The problem is the schedule.
Well, actually the problem is that there’s a global pandemic and the United States has done a uniquely, unnecessarily poor job of containing it. But within that context — and the context that is MLB deciding to start the season, at a time of then-record rates for new coronavirus cases, without a secure “bubble” — the problem is the schedule.
Saturday was supposed to be the first day since July 26 — nearly three weeks ago, and only three days into the season — that would feature a full baseball schedule unaffected by COVID-19 disruptions.