The MLB lockout thread

[BWillie]

Can we just get rid of baseball to begin with, does anyone even want it? I don't think anyone has watched a baseball game outside of the ones their teams play since 1979.

[Ocotillo]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Can we just get rid of baseball to begin with, does anyone even want it? I don't think anyone has watched a baseball game outside of the ones their teams play since 1979.

I feel you.

Last year's World Series made me realize that it's a tough sell to fans who don't root for either team when the Braves starting pitcher Tucker Davidson -- who hadn't been in the majors since June -- can't make it through two innings and then the game favors the team with less bullpen attrition that day. It's a big commitment to watch for four-plus hours each game in a best-of-seven series.

The owners and players should be working together on bettering the game by reducing three true outcomes rather than going to war.

Almost all of the issues can be resolved by mid-February but the one that worries me is the MLBPA wanting five-year free agency. I think the owners will never go for it and are willing to shut down the entire season to win that battle.