Greinke has been a diamond in a rough season

Ernie Banks thinks he can relate to Zack Greinke as well as anyone in the world. They’ve never met, and Banks thinks this is a shame. He’d like to change it. They have so much in common. Banks has been talking a few minutes about what it’s like to play baseball games that don’t matter, in front of small crowds and sometimes with teammates who don’t belong, all the while doing your very best despite the sinking standards around you.