The world according to Jim: • Just checking: Have the Dodgers ruined baseball yet? … • To hear others tell it, the Kyle Tucker signing on top of the Edwin Diaz signing earlier in the winter was the final straw, the act that almost certainly will lead to a lockout this December and quite likely will lead to a work stoppage next spring. You really think a Players Association that has steadfastly and successfully fought off previous efforts to implement a salary cap will fold this time? Or have we all forgotten how the 1994 World Series was sacrificed for the very same reason? … •One anonymous respondent, identified as a “high-ranking team official,” recently told ESPN’s Jeff...
