Also watch the Liverpool-Everton game in particular for that second Salah goal. Just amazing. I was surprised, however, that no one managed to get themselves red carded with all the yellows they were handing out.
It seems ridiculous to have a lockout at a time of year when there is no baseball being played to be locked out of. But it does stop new contracts. And, since an in-season strike seemed likely had there not been a lockout, it allowed the league to control when the work stoppage would happen by initiating it themselves.
Still, I'm not sure a lockout at a time when nothing is being done but signing new player contracts puts a tremendous amount of pressure on either side to compromise. Until the lockout threatens regular season games, which are where both sides make their money, I don't see that it moves the needle on negotiations all that much.
Time to confess my ignorance here: I genuinely don’t know what option the owners had other than a lockout. Could they unilaterally extend the existing agreement or something?
Glad to see you going in on Dems. I do still think you could stand to get more cynical about them though... E.g. i really think it's an open question if they as a party care as much about abortion rights as they do about fundraising off of abortion rights getting removed.
They're about to fundraise the shit out of this SCOTUS decision, and I guarantee you the campaign will come with ZERO substantive promises about how they plan to get back abortion rights.
Regarding Feinsand, I hardly think that the MLB website is touting the MLB position is anything but what one should expect. I imagine the MLBPA association website (do they have one?) similarly touts their position. The only mistake would be thinking of MLB.com as a news organization rather than the owner's mouthpiece.
I fully expect all the coverage of the lockout to divide between "the players are greedy" and "billionaires vs millionaires." I think a lot of people just can't wrap their heads around the idea that the people who earn the money should get to keep the money. It doesn't matter that the money is a lot more than any of us will ever see. The players are the ones making the sport rich, and therefore the players should get the bulk of the money. That seems simple enough to me, but that argument won't sway many who continue to insist that the players are being greedy and and should be thankful that are being paid to play a game.
I am still expecting this to last into the season. The owners have dug their hole and I don't think want to get out of it.
-- I believe it was in Marvin Miller's memoir where I read that when negotiating the service time required for a player to reach free agency, A's owner Charlie Finley proposed making all players free agents when their contracts expire. Miller was aghast, because he knew that if all players could get free agency, it would serve to depress salaries, because of the increased supply of players available on the market. However, because it was Finley making the proposal, and fellow owners didn't like the guy, this proposal was never seriously entertained. This revealed to me how little the owners understand economics, and how Miller knew how to get players higher salaries.
-- As a White Sox fan, I certainly enjoyed watching Hoyt pitch, but I never saw him in person at Comiskey. In 1985, I stayed down in Carbondale for the summer, prepping for my glorious year as sports director at my college radio station. A friend with a car (!) asked if I'd be interested in going to St. Louis to catch a Cardinals game. So we tooled over to Busch Stadium, and saw Lamarr Hoyt battle Joaquin Andujar in a great pitcher's duel. We managed to get tickets at the window about three rows from the top. Hoyt and Andujar were having great seasons and the packed ballpark made for a great atmosphere. The Pads came out on top, 2-0, with Hoyt and Rich Gossage combining on a 3-hitter.
THANK YOU FOR CORRECTLY USING "BEGGING THE QUESTION."
Literally every other time I've heard that phrase for months no one has been begging anything, they have been posing the question or raising the question, but not begging it and the sloppiness is maddening.
Opening Free Thursday with the lockout and closing with a long meditation/screed (screeditation?) on abortion politics? Those discount subscriptions are just gonna ROLL in!
Speaking of the lockout, a question from someone who knows nothing about labor negotiations to anyone(s) here who does: is it permitted/does it make sense for the PA, individual players, or both to keep trying to have public contact with the owners to demonstrate it's not them walking away from the table? "Hey, Dodgers - it's Freddie Freeman ... I'm interested in hearing more about that contract we were discussing. Call me maybe?"
If you don't, I feel like it's how the current Senate (ineffectually, IDMCjHO) treats the filibuster: as soon as one is threatened everyone acts like it's in place. Make the MFer talk - or in the owners' case, not talk.
Liverpool vs Everton is generally the Merseyside Derby.
A lot of great stuff on the list of baseball books. Baseball 100 was written by a man with obvious talent and a love of the game. I'm sure I would enjoy it, could I get past my disappointment at his Paterno book. Wasn't a huge fan of the James/Neyer books or any book James wrote after the Abstracts.
Also watch the Liverpool-Everton game in particular for that second Salah goal. Just amazing. I was surprised, however, that no one managed to get themselves red carded with all the yellows they were handing out.
