“Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face.” — Mike Tyson
At the All-Star break, MLB is in critical need of a plan to reverse its inexorable decline in the fundamental applications of multiple-skills, winning baseball — a serious case of punching itself in the face.
Our practical senses tell us that winning remains unimportant compared to enacting spread-sheeted decisions that seduce managers into taking turns trying to lose, A Game of Throwns.
To that end, June 24 may have provided the most telling game and broadcast of the season, if not the era.