Is the 2022 MLB schedule canceled yet? Things seem to be heading that way. MLB now signals they are willing to cancel a month of regular season games.
Jeff Passan calls the lockout “Rob Manfred’s Disaster” in this free article on ESPN. Others also seem to be laying this fiasco at the feet of Rob Manfred. Do you think we have seen the end of Major League Baseball as we knew it?
The MLBPA intends to stand up for the rights of any players who choose to go play in a foreign league during the lockout. The player’s union set up a fully staffed training facility for its members in Mesa, Arizona so they can get ready notwithstanding the lockout.
There are no Angels prospects in this Fangraphs list of who they expect to be in their top 100 next year.
Derek Jeter is no longer CEO of the Marlins, nor is he a shareholder going forward.
The Yankees hired Hensley Meulens to be their Assistant Hitting Coach.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
Wow. It’s almost like the MLBPA is saying “We want you to make it harder to not overpay us, but also have no limits on overpaying us… and also “the little guy”. We totally care about him too. But really. Pay us, and don’t use computers to figure out if it’s worth it, and also then pay us some more. Otherwise we may go on strike and then you won’t have the opportunity to pay us…. sooo…. take that!?!”
Lost in all the “owners bad locked out” BS is any memory of all the chest thumping the players have been doing for two years. I don’t know why the owners would have not locked out without a CBA, but I do know the players would have waited for a horrible moment and then gone on strike.
I also know they just don’t really have much of a bargaining position. They should just get on with it and continue to suffer for their art.
FUCK
You should have picked curtain No. 2
Brevity. So much conveyed in one word for this situation.
My most used word, hands downs. So many applications!
Bartlett Giamatti, we hardly knew ye.
Rob Manfred: I know it’s a harsh assessment, but I’ll say this: if his older brother was a child pornographer he’d have someone to look up to. (The leniency with the Trash-Holes was my last straw w/him, and it has only gone downhill from there.)
The only ones hurt in this garbage are the fans and the stadium workers. I hate Manfred but he is just a puppet.
We already knew Manfred was ruining baseball. Guess he had to take it up a notch.
I’m serious, a lot of me is very willing to let the season goes by and watch them both lose their ass. Of course employees and stadium workers suffer but with the great resignation era upon us, other work can be found. Not spending time watching 3-4 hour games, will promote a healthier lifestyle. I say this with a beer in my hand.
Whew! What a RELIEF!
With all that’s going on, at least SOMEBODY mentioned the gripping, vital story of the MFY hiring Hensley Meulens as Ass.Hitting Coach.
Hensley has had it with the life of being a butler on the Estate of Mr. Sathington Willoughby, who always called him “Jeeves,” which really chapped Hensely’s hide. “Seemplay NAHstay”, was all Meulens could say about his butlering gig for Willoughby.
(Or is it “buttled gig”?)
Good on him for the career move. So he’s only an Ass. Hitting Coach. Ya gotta start somewhere, and let this be a lesson to any of us who want to change horses midstream: finish peeing first, before you switch horses. Also: if you want to make it as assistant manager at an Applebee’s….well, just LOOK at what Hensley pulled off!
Asked whether Gary Sanchez, who consistently spits tobacky juice at the feet of “Meully” and laffs, Hensely had no comment. “To that query, I demure,” he said to a reporter at the Post.
This whole shebang just turned into a dogfight! Just think!
You’re welcome.
As an Ass. hitting coach, he trains the guys to whack the backside of a donkey!
There’s a letter from Manfred on the Angels website. Complete BS.
Is he calling for Arte’s badge?
Just read his Bullcrap, he listened to the fans by wanting 14 teams in the playoffs. What fan wants that; the full season would mean nothing. 10 teams are enough. Pitch Clock in MLB, oh please no. This is more proof positive that the Owners and Manfred are trying to wreck the game. The owners are right about the competitive tax though, the richer teams will change things too much so the Yankees will always win, or is that the Mets? MLB is trying to piss fans off.
This fan wants more playoff teams. The owners are not trying to wreck the game. What is wrong with a pitch clock?
What does more playoff teams do but give a glimmer of hope to every fan who says if their team could just get in “anything could happen!” It cheapens the regular season. It makes divisional play meaningless. it makes *trying* to place well in your division even more meaningless. Might as well just let everyone in the “playoffs” and have a 162 game “playoff” to determine who goes to the World Series.
Yes. This is exactly like letting all the teams in the play offs and now the regular season doesn’t matter…. accept you have to win some regular season games to make the play offs…. and also more teams will try to win a few more regular season games a little while longer. That’s gonna suck. It’s way better when all but 6 teams are worth watching by September 1st.
Yeah, fuck my idea, let’s do this!
“Might as well just let everyone in the “playoffs” and have a 162 game “playoff” to determine who goes to the World Series.”
/s
I’ve been to MiLB games with a pitch clock. It was glorious. Imagine a live baseball game where you don’t have to get drunk to avoid admitting you’re really bored for hour #2 of 3. It’s dope. They actually have to do shit like continuously play baseball at the baseball game.
Rec’d for this, obv.
“They actually have to do shit like continuously play baseball at the baseball game.”
are they going to continue to talk or will they now take a week long break? or longer?
Apparently, at least the players side has already left Florida. Probably the owners did too.
There’s this new-fangled thing called a phone. And another newer-fangled thing called Zoom.
Galactically Stupid, dumb, moronic, brain-less, short sighted, asinine, greedy, selfless, my way, owners? You decide.
