Cherish This Baseball Season; We Might Be In for Another Long Offseason

Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning you'll get a fresh, topical column to start your day from one of SI.com's MLB writers. Last March, as COVID-19 had started to shut down most of society, I called a Lyft. There were not very many available at the time, as most drivers had reasonably retreated into their homes instead of hauling around potentially sick strangers. But I didn't have my car, it was late and I needed a ride. It was the last rideshare I would take for many months.