MLB returns April 7th

[Big McLargehuge]

Frankly every single owner should be tied to a two horses that are then set running in opposite directions...would be the first bit of entertainment the owners have ever actually participated in, rather than merely claim credit for.

 

[Voight]

Simmons put it perfectly. As one guy on the radio said today (forgot what channel) "you're losing kids to Fortnite and basketball... the way its going you won't have any fans left in 20 years"

 

[GKJ]

It's become apparent to me that baseball needs to see the bottom if they're ever going to make tangible change. I don't know what that means or if they would recover from it, but that's what seems like needs to happen. I don't think missing the start of the season is as prohibitive as people seem to think apart from the workers that it hurts.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Remember HFs annual Bettman is the worst Commissioner in all of sports threads

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Manfred really makes Bettman look great in comparison. I'm not a fan of any of the 4 major sports commissioners but Manfred is BY FAR the worst. He's probably the worst in my lifetime too.

 

[John Price]

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Manfred really makes Bettman look great in comparison. I'm not a fan of any of the 4 major sports commissioners but Manfred is BY FAR the worst. He's probably the worst in my lifetime too.

Bettman gets a bad rap because of 04-05. The reality is the league needed a hard reset, something the players were too stubborn to accept.

At that point, players were taking in over 70% of league revenue, spending was out of control. Baseball is clearly at the opposite end of the spectrum, which is why being pro-player is so obvious to everyone who's not a "it's millionaires vs. billionaires" sheep.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Manfred really makes Bettman look great in comparison. I'm not a fan of any of the 4 major sports commissioners but Manfred is BY FAR the worst. He's probably the worst in my lifetime too.

He's Selig disciple. Apple doesn't fall to far from the tree.

Manfred is trash but the real villains are the owners. Some of the shiitiest owners in sports are involved in MLB.

 

[Terry Yake]

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Including meal money? What the f***?

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Not that anyone believes Manclown, but the proof is in the pudding. What an ignoramus.

Braves are the only team whos finances are available and they totaled over $100 million in cashflow last year.

It’s just pieces of paper. Why is Manfred even concerned.

 

[Voight]

It’s just pieces of paper. Why is Manfred even concerned.

Crazy how much some of these owners make when their team is a contender for a piece of metal.

 

[NJDevs26]

Why is this not coming from the billionaires?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Why is this not coming from the billionaires?

Let's be honest, it is a pure PR move (a great one) and the players thought of it first.

 

[NJDevs26]

Let's be honest, it is a pure PR move (a great one) and the players thought of it first.

It is but it’s a PR move that also has some actual value, especially if they somehow shame the owners into pitching in more as a result

 

[Scandale du Jour]

It is but it’s a PR move that also has some actual value, especially if they somehow shame the owners into pitching in more as a result

100%.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Crazy how much some of these owners make when their team is a contender for a piece of metal.

The fact they buy their arguments completely and don’t see the irony just shows how out of touch they are generally speaking.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Let's be honest, it is a pure PR move (a great one) and the players thought of it first.

Scherzer has already forfeited more than this in cancelled games so far, not exactly a lot for the players to pool together. Complete PR

 

[Voight]

It is but it’s a PR move that also has some actual value, especially if they somehow shame the owners into pitching in more as a result

MLBPA, MLB starting funds for impacted workers

 

[John Price]

owners don't seem to be respecting the players intellect

 

[Fenway]

On the 96th day of the MLB owners’ lockout, Randy Levine called the situation “embarrassing,” and a “bad look,” in the first comments about the labor dispute by a Yankees official since owners shut down the league in December. Speaking on “The Michael Kay Show” Monday afternoon, the Yankees’ president said he was hoping to “educate the public” about the process as a long-time lawyer in labor negotiations.

“It’s a really bad look, especially with what’s going on in the world and we all have to try really a lot harder to try and fix this, because we all look pretty bad,” Levine said.

The Michael Kay Show - Randy Levine: 3/7/22 | ESPN

 

[PG Canuck]

I love baseball. Mariners are finally on the cusp of being a good team and I’m getting to the point of not giving a shit if there is a season or not. I don’t fully feel this way because baseball in the summer is unbeatable but screw this man.

Players better off to just hold out as long as they can so they can win this. Maybe it’s what this league needs for the betterment of it moving forward.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Hope?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

The longer this goes on, the worse mlb looks.

Hope the players dig in and refuse to concede too much.