Detroit — They’re not going to screw this up, are they? They’re going to do the right thing and find a way, right?
Against a national backdrop of disease, despair and destruction, baseball’s problems seem trivial. Oh, there are legitimate issues of health and economics, and like most massive businesses in America, baseball is important, beyond the outcome of the games.
But let’s not be naïve and suggest its return could help heal a broken country (cue patriotic music). Let’s be realistic and say its continued absence would irreparably damage a broken sport.
The next week might be the most crucial period of negotiations in baseball history.