CHICAGO _ There doesn't seem to be a perfect solution to the problem of how to restart the baseball season when it's deemed safe to do so.
The Arizona plan that seems to be the preference of MLB _ having all 30 teams play in empty ballparks in the Phoenix area while being sequestered for 4 { months _ already has been met with resistance from players opposed to being separated from their families for such a long time.
"I just don't see that happening," Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw said. "I'm not going to be away from my family and not see them for four months. I just talked about how much Cooper (his infant son) changes over one week, so to miss four months of his life right now, I'm just not going to do it."
Bravo for Kershaw and others who have echoed those thoughts. No player should be forced to be away from his family for that long, especially during a time like this. Would the owners, or Commissioner Rob Manfred, agree to separate themselves from their families for 4 { months just so people can have something entertaining to watch on TV?
Because it appears unlikely the Arizona plan will pass muster from the only ones who really matter _ the players _ it's time to go back to the drawing board.
Here's a proposal that at least wouldn't separate players from their families for long stretches while cutting down on travel and allowing teams to play in their own ballparks _ albeit empty ones.
