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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I'm hopeful that the public becomes aware of just what kind of ****ery ownership is up to this time.
This was an OBVIOUS attempt to create the sort of class-warfare populism that the NFL used against the NFLPA to get a deal done. They threw all their efforts at assuaging concerns of lower paid guys so they could get the majority on their side. And it worked.
The MLB owners, OTOH, overplayed their hands so incredibly badly that all they managed to do was piss the rank and file players off. ESPECIALLY when the narrative they've sold year after year to keep initial salaries down was "when its your turn, you'll get yours..."
Well they did such a good job selling it that the less costly players said "okay, when it's our turn we'll get ours....but you're pretty clearly establishing that you're willing to **** us over when that time comes because if you'll do it to Mike Trout, you'll absolutely do it to us.
Ultimately when the details of that thing started to leak out, I became about 80% convinced that the owners would rather not have a season than suffer a seasons worth of losses.
And for a bunch of guys that are supposed to be smart businessmen, that's just shockingly stupid.
They had to believe the class-warfare play would work because if not, they're just far dumber than I could've ever imagined.
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I hope most fans are smart enough to see this. I fear they won’t be.
The owners have privatized the profits from MLB. Now they’re asking their employees to socialize the risk.
Sorry. Being an MLB owner isn’t a guaranteed ticket to earn a profit every year or earn XYZ profit every year.
I haven’t seen any owners offering bonuses to players when profits exceed normal. But they’re quick to say “help is bear the costs” when things go bad (for one year).