For a generation that never experienced anything in baseball like this lockout, it's starting to make sense why labor issues are such a sore spot in the game.
In a time where inflation is through the roof, wages are stagnant and most people are feeling financial crunches, the owners of the teams really picked a piss-poor time to go through with this.
From what I’ve read online, the CBA could have been extended?
Instead, billionaires try to find a way to get richer, while the masses struggle.
This situation has really put a sour taste in my mouth, and I hope other people too. This doesn’t just effect the players, but thousands of stadium workers. And when, eventually, it’s settled, the fans will be the ones forking over cash for increased tickets, parking, concessions and t.v. packages. It was bad before, but the amount of greed in this game is on par with all of the other financial problems in this country.
I vaguely remember Camden Yards opening, I was at Cal’s 2130, I’ve seen what playoff baseball can do to this city. I have a 7 year old that I wanted to share that with, but I don’t think it will be through Major League Baseball anymore. There are other avenues to enjoy this sport.
I hope the owners take financially crushing blows from this, and the majority of “average” players leave the league to play somewhere else.
I could have written this, right down to the 2130 game and having a 7 year old. I was just starting to get back into MLB over the past few years and was looking forward to introducing my son to the sport...now, ehhh, why bother? Any sense of that eternal baseball optimism has vanished and I can't imagine spending time or money in support of this crap (at least, like you say, at the MLB level).
Minor league and private league stadiums have more of a charm to them anyway. I took my son to two evening games at Aberdeen last year, and loved it more than anything I’ve ever experienced at a Major League park. They do still price gouge concessions, but parking is free and convenient, tickets are affordable. It actually felt like a family atmosphere, and the worst seats are still close to the field. I just discovered the Atlantic league has a team in Waldorf. I may visit this summer.
You answered your last question in your third paragraph, and it's an answer we can apply in so many situations these days: "I often have a low tolerance for hearing about how things were back when." These are tough days for historians.
In a time where inflation is through the roof, wages are stagnant and most people are feeling financial crunches, the owners of the teams really picked a piss-poor time to go through with this.
From what I’ve read online, the CBA could have been extended?
Instead, billionaires try to find a way to get richer, while the masses struggle.
This situation has really put a sour taste in my mouth, and I hope other people too. This doesn’t just effect the players, but thousands of stadium workers. And when, eventually, it’s settled, the fans will be the ones forking over cash for increased tickets, parking, concessions and t.v. packages. It was bad before, but the amount of greed in this game is on par with all of the other financial problems in this country.
I vaguely remember Camden Yards opening, I was at Cal’s 2130, I’ve seen what playoff baseball can do to this city. I have a 7 year old that I wanted to share that with, but I don’t think it will be through Major League Baseball anymore. There are other avenues to enjoy this sport.
I hope the owners take financially crushing blows from this, and the majority of “average” players leave the league to play somewhere else.
I could have written this, right down to the 2130 game and having a 7 year old. I was just starting to get back into MLB over the past few years and was looking forward to introducing my son to the sport...now, ehhh, why bother? Any sense of that eternal baseball optimism has vanished and I can't imagine spending time or money in support of this crap (at least, like you say, at the MLB level).
Minor league and private league stadiums have more of a charm to them anyway. I took my son to two evening games at Aberdeen last year, and loved it more than anything I’ve ever experienced at a Major League park. They do still price gouge concessions, but parking is free and convenient, tickets are affordable. It actually felt like a family atmosphere, and the worst seats are still close to the field. I just discovered the Atlantic league has a team in Waldorf. I may visit this summer.
You answered your last question in your third paragraph, and it's an answer we can apply in so many situations these days: "I often have a low tolerance for hearing about how things were back when." These are tough days for historians.