Distilling a hyperlocal sport like baseball into a handful of universal themes was more challenging than originally anticipated. The lack of national exposure of the games' best and brightest, magnified by the constant pace of games and the lack of practical (legal) access to teams across the league meant that more than a few standout narratives were overlooked by the masses.
And while there were individual accomplishments so exceptional they couldn't help be recognized, this recap largely focuses on the ones that impacted every team in some capacity.
