This was going to be upbeat, even fun by now.
After the midweek news of that face-to-face meeting between the baseball commissioner and union leader — and (gasp!) even some “framework” for a financial agreement — we figured to be well on our way to making fun of what pitchers will do with all their gently used bats and what kind of ads will wind up on players’ uniforms under the new agreement.
A blue check mark and bird on the front and a “YuTube” patch across the back of baseball’s social media king, Yu Darvish?