegram: https://t.me/beatbindutilitytoken

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beatbind/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beat_bind

Author: KHAN SHIQ QHEIL

My Bitcointalk Profile: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2550289

ETH Address: 0xa809395b84354d256302D97d5C68AaEE9EF84005

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batupermata · 4 years ago

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beatbind

Ecosystem for Music Events

BeatBind Platform

The Solution: BeatBidder

4 stage platform

Artists are paired with venues and organizers.

BeatBind Platform benefits all parties in the music events industry:

Music groups - let venues & organizers bid on you, increasing your revenue

Event organizers - let musicians bid on your opportunity, so you lower your expenses, and get the best

Venue owners - outsource event organization to the most passionate managers

BEATBUY FOR FANSFANS

"Ticket reseller sites illegally inflate prices by up to 500%.” ―Choice, Consumer Rights Group

Seamless Ticketing for BeatBind Events

Direct access to tickets for all BeatBind events

Transparent pricing, no chance of fraud, forgery, or ticket scalping

Fans have the ability to return tickets and get refunded

Fans can pre-purchase tickets as an event is organized

Seamless Crowdfunding for BeatBind Events

Our superior ticketing system supports purchase of tickets for currently organizing events, allowing an initial inflow of capital to organizers

This form of seamless crowdfunding gives smaller venues the means to bring in big stars

All money is refunded to fans if the event doesn’t materialize

BEATX

BeatAI

"There are no statistics. We just advertise and hope they come." ―Anonymous industry insider

TOKEN

Pre IEO - Start: Jan 15, 2021

Pre-Sale Discount: 40% to the IEO launch price of 0.05 USD

Pre IEO - End: March 15, 2021

Pre - IEO Price: 0.03 USD

Available Supply: 1 Billion BBND utility tokens

Acceptable currencies: ETH, BTC, LTC, USDT, BSV

Use of Proceeds

ROADMAP

TEAM

Bosko Gasic: Founder/CEO

Dale Baeten: Co-Founder/COO

Akash Syed: Chief Technology Officer

Doc Ish: Chief Innovation Officer

Ivica Panic: Chief Marketing Officer

Goran Beko: Chief Design Officer

ADVISORS

William Scott Boatman

Daryl Naidoo

Nebojsa Sataric

DEVELOPERS TEAM

Tapendra Shee: Blockchain Architect

Rasel Mahmud: UI/UX Developer

Andrey Romanov: Coin Offering Specialist

Glennbert Ferrer: Community manager

Uros Jovanovic: Copywriter

Elza Hovhannisyan: Junior Marketing Specialist

For More Information Click Links Bellow:

Website: https://www.beatbind.io/

Whitepaper: https://www.beatbind.io/public/template/assets/whitepaper.pdf

Telegram: https://t.me/beatbindutilitytoken

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beatbind/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beat_bind

Author: Batu permata

My Bitcointalk Profile: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1875984

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theuniversitychallengereview · 5 years ago

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UC 49.28-32, QF Mega-Blog

What better thing to do, when forced to stay at home during the outbreak of a global virus that threatens not only millions of peoples lives but the very fabric of society as we know it, than catch up on watching and writing about the quiz show whose previous four episodes you had missed for various reasons, all of which seem frivolous following the outbreak of a global virus that threatens not only millions of peoples lives but the very fabric of society as we know it. Also, I kept seeing that Twitter meme about Shakespeare having written King Lear during the plague quarantine and fancied getting involved.

Its also the only sport of any kind that can be found on TV for love nor money (apart from the Turkish Superlig, which for some reason thinks itself immune). Maybe the Premier League should try out pre-recording like the Challenge, for precisely this kind of situation. Just get Salah, De Bruyne and all the boys together for a few kick-abouts, film a few goals and slide tackles and all that, and keep the footage for a rainy day. Or send a camera round Serena Williams’ gaff, log a couple of serves and forehands, cut it together - BOOM, there’s your Wimbledon final if Greta decides tennis is too carbon-heavy.

