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I have some...better news (not necessarily "good" if more than 50 games aren't played IMO). Being the optimist that I am, here is a positive view on the current negotiations. I recommend the read. https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/next-week-will-tell-if-2020-mlb-season-starts-in-early-or-late-july/313495662

An agreement should have been solidified this week and players should be reporting to "Spring Training #2" next week (kind of funny, because this would actually technically be happening mostly in the spring season, when usually spring training happens in the final weeks of Winter). Who knows, maybe no news is good news right now? Maybe leaks have finally stopped?

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-announcers-will-broadcast-road-games-remotely-in-2020-season-per-report/ Basically, announcers will broadcast road games from a remote location and will not travel. Makes sense I guess. Sucks for them. I also read in a Traderumors article that MLB is going to let mayors and governors decide whether or not fans are allowed in stadiums. I think most everyone just totally thought fans wouldn't be allowed in at all this year, but I guess the Texas governor has said stadiums can fill to 50% capacity.

But how is an agreement very close if the owners just struck down the proposal (which, might I add, didn't seem realistic honestly), and refused to counter offer? Sounds like MLB just basically took over.

I hate the idea of a 50 game season. Gross.

To me, this proposal is showing that the players aren't worried very much about contracting the virus as much as getting paid...they want to extend the season by another month.

The pressure cooker is about at max that's for sure

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/05/mlb-mlbpa-deal-not-expected-by-june-1.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Deal not expected to be finalized by tomorrow's "soft deadline," I think that's pretty obvious to everyone. Heyman says in order for baseball to start back up by the first week of July, look for a deal to be reached between June 5-9. Also this: "In a later Tweet, Heyman states that despite the lack of progress in negotiations, there seems to be a prevailing sense of optimism that ultimately a deal will be reached; both players and owners recognize the steep consequences that a cancelled season could have for the sport. Frankly, there’s too much to lose if the parties can’t find common ground, and such an outcome would certainly cause considerable short- and long-term damage to the sport." I think it's gonna happen folks.

My wife says Lou Piniella (who is one of the broadcasters for the ALCS) sounds like a person trying to impersonate the voice of George Bush. She's not wrong, listen tonight when they show the game ???

Quarantine the sick and bring in the minor-leaguers

I think the players have their hands tied here to be honest. All these guys speaking up via social media their thoughts, no matter how right they might be, if they don't agree to something, they aren't getting paid at all this season. The way I'm seeing it unfold, unfortunately right now it's take what you can get to play, or get nothing at all.

I've heard that Oakland is one of the worst financially-managed organizations in the league

Seems like future major leaguers (current minor leaguers or potential draftees) ger shafted a lot from these negotiations...

2005 Game 1 ALDS on now THIS CROWD IS AMAZING

I don't mean to speak for him, but I think he means the view of whoever thinks the players are looking to be made out the bad guys. And that tweet doesnt make sense to me. Everything I've read paints the owners as the obstacles, not the players.

Yeah. It's time to stop dicking around with this. Either they do it or they don't, and for the sake of the sport it better not be ugly.

Welp, they said it was gonna get ugly...

I'm still working and we're getting paid hazard pay. An extra $2 an hour. It's really nice and I agree that every person who is working should get some kind of temporary bonus...at least in places where stay-home orders are taking place and non-essentially deemed businesses are forced closed.

Man I can't wait for the park to have that kind of electricity again. It's been way too long.

Some of yall just give up waaayy too easily.

This is a very well balanced view of the entire thing, and one I also subscribe to

Just read that LA is going to have stay at home order until August...

Gotcha, didn't catch the "revenue sharing" aspect...guess I take the players' side with this one then, especially since they already negotiated a deal back in March for the prorated salaries. Doesn't make sense why the owners would try to renegotiate, unless they thought it wouldn't be as bad as it has turned out to be?

I don't see what there is to negotiate. You play half the season, you get paid for half the season. Plus, no tickets being sold nor concessions. Major revenue loss for the teams. How is that deal not fair to the players? Unless I am missing something, seems to be more than fair to me.

Originally what I was thinking. As much as I would love to see way more games with Cubs, MiL, Stl, Cin, etc the Sox chances of winning more games and making the postseason are definitely heightened playing more games against KC and Detroit. Though I'm not sure maybe playing more games against Minnesota balances it out?