MLB Lockout Thread

[Yardball85]

yup.

[Yardball85]

 

[MurphDogg]

I don't buy it. I think cooler heads will prevail tomorrow and the big market owners will throw their weight around to prevent games from being missed. Curious to know how united the owners are behind this.

[joelala]

6 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

I don't buy it. I think cooler heads will prevail tomorrow and the big market owners will throw their weight around to prevent games from being missed. Curious to know how united the owners are behind this.

Love your optimism, but I disagree and feel it’s ill-founded here. 
 

Why do you think this?

[jarman86]

9 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

I don't buy it. I think cooler heads will prevail tomorrow and the big market owners will throw their weight around to prevent games from being missed. Curious to know how united the owners are behind this.

Meanwhile I don't think spring training is starting until June or MLBPA caves, which...after COVID season, I don't see happening. MLB isn't feeling any effects. They are getting revenue from other sources. Their regional sports networks can air other programming. When that stops, I think those networks will put lots of pressure on MLB to make a deal. Until then, Manfred and a bunch of outdated owners are just going to continue acting like its 1994. 

[Sports Guy]

 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, jarman86 said:

Meanwhile I don't think spring training is starting until June or MLBPA caves, which...after COVID season, I don't see happening. MLB isn't feeling any effects. They are getting revenue from other sources. Their regional sports networks can air other programming. When that stops, I think those networks will put lots of pressure on MLB to make a deal. Until then, Manfred and a bunch of outdated owners are just going to continue acting like its 1994. 

I think the fanbases of the leaked teams need to make it abundantly clear how unhappy they are that "their" teams are standing in the way of a full season.

[Sports Guy]

 

[MurphDogg]

5 minutes ago, joelala said:

Love your optimism, but I disagree and feel it’s ill-founded here. 
 

Why do you think this?

The numbers just aren't that far apart, everyone makes money either way and everyone will lose even more money with missed games. I think these deadlines are a negotiation strategy and it would be a mistake to kill the golden goose.

[waroriole]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think the fanbases of the leaked teams need to make it abundantly clear how unhappy they are that "their" teams are standing in the way of a full season.

You mean this guy with 5,000 Twitter followers who’s flipping people off in his profile picture? That’s the guy whose word we’re taking?

[seak05]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think the fanbases of the leaked teams need to make it abundantly clear how unhappy they are that "their" teams are standing in the way of a full season.

I don’t think only 8 teams are the hold up 

[seak05]

5 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

 

This offer is a joke, especially the CBT part. Shows no desire to negotiate in good faith 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

10 minutes ago, waroriole said:

You mean this guy with 5,000 Twitter followers who’s flipping people off in his profile picture? That’s the guy whose word we’re taking?

Yeah, I need to see some evidence or corroboration before I believe this guy. Owners are a problem, but there's no reason to take this guy at his word. 

[Sports Guy]

 

[forphase1]

23 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

 

Looks fair to me.   Sign it and let's play ball.