Our beloved league is deeply unhealthy, to the point where the national pastime can be held hostage by 31 rich men who appear to be solely interested in breaking the union of those on whom the industry is built. After months of silence followed by a few rapid-fire days of fraudulent “negotiations,” Commissioner Rob Manfred stepped up to the podium with a smile on his face and a laugh in his heart to make an announcement: Opening Day is cancelled.
I was originally planning to write about how the Colorado Rockies should build their team around ace starting pitcher Germán Márquez, who just turned 27 in February.