Let the kids play

Rob Manfred made a startling about-face on Monday evening, pivoting so quickly from his position guaranteeing baseball in 2020 that he ought to consult his local urgent care for symptoms of whiplash.

I suspect, by now, you’ve encountered Manfred’s quotes, plastered on headlines and embedded in articles, or read aloud by talking heads on sports radio. You can probably stand in front of the classroom and recite them verbatim, like a Shakespearian monologue or the Preamble to the United States Constitution. Repeating them here feels indulgent, but a reversal like this comes around just once in a professional lifetime.

But you know what? I think at the end of the day the most important thing ...…