Happy post-holiday wishes to everyone. Now it’s time to return to the grindstone and see what happens.

The Lake/Classic Lake conference mishmash appears to have settled down (at least for the holiday weekend), but I’ll be keeping an eye on that during the days to come. Another controversy is bubbling, and this one involves high school baseball.

I’m hearing that some baseball coaches are not too happy that the MSHSL is considering moving the season back a bit in the spring; it makes sense on a weather level, certainly. The unhappy coaches feel that their sport should be left alone, and hints are being dropped that baseball might be better off if it was not part of the MSHSL. 

Yes, you read that right. There is a suggestion on the table that baseball coaches should consider removing their sport from the auspices of the governing body for all high school sports in Minnesota. They are looking at the True Team track concept — which is administered by the track coaches association and is separate from the MSHSL — and wondering, “Can we do the same thing with baseball?”

Drastic? Certainly. Loopy? Maybe. I’ll keep an eye on this, too.

Have a great week.

John Millea is on Twitter at www.twitter.com/stribjohnÂ

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