The Chicago Cubs are getting an unexpected All-Star break this weekend while the White Sox finally are getting their long-awaited star turn.
These are just two of the unintended side effects of restarting baseball without a bubble during a pandemic. We’re all day-by-day in 2020, or sometimes hour-by-hour.
The postponement of the Cardinals-Cubs series in St. Louis after three new Cardinals — including two players— tested positive for COVID-19 gave the Cubs an opportunity to take a deep breath.
They surely could use one after an intense start to the shortened season that included a six-game win streak and a perfect record in terms of player testing.