America's game in the wild-card era: from strike to pandemic

Introduction: Back to baseball

The wild card paradigm shift

Part 1. Return to Action

Trio of aces front the always first Braves

Return of the Yankees' forever dynasty

Cleveland's runaway central train

The end of the Dodgers' O'Malley era

The bottom 25%

Part 2. Wrestling with History

Wild card World Series

Cubs lose: Blame it on Bartman?

Yankees "Apocalypse Now" becomes Red Sox resurrection

Mets meltdowns

Phillies flip the '64 script

Baseball back in Washington

Part 3. Navigating the Competitive Landscape

The Cardinals longevity reboot

Breaking through in the AL East

Giants and Red Sox rollercoaster dynasties

Mets meltdowns: The superheroes hubris episodes

Part 4. Paradigm Shifts

Cubs climate change in Chicago; droughts continue elsewhere

Houston's cheatskates: A dynasty's self-inflicted wound

"Wait 'til Next Year" comes to L.A.

Not the same Steinbrenner: The Yankees' long road back to "Forever"

EPILOGUE: Baseball in the year of Coronavirus.