I’m clearly being pedantic here… the Liverpool-Everton derby is technically known as the “Merseyside Derby”.
It seems ridiculous to have a lockout at a time of year when there is no baseball being played to be locked out of. But it does stop new contracts. And, since an in-season strike seemed likely had there not been a lockout, it allowed the league to control when the work stoppage would happen by initiating it themselves.
Still, I'm not sure a lockout at a time when nothing is being done but signing new player contracts puts a tremendous amount of pressure on either side to compromise. Until the lockout threatens regular season games, which are where both sides make their money, I don't see that it moves the needle on negotiations all that much.
Time to confess my ignorance here: I genuinely don’t know what option the owners had other than a lockout. Could they unilaterally extend the existing agreement or something?
Glad to see you going in on Dems. I do still think you could stand to get more cynical about them though... E.g. i really think it's an open question if they as a party care as much about abortion rights as they do about fundraising off of abortion rights getting removed.
They're about to fundraise the shit out of this SCOTUS decision, and I guarantee you the campaign will come with ZERO substantive promises about how they plan to get back abortion rights.
Regarding Feinsand, I hardly think that the MLB website is touting the MLB position is anything but what one should expect. I imagine the MLBPA association website (do they have one?) similarly touts their position. The only mistake would be thinking of MLB.com as a news organization rather than the owner's mouthpiece.
Hit the nail on the head about Dem leadership, although their messaging generally sucks.
I fully expect all the coverage of the lockout to divide between "the players are greedy" and "billionaires vs millionaires." I think a lot of people just can't wrap their heads around the idea that the people who earn the money should get to keep the money. It doesn't matter that the money is a lot more than any of us will ever see. The players are the ones making the sport rich, and therefore the players should get the bulk of the money. That seems simple enough to me, but that argument won't sway many who continue to insist that the players are being greedy and and should be thankful that are being paid to play a game.
I am still expecting this to last into the season. The owners have dug their hole and I don't think want to get out of it.
Two comments for the price of one:
-- I believe it was in Marvin Miller's memoir where I read that when negotiating the service time required for a player to reach free agency, A's owner Charlie Finley proposed making all players free agents when their contracts expire. Miller was aghast, because he knew that if all players could get free agency, it would serve to depress salaries, because of the increased supply of players available on the market. However, because it was Finley making the proposal, and fellow owners didn't like the guy, this proposal was never seriously entertained. This revealed to me how little the owners understand economics, and how Miller knew how to get players higher salaries.
-- As a White Sox fan, I certainly enjoyed watching Hoyt pitch, but I never saw him in person at Comiskey. In 1985, I stayed down in Carbondale for the summer, prepping for my glorious year as sports director at my college radio station. A friend with a car (!) asked if I'd be interested in going to St. Louis to catch a Cardinals game. So we tooled over to Busch Stadium, and saw Lamarr Hoyt battle Joaquin Andujar in a great pitcher's duel. We managed to get tickets at the window about three rows from the top. Hoyt and Andujar were having great seasons and the packed ballpark made for a great atmosphere. The Pads came out on top, 2-0, with Hoyt and Rich Gossage combining on a 3-hitter.
I looked up the new name of Miller Park and Wikipedia tells me that people commonly refer to it as "Am-Fam Field".
THANK YOU FOR CORRECTLY USING "BEGGING THE QUESTION."
Literally every other time I've heard that phrase for months no one has been begging anything, they have been posing the question or raising the question, but not begging it and the sloppiness is maddening.
Opening Free Thursday with the lockout and closing with a long meditation/screed (screeditation?) on abortion politics? Those discount subscriptions are just gonna ROLL in!
Speaking of the lockout, a question from someone who knows nothing about labor negotiations to anyone(s) here who does: is it permitted/does it make sense for the PA, individual players, or both to keep trying to have public contact with the owners to demonstrate it's not them walking away from the table? "Hey, Dodgers - it's Freddie Freeman ... I'm interested in hearing more about that contract we were discussing. Call me maybe?"
If you don't, I feel like it's how the current Senate (ineffectually, IDMCjHO) treats the filibuster: as soon as one is threatened everyone acts like it's in place. Make the MFer talk - or in the owners' case, not talk.
Liverpool vs Everton is generally the Merseyside Derby.
A lot of great stuff on the list of baseball books. Baseball 100 was written by a man with obvious talent and a love of the game. I'm sure I would enjoy it, could I get past my disappointment at his Paterno book. Wasn't a huge fan of the James/Neyer books or any book James wrote after the Abstracts.
hey ! she WAS arrested... Law & Order, baby !!!