CBA Talks

[TheStarOne]

I'm in favor of the owners and players, getting together, to cut the ticket prices by 75%.

I'm sure that is of tantamount importance in their talks.

 

[The Q]

I'm surprised the players agreed to a hard cap for international players.

That's the first time they've ever agreed to any kind of hard cap.

 

[Omar 382]

The big takeaway- no more smokeless tobacco for new players. WTF is this shit

 

[Omar 382]

"According to NBC’s “Hardball Talk,” on Tuesday, Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, became the 12th major league ballpark to ban smokeless tobacco with fines ranging from $100 to $250 dollars.

The irony of a ballpark synonymous with brewing beer having to use a smokeless tobacco ban to preserve the health and pleasant viewing experiences of fans should not get lost on anyone. The ballpark certainly needs to cut down on all those incidents of fans dipping and driving, the smokeless tobacco-induced fights, and the fans that pass out in the stands from binge dipping."

 

[Omar 382]

 

[Omar 382]

This is an outrage that is taking away from the fundamentals of baseball. If you didn't dip on my high school baseball team, you were probably either homosexual or the female scorekeepers. I, for one, will not stand for the bastardization of my beloved past time. Honestly, Buster Posey's actions look harmless next to this injustice

 

[The Q]

The owners are going to save a ton of money under this new cba.

 

[anotheridiot]

The big takeaway- no more smokeless tobacco for new players. WTF is this shit

I gotta say I applaud this rule. Look at Javy Baez for the cubs. They show him making all these plays that kids at home are trying to emulate, but then show him in the dugout putting a big wad of chew in his mouth.

They are either role models or they are not role models. Maybe I sat thru too many chew videos thru highschool sport meetings, but these players are making millions, at least show some respect for the next line of players thinking they need to do what their hero's do.

As far as this CBA saving money for owners, I really dont know. Players just started accepting qualifying offers. Last year they claim Fowler had no offers because teams did not think he was worth giving up a first round pick. I think the value of a draft pick has been overvalued way too much. I guess we will see what happens next week, to see if Kansas City will decide to get known prospects in trades for some of their core now that they will probably leave easier getting more offers when they hit free agency.

 

[tducey]

Good to see a new CBA. Once again baseball proves it's the 1 league that has the most stable relationship with its players.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

 

[Nasty_Magician]

 

[Pure Steel]

Shocker, I mentioned that months ago......

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Shocker, I mentioned that months ago......

Yep, Pete Alonso called them on it during the season as well.

 

[calsnowskier]

Pay wall. Can you give a bit more detail?

 

[calsnowskier]

MLBTR has a bit about this…

MLB Used Two Different Types Of Baseballs During 2021 Season

Major League Baseball used two different types of baseballs during the 2021 season, Business Insider's Bradford William Davis reports. The …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[catman]

MLBTR has a bit about this…

MLB Used Two Different Types Of Baseballs During 2021 Season

Major League Baseball used two different types of baseballs during the 2021 season, Business Insider's Bradford William Davis reports. The …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Thanks. It looks pretty interesting. I'm sure that both sides want all the baseballs to be the same.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Lockout has begun....

MLB shut down: League in first lockout since '90

MLB has implemented a player lockout for the first time since 1990 after the league and players' union failed to reach a new labor contract agreement.

www.espn.com

Letter from the Commish....

A letter to baseball fans

The Official Site of Major League Baseball

www.mlb.com

 

[catman]

Will this result in a salary "floor" being implemented? How about a change in revenue sharing? Possibly a fundamental change in free agency due to the removal of draft picks and the qualifying offers?

 

[VikingFan2k2]

I personally think that a lockout would be worse for the game than the Pandemic was. It is struggling to keep up with the younger fans as it is, but it would be torpedoed by a work stoppage.

 

[bksballer89]