Normally, the crack of the bats and sound of the baseball hitting the glove is a welcome sign that winter is nearing its end (even here in Colorado). And, trust me, those sounds are still far more welcome than the the crunch of ice underfoot or the scrape of the shovel as it glides between the layers of sidewalk and snow.
This year, however, the sounds coming out of spring training have been focused more on sound bites than baseball … and that’s never a good thing for the game that we all love.
On Sunday, during an interview with ESPN, Manfred, however, gave a sound bite for the ages.