LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. • Down a hallway lined with MLB Network and ESPN cameras waits a ballroom so big its official name is “Northern Hemisphere.” Inside, the lights and microphones are positioned just so, ready to surge to life at the flip of the switch. The big stage, sturdy wooden podium at its center, beckons.
The Yankees will bask in its glory Monday.
Will the Cardinals take a turn before they come home?
It will be a challenge to consider the Redbirds a postseason contender if they don’t.
We know by now that winning the winter meetings doesn’t amount to much.