All I’m saying is, you’ve never seen University Challenge postponed due to a global virus that threatens not only millions of peoples lives but the very fabric of society as we know it (although, as I write this I’m realising that the recordings of next years show will probably be delayed. Shit)

Episode 28 - Courtauld vs Imperial

Whenever I’ve not written one of these for a while it takes me a while to figure out what the heck it is I’m doing. Like, what do I usually write about? How have I managed to put out 118 of these? Do you reckon Shakespeare felt the same way when he was between plays - would he sit down with his quill and parchment and wonder aloud, ‘What the fuck is an iambic pentameter and how do I find one?’ (If I 1: knew the answer to that question; and 2: could be bothered, then I would have written that question in iambic pentameter, but you should know by now you’re dealing with one lazy blogger).

Anyway, Imperial had blazed aside all before them in the opening two rounds, thanks in no small part to the efforts of mercurial star Brandon, whose laconic style has drawn unfair criticism as arrogance. Thats how it always goes with the social media juries though - if a contestant displays any level of confidence above the bare minimum then they’re too big for their boots. But then if they grin and seem really happy when they get an answer that’ll probably annoy some people too. Almost as if they can’t win and there’s no point playing this game to appease the kind of people who get annoyed at kids on quiz shows.

The Courtauld side fall into the grinning category. They all four of them seem genuinely delighted to be on the show, and even more delighted that they managed to win two matches and make it to the quarter finals - their second round defeat of Glasgow a particularly impressive performance.

Glasgow were a good side, but Imperial are a different gravy, and Courtauld, after a neg on the opening question, seem like rabbits in the headlights (when they should have been at home, the whole country’s on lockdown, dammit Peter!) as Brandon sycthes down question after question, fearful to fall further below zero in case they can’t make it back up again.

For a while it looked as though that might end up being the case, as Imperial pranced into a hundred point lead within six questions, but Haigh finally stopped the rot, and Courtauld would add some respectability over the rest of the episode. In truth, it was clear from that point onwards that the race had been run, and Brandon seemed to relax from thereon out, and his teammates picked up the slack, though that seems like doing them a disservice, as they all seem very accomplished in their own right.

Final Score: Courtauld 75 - 240 Imperial

Episode 29 - Trinity, Cam vs Corpus Christi, Cam

Right, on to the next, and for Ep 29 we had our first Cam-Cam slugfest of the series. There had already been plenty of Ox-Cam derbies of course, you can’t move for them half the time, but no inter-collegiate battles thus far. Whoever won would become the first side to reach the semi-finals, with Trinity having beaten Manchester and Corpus Wolfson in their respective opening quarter final clashes.

Stewart, who doesn’t look like he would be out of place in the Byzantine Empire, gets Corpus off the mark with ‘Byzantine’ (I have basically no idea what this comparison would actually mean, or if it is in fact a sick burn, but I feel like he has an old-timey medieval look about him and felt like this should not go unaddressed. Like, he wouldn’t look strange wearing a tunic, would he?).

Russell and Wang increased the lead before Hughes got Trinity into the game with what looked like a semi-guess on a maths-y starter. Paxman, who clearly enjoys toying with the Corpus captain, then gets Wang for the second match in a row with a double serving of Boomer sarcasm. When Wang rather dejectedly says, ‘Its not Isaac Asimov, is it? No’, the quizmaster further interrogates him as to whether he was giving a question or an answer, much in the way an irritating geography teacher would parrot ‘Of course you can go to the toilet, the question is whether or not you may’. He’s right though, and Corpus gobble up two more bonuses on sci-fi writers.

Another starter went to Stewart, and a first for Gunasekera. Corpus were starting to look comfortable, but a brief flurry from Trinity around the music round looks like it might bring them into contention. But that’s all it was, the briefest of flurries, like that random day in April or October where someone says ‘is it snowing?, and you all look out of the window, but before you can actually work out if it really was snowing or if it was some sort of white rain, its stopped.

Corpus stretch their legs now, and find themselves beyond two hundred points before Trinity turn themselves back on, which they eventually do, building up to a not-disgraceful 80 before the gong.

Final Score: Trinity 80 - 245 Corpus

Episode 30 - Manchester vs Wolfson, Ox

Because I do this on Tumblr, one of the most annoying things about doing this (and I know its dumb), and something that I think might subconsciously play into me not doing these more regularly, is that when I try and add the pictures of the teams to the post it quite often takes ages and sometimes causes the page to freeze so that I can’t save/post it. This problem is exacerbated when there are multiple episodes to get through, which makes it one of those snowballing problems that only gets worse the longer you leave it - like when you put off repying to an email until it becomes almost a monolithic entitiy in your mind.

