It’s practically baseball season.
It’s already hardball season.
On the last day of Cubs camp in Mesa, Arizona, first baseman Anthony Rizzo said Monday in a video conference with reporters that enough was enough — no more extension talks involving him once Opening Day arrives Thursday against the Pirates at Wrigley Field.
No, he doesn’t expect to reach a new deal with the Cubs before then.
“Obviously, there’s been talks and whatnot,” Rizzo said, “but it doesn’t look like, really, at this time, anything is going to be finalized.”
No, he isn’t trying to bend over backward and make another team-friendly deal.