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Atlanta Braves: MLB throwing cold water on leaked restart plan

Well, we told you that this wasn't going to be an easy fix. But there are still reasons that the Atlanta Braves and MLB might be dragged into this "All Arizona, All The Time" plan to jump-start the sport in either late May or early June... despite the evident problems.

When the news broke this morning, it came as a breath of fresh air to all baseball fans: a plan to start the season even before things are fully back to whatever-passes-as-normal in our lives.

Then came the follow-up messages, which included this statement from the MLB offices, which says in part:

"MLB has been actively considering numerous contingency plans that would allow play to commence once the public health situation has improved to the point that it is safe to do so.