Commentary The opening of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season is always a welcome event. It heralds the approach of summer in the northern states. It provides the hope of a fresh start for fans of teams that fell short of success last season. More than anything else, it’s a sign of normalcy: Baseball is back, and the ordinary rhythm of American culture is intact. Indeed, Opening Day brought memorable images with it. Once again, the schedule-makers decided to defy Mother Nature by scheduling my team, the Detroit Tigers, to open their season in Detroit instead of in one of the southern cities. And once again, Mother Nature had the upper hand as the Tigers played their opener during a snowfall. Happily, though, future Hall-of-Famer Miguel Cabrera won the game for the home team by driving a ball through the falling snow and over the right-field fence for a two-run …
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