Cardboard MLB fans don’t cut it when players need a push from crowd

LOS ANGELES — Their jobs are difficult enough under normal circumstances. And these are definitely not normal circumstances.
The adrenaline rush that comes with being a closer has taken a hit with no fans in the stands and all the cardboard cutouts can’t make up for the intensity of coming into a one-run game with a real crowd on its feet roaring.
“Man, it’s hard. I’m not going to lie about that,” Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said. “It’s an adjustm