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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 1727030" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>Manfred said the first two series of the season, so roughly the first week.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that MLB does not have the ability to set the length of the season unilaterally, that is collectively bargained with the players, so they are doing something they neither are forced to do (as they imposed the lockout and could lift it at any time) nor have the right to do, technically.</p><p></p><p>And the whole "they imposed the lockout" thing feels like just sort of a talking point you throw out there, but their purported justification of evading a player strike is a total lie, the players have never threatened to strike. The owners problem is that their luxury tax expired with the CBA, so without a new CBA, the luxury tax would be gone. The players would be delighted to continue playing under those conditions, they would never strike.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Eh, from the moment the owners really gained an understanding of how big their labor problem was during the Covid season negotiations, their entire strategy has been to break the union by withholding game checks from the players. This entire last week was a charade, they never intended to come to a deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 1727030, member: 746137"] Manfred said the first two series of the season, so roughly the first week. Keep in mind that MLB does not have the ability to set the length of the season unilaterally, that is collectively bargained with the players, so they are doing something they neither are forced to do (as they imposed the lockout and could lift it at any time) nor have the right to do, technically. And the whole "they imposed the lockout" thing feels like just sort of a talking point you throw out there, but their purported justification of evading a player strike is a total lie, the players have never threatened to strike. The owners problem is that their luxury tax expired with the CBA, so without a new CBA, the luxury tax would be gone. The players would be delighted to continue playing under those conditions, they would never strike. Eh, from the moment the owners really gained an understanding of how big their labor problem was during the Covid season negotiations, their entire strategy has been to break the union by withholding game checks from the players. This entire last week was a charade, they never intended to come to a deal. [/QUOTE]
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