I Hate Major League Baseball (Venting with Joe)
Baseball is in the midst of another work stoppage. In 1994, it was devastating, and the only way that baseball made a comeback was because the players were allowed to cheat, and some of them chose that route. Resulting in amazing stories, but when the cheaters were found out, it stained Major League Baseball and most players that excelled during that time.
No matter what fans hear as the lockout is extended into the regular season, understand that this is 100 percent on the owners. Owners that could easily be replaced by other owners, which might make the sport better. Former Mariners President John Stanton made himself a lightning rod and exposed one of baseball’s dirty little secrets. So he’s in the crosshairs of why this is happening.
You can try to pin this on the players, but you can’t just switch out the players; the product becomes inferior at best and on par with the KBO or Japanese Leagues.
I think about leadership first. What does an extended time away from baseball look like through the lens of our 30+ aged players? In 1994, 5.3 percent of all MLB players retired and left baseball permanently. 5.3 percent worked out to 55 players back in 1994. Every year players retire or never play at the MLB level again. Of those 55 players, 40 of them were free agents at the end of the 1994 season.
Rob Manfred officially announces that he'll cancel regular season MLB games
"The most unfortunate thing is the agreement we've offered to our players, offered huge benefits for our fans and for our players." pic.twitter.com/UIEocOlQlx
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