Hoornstra: Now the real MLB playoffs begin

We’ve reached the point of the baseball season that most closely resembles “normal.” This is less true for the players and coaches, who are bubbling up with their families in neutral-site cities, than it is for the fans.
After all the weirdness we’ve endured the last three months, just think of all that is familiar. Now each playoff round is the usual length. The usual extra-innings protocols are in place. The calendar and the networks and the commentators all tell us tha