It only takes a few minutes to fix this - you copy and paste the text and then add the images in a different window (though there is another annoying thing where the hashtags don’t save anyway, so you have to retype the hashtags - and for some reason I always add loads of hashtags, including #JeremyPaxman - which also feels like it takes an epoch) - but its one of those few minute periods that feel like fifteen minutes. So basically, what I’m saying is that I can’t be assed adding the pictures to the post at this point. I might add them later, but for now you’re just getting words, so, so many rambling words.

Manchester are back in the last eight for the first time in donkeys, but they stand on the precipice following a trouncing by Trinity in their QF-opener (I’ve already mentioned this in the last review, which normally wouldn’t matter, but since its directly above this one then it might seem a bit repetitive, but I don’t know if I can rely on your having remembered). Wolfson were likewise (likewise were? Are both okay) baeten by Corpus Christi (which is also referenced above, sorry) so this one was an ELIMINATOR!

Neither side seemed to realise this from the off though (I say though too much don’t I? If I had more time I’d probably edit a few down. But I’m doing a 5-episode mega-post so I don’t, though. Shit. Actually, that one was on purpose winky face) and sort of stumble through the first few questions with some atrocious work on the bonuses.

Green thought he’d pulled a great answer out of the bag to kick start the match, but Fanny Burney Fanny Burnett is not, and Paxo decries the crowd for being amused at how close Green had come (they having let out a collective ‘oooh’, much in the same way their footballing equivalent may have done at a smashed crossbar).

Even Jones, so electric in her previous appearances, was a bit slow off the mark tonight. On one occasion she even overruled her teammates conferred and agreed upon answer at the last moment, giving her own guess which they had dismissed, but fortunately for her they had both been wrong, so she did not look a fool.

Manchester were ahead, but couldn’t get far ahead. Wolfson were within touching distance, but couldn’t touch. Not until the very end that is. Caple took the final starter to draw them level and the gong sounded before th first bonus could be asked. DEADLOCK.

A #DEADLOCKELIMINATOR no less.

Paxman explains that a Neg on this question would hand victory to the other team without them lifting a buzzer-finger. He starts reading, no one buzzes. He continues to read. Everyone continues to not buzz. He carries on r- BUZZ.

Manchester Rogers. Three words left on Paxo’s lips. He better be right. Kaiser Wilhelm. He isn’t. Otto Von Bismarck. An easy mistake to make, says Paxo.

I reckon Wolfson would have picked up the drop anyway, but you can’t be sure.

My fellow UC blog, jacksonlinewritings, says that its the first time a neg has lost a tiebreak since 2002/03.

Final Score: Manchester 125 - 130 Wolfson.

Episode 31 - Durham vs Imperial.

I don’t know if this is the first time I’ve written about the same team twice in one post before, but it may well be. Either way, you can (and probably already have) read everything I had to say about Imperial Brandon, my favourite contestant this series, further up this very page, so I don’t need to reiterate.

Durham’s Tams beats him to what I thought was a relatively easy starter on the Magna Carta (just spent a few minutes trying to come up with another word to rhyme with carta, thought it would be easy, but it was a bit harda). He gets the next one though (though) and his Captain Rich the third to give them the lead. Their opponents proved a tougher nut to crack than Courtauld though (though, and I’m not doing this on purpose. I’m just not removing them when I probably should be. They’re all coming up naturally. This is just how much I apparently use the word. If there are any others then please let me know) and cling on whenever Brandon threatens to zoom away.

Please forgive me for going on about Brandon, by the way. He’s just (I think ‘just’ is probably one, and probably ‘probably’ too) so captivating to watch. There were several times in this episode when I stopped watching the whole screen during a starter and focussed on him, expecting him to buzz in, which he duly did. Especially on the starters which are that bit more important, when Durham were (I need to do something about my tenses too, they’re all over the shop) threatening to make a comeback, you could feel certain that he was going to get it.

