This morning I’m headed to Waldorf, Maryland, to see the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Long Island Ducks. This would be a contest of the independent “Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.” Yeah, it’s that whole phrase, though perhaps it is baseball I should put in quotes. The Atlantic League(…) is that league with the 62 and a half-foot pitching distance, 18-inch bases, pitch clocks, and, yeah, you can steal first base. They’re in a partnership with Major League Baseball to game-test these changes; they may be coming to an MLB park near you in the next few years.

I’m entering the arena with an open mind. A full report will follow.