COMMENTARY
Welcome to the time of year when a baseball fan can convince themselves of just about anything. Even in the land of people angry to find Ben Affleck in their drive-thru.
We’re not even a year removed from collectively deciding the Bruins firing Bruce Cassidy for Jim Montgomery was a bad idea, and boy did we nail that. On this Tuesday of pitchers and catchers, with Opening Day a shade more than six weeks away, let’s imagine we’re similarly stupid.
The only thing Rob Manfred’s Major League Baseball might love more than gambling is mediocrity, given the perpetual optimism it produces.