Can Mo’ne Davis and Taney have a real impact on the future of baseball? (Evan Habeeb, USA TODAY Sports)

Mo’ne Davis is the best kind of overnight sensation, a blithe young woman with a quiet sense of humor who can strike out all the boys.

For a sports world bloated with stats and commentary and pseudo-controversy, she brings the power of authenticity. And so you watch.

But what is happening in South Williamsport, around Davis and the Taney club from Philadelphia that has illuminated the Litt