I realize we’re still supposed to romanticize the heck out of baseball in this country—Kevin Costner, cornfields, Robert Redford, Wonderboy, Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, James Earl Jones, etc.
That’s especially the case when it comes to Major League Baseball’s Opening Day—“Juuuust a bit outside.” Yes, sir, nothing like the start of a baseball season...if you live in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, St. Louis or Boston. But, I’m sorry, when it comes to the small market teams and the small market fans, MLB left them behind a long time ago. I don’t really feel sorry for the small market teams because their owners and players have never seemed all that interested in fighting for a system that would even the playing field.