You’re hearing that because you want to hear that. There’s a difference between not wanting to be the face of the franchise and being a coward, which is why Wainwright made no such connection.

Jesus tapdancing Christ, Deadspin; the guy was asked a question and he answered it with effusive praise for Heyward, whom I daresay he knows a bit better than you or I do, and provided a charitable theory for why Heyward would prefer the Cubs (other than the real reason which was “Star Wars money in 2018”), and you…

He’s a good hire considering Miami has numerous young stars, particularly Stanton. Dealing with the fame and adulation can be difficult, often resulting in you believing the hype. Too often careers are derailed because a player’s ego grows and he develops a big head. Bonds sure has experience here.

Good question. The answer is not massively. Even if they didn’t provide an option to get it on tv, you can simply connect the computer it’s being streamed on to the tv by a HDMI cable. Failing that, everyone can watch it on their phones. Not such a communal experience, but hey, no one misses anything at least.