Who knew that COVID-19 would ultimately lead to the most significant divisive force in the history of baseball? Players and owners have been fighting over prorated pay and the number of games that should be played in empty stadiums since March. Fans debate the merits and championship-worthiness of a shortened season. The game’s social media following, largely a left-leaning, has gone conservative when it comes to changes deemed too radical for their tastes, like the universal DH or expanded playoffs.
Can’t we all just get along?
Let me quickly address each point as others here at Cubs Insider, myself included, and bloggers all over the internet, have helped to bludgeon each topic to death:
- The players deserve full prorated pay in 2020 because that’s what was originally negotiated in March, and for the sake of the fans, the league should allow as many regular season and playoff games as possible this year.