Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jul 23, 2020
Sara’s Diary, day 132: The return of baseball
Photo by Al Drago - Pool/Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before Congress wearing a Nationals mask. He’ll throw out the first pitch of the 2020 season.This diary started as a late night brainstorm as I watched every major sports league shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I had no idea what was about to happen, but I knew it was historic. I also happen to live in an iconic neighborhood built around baseball and I wanted to be able to look back later and remember what happened on an (almost) daily basis. I believe I originally pitched the idea to Al as sort of like the letters they read in Ken Burns documentaries, but with a lot more sass.