When the game has been won, he relaxes, so his personal scores haven’t been as high as those of others in past series, but he hasn’t needed to get more than he has done, so why would he bother? I expect if a team were to push Imperial close over a whole match then he’d easily post double figures.

Imperial join Corpus Christi in the semis. Durham live to fight another day.

Final Score: Durham 115 - 185 Imperial

Episode 32 - Jesus, Ox vs Courtauld

Phew! I’ve never written four in a night before. That was quite something. Wait, whats that, I have another one to go? Okay, lets do this - an advance warning, this one will probably (probably! Why do I feel the need to never be absolute about anything. I know for certain that this will be very short, so why must I try and placate some imaginary reader who might scold me for its being so?) be very short.

So, another ELIMINATOR. Courtauld were my favourite team of the series, but I harboured little hope for them, after such a crushing defeat by Imperial last time out, and Jesus were quick to crush what little I had left. Lucy Clarke, who absolutely relishes a buzz on the opening starter of a match, came in with an early buzz, as is her wont, and fortunately for the Oxonians she was right this time. She got the next one too, and Jesus were 45 up.

Three in a row for Courtauld captain Prance, who looks shocked every time he gets a starter correct, despite the fact that when he got the third of this hat-trick, he had quite clearly proved to himself that he knows how to answer starter questions by the fact that (the fact that Ducks, Newburyport) he had got the previous two. They were ahead now. Dare I dream?

No, I daren’t. Jesus quickly stole it back, and did not let it go. Courtauld stayed fairly close, but could never again broach the gap, struggling on the bonus questions whenever they got in. Perhaps on another night they might have stood a better chance (with a bonus set on collage art, which Paxman reckoned they would have knocked out of the park, going to Jesus), but tonight (its not tonight at all is it, not for me and not for you) was not their night.

And breathe...

Final Score: Jesus, Ox 135 - 90 Courtauld

If you’ve stuck with me through all of this, I’m frankly amazed. Thank you, and if you need something to do during self-isolation, there are like 6 whole series of the Challenge on YouTube. I haven’t reviewed them all, but thats probably for the best though.

#university challenge #bbc2 #manchester #jesus #oxford #wolfson #cambridge #corpus christi #durham #imperial #london #trinity #Courtauld #Jeremy Paxman

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brajeshupadhyay · 4 years ago

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Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak has sports world on edge

Fans may have been caught off guard when, just four days into a new season, a COVID-19 outbreak among the Miami Marlins team forced the postponement of several pro baseball games, but the news did not surprise public health officials.

With cases surging in many parts of the country, experts say Major League Baseball’s predicament shows that anyone can catch the novel coronavirus.

“This is something we knew would happen,” said Anne Rimoin, an epidemiology professor at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. “Baseball has taught us that nobody is immune.”

Eleven players on Miami’s roster tested positive, forcing the postponement of the team’s scheduled home opener Monday and an ensuing game Tuesday. MLB officials also postponed a game in Philadelphia, where the Marlins had played over the weekend, so the Phillies could be tested and their locker rooms disinfected.

Monday’s announcement stirred memories of March, when the NBA abruptly halted its season, a precursor to widespread shutdowns. This time, amid national debate over masks, social distancing and other aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts wonder whether sports might once again serve as a bellwether.

“There are absolutely lessons to be learned from this,” said Dr. Jared Baeten, a vice dean at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health. “If sports makes this real for everyone, that would be great.”

Six months after its first reported COVID-19 case, the United States has seen a significant increase in infections. The seven-day average dipped Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, but still totaled more than 60,000 cases.

The Marlins figured to be at particular risk because they play in Florida, a state hit hard by the coronavirus. Rimoin noted that the team traveled to Pennsylvania, where officials and the public have worked to flatten the curve.

“You’ve got people going from a high-risk area to lower-risk area,” she said. “Hopefully they were not mixing with the community.”

The outbreak called into question baseball’s strategy for its shortened, 66-day season.

The NHL chose to conclude its schedule in “bubble” conditions, with 12 teams sequestered in Toronto and 12 in Edmonton. On Monday, the league reported no positive results among 4,256 tests. Other sports leagues, such as the NBA and Major League Soccer, also are keeping players in quarantine and holding games at a central location.

