I had the pleasure of being a part of group of four Red Sox bloggers who took part in " Playing Pepper 2021: Boston Red Sox ." We were asked six questions concerning the club for 2021 by Daniel Shoptaw, who runs the fine St. Louis Cardinals blog " C70 At The Bat ." Every year Daniel asks bloggers from all 30 teams questions about their teams chances for the upcoming season. This is the eighth straight year I have taken part. My thanks to Daniel for letting me take part again. Here are the questions and my
C70: Baseball in 2020 was like nothing we’ve ever seen before. What are your thoughts on that season? Did you like the rule changes? How was following baseball the same or different during the pandemic?
John: Let’s hope we never have another baseball season like 2020! It was beyond bizarre seeing no fans in the stands until the postseason. I understand some of the rule changes that were made for last season but the only one I liked was the DH in the National League. I am fully a proponent of the DH, and I hate to see pitchers hitting. I don’t like ANY of the other changes: starting a runner at second to begin the 10th inning or the 16-team playoff format. Call me a traditionalist with those two things, but