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When do yo think the MLB regular season will start?

On time
- 1 (33.3%)
Late, but on or before April 15th
- 0 (0%)
April 16th through April 30th
- 0 (0%)
May 1st through May 15th
- 2 (66.7%)
May 16th through May 31st
- 0 (0%)
Jun1st through June 15th
- 0 (0%)
June 16th through June 30th
- 0 (0%)
After June 30th
- 0 (0%)
No Season
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: February 13, 2022, 10:41:25 PM


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josh

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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #6390 on: February 16, 2022, 12:39:25 PM »
Another day for you and me in paradise.

MLB says it will take them about 5 days to be ready to start Spring Training once there is an agreement. And both sides say Spring Training needs to run at least 4 weeks for players to be ready for the regular season. This narrows down the time left to come to a deal without delaying the start - set for 3/31. The agreement would have to be in place a week from tomorrow to make that work.

But... does an agreement have to be in place before Spring Training could start?
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-lockout-owners-have-the-power-to-end-work-stoppage-and-start-spring-training-but-they-refuse-to-use-it/

Owners individually are saying they still expect the season to start on time:
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/mlb-lockout-braves-ceo-remains-optimistic-that-regular-season-will-start-time/5JW6GSGP5NDJTGCIFLXTNRGAXY/

But outside the players and owners, folks looking at it don't see a rapid resolution. I can't blame them.

OTOH, the chance that I will go see the Fisher Cats or the WooSox or the Spinners are decidedly increasing.

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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #6391 on: February 16, 2022, 09:24:45 PM »
Red Sox FB ad about an offer for the April 5 game:
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« Reply #6392 on: February 17, 2022, 02:15:29 PM »
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« Reply #6393 on: February 17, 2022, 08:50:43 PM »
Well...

I was wrong about the thirty minute meeting

It was FIFTEEN minutes
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« Reply #6394 on: February 18, 2022, 04:33:26 PM »
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« Reply #6395 on: February 18, 2022, 04:38:30 PM »
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« Reply #6396 on: February 25, 2022, 12:17:13 AM »
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« Reply #6397 on: February 25, 2022, 11:20:27 PM »
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #6398 on: February 26, 2022, 08:39:12 AM »
The profit is always going to be in the team's value.
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« Reply #6399 on: February 26, 2022, 01:16:19 PM »
Quote from: kidcarter8 on February 26, 2022, 08:39:12 AM
The profit is always going to be in the team's value.

What does that mean?
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« Reply #6400 on: February 27, 2022, 12:15:37 AM »
https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/02/27/mlb-lockout-friction-grows-step-backward

The MLB and the MLBPA cannot even agree that Monday represents a hard deadline. The owners assert that if there is no agreement by Monday, then Opening Day will be delayed.

The players believe this is an arbitrary deadline and therefore negotiable.

The owners are right so long as they say they are right and there is no evidence that they will admit it is arbitrary just as they won't admit that the lockout wasn't necessary and that they could have ended it any time they wished.

The players are dreaming.

The owners are assholes.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #6401 on: February 27, 2022, 05:55:16 PM »
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10028133-report-mlb-cba-agreement-within-striking-distance-luxury-tax-a-sticking-point

Note that the headline probably overstates how close things are and possibly grossly so.
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« Reply #6402 on: February 27, 2022, 10:07:49 PM »
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/02/owners-players-meet-for-extended-negotiating-session-more-talks-planned-for-monday.html


The Athletics Ken Rosenthal has some details on the MLBPAs offer for a new playoff format, which includes an increase in the number of postseason teams from 10 to 12.  The owners have been pushing for a 14 team postseason, though in both 12 team and 14 team scenarios, the unions offer includes the concept of a  ghost win in the first playoff round as a reward to teams who win their division.  For example, a division winning team would only have to win one of the first two games of a first round series in order to advance, while the wild card opponent would have to win both contests.

In short, the idea would to incentivize winning a division title, which would theoretically entice teams to spend more on player salaries in order to be more competitive.  The MLBPA has seen the concept of a larger playoff field as a possible drag on spending, as teams have less urgency or a bigger margin for error in reaching the postseason.  The leagues 14  team offer did propose awarding a first round bye to the teams with the best records in the AL and NL, and the other four division winners would have the benefits of both hosting the entire wild card series in their home ballpark, and also choosing which of the wild card teams theyd want to play.
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« Reply #6403 on: February 28, 2022, 11:53:34 AM »
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« Reply #6404 on: February 28, 2022, 08:57:08 PM »
Quote from: josh on February 26, 2022, 01:16:19 PM
Quote from: kidcarter8 on February 26, 2022, 08:39:12 AM
The profit is always going to be in the team's value.

What does that mean?

It means kid doesn't know what he's talking about.
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