Phillies Manager Joe Girardi, Fans Encouraged By Baseball Resuming In South Korea

Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

WHAT'S UP, I'M DON BELLBROADCASTING FROM HOME.JOE GIRARDI HAS DONE IT ALL INHIS BASEBALL CAREER WON THEWORLD SERIES AS MANAGER, ANDAS A PLAYER.BUT THE NEW PHILLIES SKIP ISHER FACING AN UNPRECEDENTEDCHALLENGE.OUR LESLEY VAN ARSDALL HASMORE.OOHS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS NEWMANAGER OF THE PHILLIES JOEGIRARDI CAN'T WAIT TO GET THESEASON STARTED AND WITHBASEBALL RESUMING IN SOUTHKOREA, A IT GIVES HIM AND USHOPE.I THINK IT IS ENCOURAGING,YOU KNOW, I THINK IT IS TOSTILL DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW,FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THELOCAL GOVERNMENT.RIGHT.WHEN THINGS OPEN UP, WHATWE'RE ABLE TO DO.BUT, I MEAN, YOUR PRAYER ISTHAT THE PLAYERS DON'T BECOMEAFFECTED.THERE ARE NO FANS IN THESTANDS, AND SOME PLAYERS AREWEARING MASKS.WE'RE GOING TO MISS THEFANS.I THINK WE FEED OFF THE ENERGYOF THE FANS.WE WILL TRULY MISS THE HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVEWHEN WE PLAY IN PHILADELPHIA.I THINK IT IS TO PROBABLYIMPORTANT TO SOMEHOW WE FEEDTHE CROWD NOISE, TRY TO MAKETHE BALLPARK AS LOUD ANDACINAR JET I CAN AS POSSIBLE,SO IT SEEMS MORE REALISTIC,BUT FOR THE OTHER REASON SOYOU CAN'T HEAR THE OTHER TEAMTALKING.AND HOW REALISTIC IS A JULYSTART DATE?I THINK THAT'S ALL OURI THINK EACH MONTH, MAYBE THENEXT MONTH IS THE MONTH THATWE WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TOWORK.SO I THINK WE ALL BE EXTREMELYHAPPEN IF I JULY 1ST WAS THEDATE.HOW ABOUT A MESSAGE FOR THEFANS WHO JUST CAN'T WAIT FORBASEBALL TO BE BACK?WE MISS YOU.WE TRUELY MISS OUR FANS.AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TOGETTING BACK TO WORK ANDPROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT, ASSOON AS POSSIBLE.AND WE MISS BASEBALL.BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, WE JUSTHAVE TO STAY POSITIVE, ANDPATIENT, WHICH IS SOMETHINGTHAT I THINK WE'VE ALL GOTTEN