The NBA even has established an anonymous tip hotline — dubbed “the Snitch Line” — to report players who violate coronavirus protocol inside its bubble near Orlando, Fla.. And Clippers guard Lou Williams must stay in quarantine for 10 days, missing two games, after he was caught visiting a strip club during an excused absence for a funeral.

“What we’re doing and what they’re doing is so different,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said in reference to baseball. “I like what we’re doing.”

MLB executives have insisted their season is too long and requires too many ballparks for sequestration, although plans to contain games to spring-training areas in Florida and Arizona were considered at one point. “The longer you go, the more people you have, the less likely it is that you can make the bubble work,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday during an interview on MLB Network.

Franchises have been grouped in geographical divisions to reduce travel but are playing in their own stadiums with no fans present. Players are on the honor system, allowed to go home after work.

A view of Citizens Bank Park on Sunday in Philadelphia, where the Miami Marlins played the Phillies. On Monday, the Marlins’ next two games were postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak on the team.

(Chris Szagola / Associated Press)

“I think it’s really important to trace how it occurred,” Angels manager Joe Madden said during a videoconference call before his team’s 3-0 loss to the Athletics in Oakland on Monday. “That’s the one thing we need to know first before we jump to a lot of different conclusions. I mean, to me, if there was a breach of protocol by any of those players, then it’s more easily explainable. And if not, then it becomes more problematic.”

MLB officials said they expected some positive tests, with teams keeping a larger-than-usual 30-man roster and 30 more players who are continuing to train in a separate area and would be ready to replace anyone who becomes infected. On Monday, Dodger President Stan Kasten expressed confidence in the approach.

“I don’t believe there is going to be any panic just yet,” he told MLB Network Radio. “I think we understood that there might be occasions like this.”

But earlier this month, Manfred discussed the possibility of more-significant outbreaks during a radio interview.

“If we have a team or two that’s really decimated with a number of people who had the virus and can’t play for any significant period of time, it could have a real impact on the competition and we’d have to think very, very hard about what we’re doing,” Manfred said on “The Dan Patrick Show.”

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, who has a heart condition, acknowledged feeling scared about the prospect of traveling with his team to face Miami in a three-game series scheduled to start Friday.

“My level of concern went from about an 8 to a 12,” he said. “This thing really hits home now that you see half a team get infected.”

Baseball’s dilemma might have an impact on the NFL and college football, both of which have adopted similar protocols for their upcoming seasons in the fall. NFL camps officially open Tuesday, and, like baseball, the league’s teams are using their own facilities to train.

Bruce Arians, coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, believes the league and its teams are doing all they can to be safe. “I don’t think anybody’s going to get sick at work, because we test every day and everybody is clean,” he said during an interview by phone Monday. “So it’s just, ‘What are you doing away from home, away from the office.’ ”

Said Baeten: “Only the bubble can prevent cases. What was really striking about the Marlins was that they went from zero to 14 cases so fast. That’s not 14 cases coming into the team. That’s transmission within the team and its coaches.”

It would be a mistake to downplay the danger of the coronavirus for athletes who are young and fit enough to be at low risk for severe symptoms. Public health experts cited cases of COVID-19 leading to long-term heart and lung problems even among young patients.

The potential for lasting effects has been particularly worrisome to NBA players. “We’re trying to be extra careful and not have a bad outcome because all it takes is one bad outcome before there’s a lot of regret,” said Dr. Jonathan Kim, a sports cardiologist at Emory University and specialist for the Atlanta Hawks. “Better to be safe and let the science guide.”

Some medical experts are calling for the entire Miami roster to be quarantined for 14 days. Though it remains to be seen how baseball will respond, Kasten said he hopes the outbreak “will teach us things to avoid the repetition of this going forward.”

If nothing else, Baeten wonders whether Monday’s news will send a message to fans across the nation about the importance of wearing masks, washing hands and practicing social distancing.

“We’ll have to see if the Marlins are enough,” he said. “If we’re six weeks out from now and the NFL closes down two teams, maybe that will hit even harder.”

Times staff writers Andrew Greif, Bill Shaikin, Helene Elliott, Dan Woike, Sam Farmer and Maria Torres contributed to this article.

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