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Originally Posted by jAZ

It seems to me that he's saying the owners have no remaining negotiating leverage. I'd be suprised if that's true, and I'd be suprised if they crafted a proposal with some reasonable modifications that the Union would say "hell no" and screw everyone.

It seems like Tags is saying the owners should blink. And I don't buy it.

Not that they have no leverage, but rather that after over a year of negotiations, two extensions to free agency, and hard bargaining on both sides, that THIS is the absolute best deal that can be worked out with the union.

If the owners don't take THIS, then it's on to free agency, an uncapped year, labor strife in '08, and nuclear armageddon or whatever.

His job is in part to give an honest assessment of where things are at. I don't think "this is the best we can do, now it's up to you to take it or leave it" is at all unreasonable or whatever.