Man we had a group of 8-10 every night and a giant back yard. I had more fun playing backyard baseball than high school sports tbh

A salary cap would be way way better for the average player. Also those barely making the roster. Thats the majority of players. They play on that hope, one day you will get your own $100 million contract too,

The MLB should follow the recent NFL deal. Make it a great deal for those players. They get big raises. They are the majority. Get them to vote.

My favorite sports to play as a kid was rollerhockey in the parking lot of the neighborhood pool.

Man that was a blast. And invariably the game would end when things started getting heated. You're not really supposed to be checking guys (there's no boards, afterall) but somebody would be trying to get down the side of the 'rink' and he'd get hip checked over the curb into a fence and all hell would break loose.

I could snap the hell out of that little ball, man.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: MLB, MLBPA lawyers met today, planning to meet again tomorrow. MLB has suggested Tuesday as deadline, in its eyes, for 3 things: play 162 games, and for players to get full pay &amp; full service time. But, pay/service/sked can’t be unilaterally chosen—needs to be negotiated</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1501011100178997248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MLB has told the Players Association it expects to cancel another week of games without a deal reached tomorrow, sources tell me and <a href="https://twitter.com/kenrosenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KenRosenthal</a>.</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1501018033921343489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Newest proposal from the MLB should be enough to get this done.

On service time, with @Ken_Rosenthal:

• A team that brings up a player for Opening Day can net 3 draft picks over time, one pick per year, if that player does well in voting


That's kinda interesting.

what does that mean? Voting for what? Player of the year? All-Star game?

This is why they are not playing? Again only the elite of the elite get this treatment to be called up later to get another year of service. Maybe effects 1 player a year.

All the other shit going the players way like no salary cap and they are still not playing over 1 player out of hundreds getting another year of service time before they get $100+ million guaranteed contract handed to them by another team.

https://www.outkick.com/so-called-in...ts-they-serve/

You know coverage of the MLB lockout is slanted toward the players when an agent is offering praise.

And not just any agent. We’re talking about super agent Scott Boras, who told The Washington Post that coverage of the lockout is “the most accurate coverage, factually, of any labor negotiation I’ve been involved in.’”

Boras has been a big pain in the backside for MLB team owners and executives for decades. He has played a major role in inflated salaries and player movement. He’s rich and comes across as incredibly slimy.

So if he’s happy, well, you can only guess how remarkably favorable coverage of the lockout has been for the players.

Of course, this isn’t just limited to baseball. Insiders in all sports have sold their souls to agents in their desperate quest for Twitter scoops.

Actually, a lot of national sports writers today are represented by the same agencies that represent the players. For instance, ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is represented by CAA, which lists some of the league’s best and brightest among its clients.

So when an agent says, “jump,” national insiders often ask, “how high?”

As a result, sports writers are no longer actual writers with opinions. At least, not their own opinions. Instead, they walk on eggshells, treading lightly so as to not offend their “sources,” which are always “agents.”

This isn’t to say team owners are right and players are wrong. This isn’t taking any sort of side. But that’s what the sports media is supposed to do. Try to be fair, then form opinions on fairness.

That’s not what many of today’s so-called insiders are doing. They’re just playing a game of trying to one-up the other in kissing agents’ butts.

The result has been vanilla stories, written with no soul or personal opinions, and quite frankly, unreliable coverage. The agents have dived head first into the sportswriting world, and now your sports stories are brought to you almost entirely by them.

No this isn't holding up the game. I just found it interesting.

Looks like there's still a shot.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source: MLB officials are reviewing latest MLBPA counteroffer, with the possibility of a CBA deal before daybreak still alive. <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBNetwork</a></p>&mdash; Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1501428192124485633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As we cross the 2:30 a.m. mark, baseball bargaining has now hit its latest point in this round of talks. The sides started in the 10 o’clock hour Tuesday, so they’re in Hour 17. MLB and the MLBPA are still working. Issues remain.</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1501461907060015104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I just want to see MJ Melendez hit it over the fence and Aldaberto Mondesi injure his oblique. Is that too much to ask?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So, sleep well, the bargaining has ended for tonight, there is no deal yet, and we will see you in the morning - 30 -</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1501471185388900354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Indeed! There is major butt-hurt from the sports media for the owners. Outside of garden variety class-warfare, I'm unsure why. This whole idea that "players are the sport" is stupid. No owners...no organization or investment capital. No fans...no demand. No players...no product. Each of those statements are true. The difference is that nobody has ever really worked for the customer...the fans - specifically the fans of teams with smaller local TV contracts. I want the chance for generational talents to stay in KC if you draft and develop said-player. Nothing about the players or owners proposals in this negotiation works towards making that a reality.

Salary cap and floor is the ticket. But, it aint happening without shutting down baseball for over a year or bringing in AAA replacement players, if they will play. It's a pipe dream. :(

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW YORK — The most significant issue remaining in talks, although not the only, is said to be direct draft pick compensation, the elimination of the qualifying offer. The players want it, MLB has proposed it — but MLB wants the international draft, which is no small matter/give.</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1501597583579525122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The international draft appears to be the last big remaining obstacle to reach a labor deal today. MLB badly seeks it, and will eliminate all qualifying offers for free agents in return. The union still is opposed as it receives input from players, former players and agents.</p>&mdash; Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1501579226063028228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>