My love of the game, at least at the major-league level, has been on thin ice over the past few years. It began to decline in 2020, when the pandemic showed me I could live without it. Subsequent events, which I won't get into, damaged the game further, and the fact the D-backs sucked didn't help. By the end of 2021, and through 2022, I only watched the games I was obliged to, for recap purposes, and stopped going to Chase Field entirely. There were simply better, more enjoyable ways to spend the time.
However, this year checked the downward trend.