Patients reaching the end of their earthly journeys often experience something known in the hospice community as “terminal lucidity,” a brief, brilliant period of time, often accompanied by a surge of energy, in which the patient seems to rebound to their previous levels of mental clarity and energy, before ultimately slipping away from this mortal coil.
That seemed to be the case late last night, when MLB writer/notorious rake-tripper Bob Nightengale reported a flush of optimism towards the MLB and MLBPA getting a deal done, something that seemed supported by the two sides staying late into the balmy Florida night to continue talks.