I don't know how we do this - punish a sport so awash in money that its leadership no longer cares about its product.
But this work stoppage - this outrageous betrayal of an American custom - cannot end until the fans are heard from.
Today, are we supposed to cheer reports that - three months into the lockout - the two sides are finally tweaking their offers? That they basically offered no negotiation strategy beyond brinksmanship?
That they would simply wait until Opening Day is on the verge of ruination, and then make minor concessions?
If this were a game, they would have sat out the first nine innings, then waited until the bases were loaded with two outs in the 10th - and only then would they try.
They had three months to negotiate. They did nothing, because they figured they could get away with it.
Fie on them. Fie, I say.
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ReplyDeleteJM: If "Fie" is a polite cover-up for an f-bomb, I agree.
They don't give a damn about us.
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ReplyDeleteGot to go beyond NOT going to the games, and NOT watching on TV.
Got to move on to boycotting those who advertise in (or have the corporate name on the) ballparks. And those who advertise on MLB TV.
[yes, I realize this means watching a game or two to see who is advertising....]
Don't buy their stuff. This is capitalism (kind of, sort of). Capitalists respond to plummeting sales.
Boycott them. And let them know about the reason for the boycott after it proves effective.
If we all (and this is beyond Yankeedom) FAIL to do this, these rich assholes win again. By which I mean the owners.
I love how they meet at 1 pm every day to negotiate. 1 pm. Yesterday the guys on MLB Network XM were talking about how they met last 5 pm! Oooooh! A whole four hour and 15 minute negotiation session. They must have been EXHAUSTED after that grueling day of work.
ReplyDeleteThey can’t get their asses there before noon?? I mean seriously, can’t they meet from say, 10 am until 3 pm? Then they can hit the golf courses?
It’s just absurd. It’s all bullshit.
*Yankees Shamus
Hello all! I'm back from my heavenly hibernation and found the entire world in turmoil ... again.
ReplyDeleteDidn't I tell you guys last winter that there would be no baseball in 2022? Hate to say "I told you so" but here it is: I told you so.
The owners will lockout the players this year. There will be very little chance of them coming down to earth. They will want to hold the players hostage and offer maybe 1% of their salaries for playing half the season. The owners will reason that they've lost money bec. of the coronavirus and that they've got nothing more to lose. If the players won't play for peanuts, there will be no baseball this year. Players will say "over my dead body will I play for a peanut". I'd say there's a better chance of players forming a new league of their own and playing ball in your local park.
The Hammer of God
I'd LOVE to see another Players' League, Hammer. Last one was in 1890, and it nearly turned the (sporting) world on its ear.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe the new league should be run by the gambling concerns and eliminate the middle man.
ReplyDeleteThe standings wouldn't be W-L but based on whether they cover the spread.
Teams wouldn't have rallies they would have "a parlay of hits".
Plus you get to keep names like the Indians and Braves
Goose Gossage has it down almost perfect in the mcPaper. I agree with everything except I do want automated strike zone. Umpires are out of control.
ReplyDeleteBest line is stuffing the intern into a trash can.
Unfortunately, El Duque, there is no respect for the fans. Many of them will return to the ballpark, having paid for tickets, buy beers and other concessions and in doing so supported arrogant millionaires and billionaires.
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