Baseball has reached a crossroads. Again.
The coronavirus pandemic forced a 60-game season, which forced major rule changes, which forced fans to take a hard look at our National Pastime.
I’m something of a baseball traditionalist, and a complete romantic, tending to look at the game through the golden tones of the movie “The Natural.” So it’s wise for me to shake myself out of my nostalgic haze and take a hard look at the state of the game — and also remind myself that the game has never been static.
Night games, wild-card playoff teams, free agency, the designated hitter, protective netting, batting helmets, breaking the color barrier.