Ugly CBA negotiations are over and baseball is back. Still, what took so long to get this deal done? - USA TODAY

MLB has a new CBA. Now comes the hard part ... trying to repair a relationship with the players, and restoring the baseball’s luster and beauty.

It is mercifully over. No more rhetoric. No more threats. No more deadlines. And, yes, no more ghost runners and seven-inning doubleheaders. Baseball is back, with the 99-day lockout officially … [+7627 chars]

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