MLB is a business, and of course always has been. The big difference is 20th century owners protected the game itself. Now runners on second to start an inning, 7 inning doubleheaders, telling the blue to send the batter to first instead of throwing the ball to the plate. Allowing pitchers to much time to pitch between pitches, allowing batters to take a hike and circle around the plate. Not demanding better performance from umpires and then believing that Robo blue will be good for the game. No hard slides at Home Plate and 2b seemed like a decent idea.
The game now is out of control with owners that do not know the game. June 1st is my line in the sand and without attending one game this season. I’m on strike and I can outlast them all, funny stuff but true.
The players will lose this war, but not every owner can last a prolonged strike. If I can boycott, then there just might be many more thinking the same.
In all honesty, this whole process has gotten me to reevaluate today’s game. Between shifts, an over focus on strikeouts and extreme sabermetrics, I’m not as in love with it as I used to be. It also costs around 10x what it used to. Attending a game in decent seats with my family of 4 with food and a couple beers is now at least a $750 night. I cannot be alone in feeling I’ve got better ways to spend that money than on a sport that cares nothing for its fans.
Are the non 40 man roster players practicing in Arizona right now? If so is the GP allowed to attend?
they are supposed to be.
i drove by last Friday and didn’t see anyone yet
maybe by now
No Lockout for us, say the Inland Empire 66ers. Now if only that neighborhood was a little less scary.
GO AS A GROUP !!! Crashing the Methy Turnstile!
Also, in mid-April they have a long series of away games in Rancho Cucamonga including a Saturday and a Sunday.
We love going to Rancho, the Halos never should have left there. 66’ers are closer but Thursday is cheap beersh night at Rancho.
The loaded avocado tremor tots look kind of good in an “egregious violation of my diet” sort of way.
For me it’s the Hot Dogs, I just can’t resist them even knowing that they are bad for you. But they go great with the Beer. Also still enjoy the peanuts. Traditional fare maybe boring but it’s good stuff.
that Cherub gear looks sweet!
I’m in. Want I can bring a couple of pro fighters to protect you if you want ha ha.
For real, college and minor league baseball are great.
Imagine the players, where to stay without the fear. There is no sleeping in vans around there.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QbuSu1b-ejs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgWYgA5zzjM
Another version
Also this proves Heyman doesn’t know shot
Owners can just sit back and count the money they don’t have to spend on salaries and operation. They definitely have more leverage as this goes on.
They are still miles apart on core issues. Question now is who blinks first. My opinion is the test really begins around May/June
it seems the biggest chunk of any revenue for them that matters is Playoff games.
So its a repeat of 2020 – a 60 game sprint and then the Playoffs
Buttercupped again. Oh well.
I had a blast at the Dirtbags game last weekend. Might just catch another college game this weekend. Spending time at the ballpark with family and friends is what matters.
Thing is, I might find I like that more. MLB is giving me an opportunity to find other pastimes. Not smart on their part.
Yes. Other pastimes. Screw these guys.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb-extends-deadline-salvage-openers-095815774.html
Oh well. Maybe Rex can go to the MLBPA training camp in Arizona and get some photos.
you should plan on spring training at Blair again.
i dont know when or where this ends, but ST isnt happening in AZ this year – they’ll do what they did in 2020.
Already looking at going on Sunday. I work about a mile from UC Irvine and that ballpark looks nice.
My son is 4. As long as we’re together, I don’t care which ballpark it is. Ice cream just tastes better at a ballpark and his smile is just as big at Blair as at the Big A.
No matter what, you will be back. I will be back. Every single (probably) member of this community will be back. It’s why we are even here. I got just a few years left and I ain’t wasting any of them missing baseball games when they are finally back. Both sides know this.
players reject offer….June 1st? That’s my guess.
When does football start?
No shite
I wouldn’t be surprised if the entire season isn’t scrapped.
talk about wasting the prime years of Mike Trout!
Right? Two years ago there was almost no season because of Covid, last year he was injured most of the season, next year he will be 31. This all seriously affects his career numbers and his legacy.
This is all basically CheapnEvil’s plan to not have to pay anyone this year.
Players like Trout with guaranteed contacts still get paid, don’t they?
No. The union has set up a fund to pay players during the lockout.
Nope, there is no contract to enforce play or pay.
Despite the players objections Manfraud agrees.
https://twitter.com/jjcoop36/status/1498784449705689088
from Mike Axisa
Trout just keeps getting pudgier by all this inactivity. So much for the $3M rookie card.
Your use of the double negative. Do you mean you would not be surprised if the entire season is scrapped? Or you would not be surprised if the season is not scrapped?
Damn, you are right. It should be – I wouldn’t be surprised if the entire season IS scrapped.
lol, I love the use of a double negative to make a point
Yeah June first. I’d bet closer to May 1st.
MLB Network Harold Reynolds……feels we will have an answer in the next few hours, feels good chance it gets done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDAmPIq29ro
https://youtu.be/NtKEMWX8OqU
Cue the music….
Why do you build me up, Buttercup baby just to let me down….!
It’s going to be frantic and interesting watching all the remaining FA get signed in short-order. Cishek is still out there…Maddon has wood for that guy.
I’d take Watson back.
Cishek, not so much. Maddon just can’t help himself with Cishek. Dude needs to start clean innings but Joe can’t see it.
Watson’s a good dude. Getting up there in age 37.
Plenty of relievers I would make a run at. No must-haves but some guys to take a flyer on; Jimmy Nelson, Hand, Boxberger, Strahm or a bit more AAV with Diekman and Tepera. No sure-things are left.
“Wait. I thought we were gonna Yankee our way to the playoffs by buying players all the time. Why would having 1/20th the money the Yankees have dampen this? I am a winner. This sucks, I’m out.”
Love,
DeeJeet
PS. I have herpes.
Before you go….can I get one of your gift/swag baskets?
Yes. If that’s code for herpes.
Which it is.