It is the fall, winter, spring and (in a few short days) summer of baseball’s discontent.
The echoes of the sign stealing scandal. MLB owners using the Coronavirus as a means to drive down costs.
Charges of racism. “Happens every day,” says the Mets’ Dom Smith.
And everywhere is heard a discouraging word.
Well, maybe not everywhere.
One-time pitcher Jack McGeary, who played for Stanford before embarking on a seven-year minor league odyssey in pursuit major league glory, is now the Giants Baseball Operations Analyst. And he is giving minor leaguers and fringe major leaguers the hard sell.