The national pastime is past its bedtime.
Baseball delivered a huge win with the All-Star Game. Yet the Rockies keep losing.
Major League Baseball is evolving, and the Rockies are not, asleep at the wheel as the franchise careens into a ditch.
The importance of change was on full display Tuesday night. Whether you like commissioner Rob Manfred or not — and you will not when there is a work stoppage after the 2026 season — he has revived baseball with new rules like the pitch clock and limits on pick-off attempts and defensive shifts.