As fun and dramatic as it was to suggest last weekend that the Toronto Blue Jays or Seattle Mariners could save the 2027 season (and maybe the 2028 and 2029 seasons) by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, our David Brown had it right on Wednesday : Even with a deceptively cuddly underdog in the Blue Jays, nothing that happens in the Fall Classic, slated to begin tonight, will stop the lockout from happening next Dec. 1 or determine its length.

That is up solely to the owners and how far they decide to venture over the cliff in search of their salary cap. (Have you ever seen Thelma & Louise ? It’s gonna be like that.)

But the result of this World Series may determine whether or not the next era of Major League Baseball is all about regular season load management.

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