The collective soul of baseball fans sighed in relief yesterday around 12:15pm Pacific Time as reports of a tentative agreement between MLB and the Players Association first circulated on Twitter.
The slow burn of the lockout through December and January turned into a roaring blaze in late February and into early March. A week of canceled games. No, two weeks of canceled games. A full season is no longer possible. Oh wait, we’ll have Opening Day on April 7th and a full season is possible. Anyone else have whiplash? I know my neck hurts.
But now the agreement has been ratified by both a unanimous vote of approval among the owners and a split 26-12 vote among the players.