A highlight for me....... not gonna happen as scheduled in 2020:
This was going to be opening day, with all 30 teams scheduled to play Thursday, the earliest opening day in baseball history.
Instead, every ballpark will be empty.
No fans.
No players.
No games.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, despite the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down the sports world, still believes there will be an opening day this season.
He just has no idea of when.
The best-case scenario, MLB executives believe, will be June 1, playing regular-season games through the All-Star break and into October, with a postseason ending in November.
A more reasonable timetable: July 1.
The worst case? See you in 2021.
The USA Today article continues with "10 things we’ll miss".
For me, #5 was the important one:
The Cincinnati Reds, who traditionally had opening day to themselves, were ready to unveil their most talented team since their last postseason berth in 2013. No more rebuilding or stockpiling the minor leagues. The future is now. Trevor Bauer was going to take the mound against Jack Flaherty and the defending NL Central division champion St. Louis Cardinals and show everyone the Reds are for real.
Fingers-crossed for July 1.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt