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<t>6335233738223239342311363C30383D7F32510 wrote: We can see how MLB treats its fans, we've seen again and again how they treat their minor league players, is it any wonder the major league players need a union? <br/> <br/> <br/> I think unions were necessary when employees were being mistreated.  B...

<t>3F3D272137520 wrote: We can see how MLB treats its fans, we've seen again and again how they treat their minor league players, is it any wonder the major league players need a union? <br/> <br/> <br/> I think unions were necessary when employees were being mistreated. Back in the day workers work...

<t>69454D4A4166514757240 wrote: I would like to categorize this as a 3-D outcome.  Disappointing, Disgusting and Done.  <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While the first two clearly apply, I would be lying (trying to be overly dramatic) if I said I was Done with baseball.   That said, and as others noted, the...

<t>396F796D627868636E794B6C666A626725680B0 wrote: Implement a salary floor of $125 million.  Certain owners will sell.  Others will relocate to GREENer pastures.  All will be competitive.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Correction:  No, they won't.  The incompetent ones will still be on the losing end.<br/> ...

<t>0426312E222D172C342D302B2A33430 wrote: Until the players agree to a true salary cap (base and max), changes to speed the game up, a  30 second pitch clock, home plate umpires no longer calling balls and strikes, batters staying in the batters box, the game can go the way of the ?. No more seven i...

<t>0A5C4A5E514B5B505D4A785F55595154165B380 wrote: That's what the owners said.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Players' response?  Fine.  No expanded playoffs.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Look for agreement by Monday.    All between is just posturing.  A whole bunch of nothing.<br/> I hope you are correct that an...

<t>792F392D223828232E390B2C262A222765284B0 wrote: I find the whole DH thing puzzling. The players association is said to favor it because it creates one more job, but I'm not seeing that. Unless they increase the roster size (and I've seen nothing about that), they are still at 26. All they are doin...

<t>6B3D2B3F302A3A313C2B193E34383035773A590 wrote: I find the whole DH thing puzzling. The players association is said to favor it because it creates one more job, but I'm not seeing that. Unless they increase the roster size (and I've seen nothing about that), they are still at 26. All they are doin...

<r>092429383F2E39797A4B0 wrote: Last season only 8 players had over 300 at bats at dh.  12 had 160 or more.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> A couple of the older players earning high salaries weren't so good at it either.  <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Miguel Cabrea only had a 701 ops as did Mitch Moreland.<br/> <...

<t>712731252A30202B263103242E222A2F6D20430 wrote: I find the whole DH thing puzzling. The players association is said to favor it because it creates one more job, but I'm not seeing that. Unless they increase the roster size (and I've seen nothing about that), they are still at 26. All they are doin...