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CLOWNS TO THE LEFT OF ME…
Jokers to the right… Here I am, stuck in the middle with you. The clowns are the MLB Owners while the Jokers are the MLBPA… and all the fans are stuck in the middle. Why cancel games? The MLBPA says that is unnecessary. They think the owners can just snap their fingers and…
By Mark Timmons · March 10, 202229
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Maybe we are seeing the “beginning of the end” of the lockout! It has been reported that MLB offered to raise the base luxury tax threshold to $228MM next season, with that figure rising to $238MM over the course of the CBA. That’s enough progress that the players can call it a…
By Mark Timmons · March 8, 202233
Hispanics in the Major Leagues
This post was inspired by a couple of things. First, David Ortiz and Minnie Minoso were elected to the Hall of Fame, and a suggestion by one of our readers on my post about Larry Doby. The Dominican, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, have all contributed many players to the big…
By Michael "Bear" Norris · March 7, 202266
Don't Blame Rob Manfred
I am not a Manfred Man (see what I did there? Not everyone will get that…), but this delay of the baseball season is not on Rob Manfred. It’s on his bosses. He takes his marching orders from them – he does not tell them what to do. Baseball has a huge problem with its ownership…
By Mark Timmons · March 6, 202215
Replacement Players – Scabs!
Who remembers the 1995 Replacement players? Those that remember that time know full well that the option of owners playing a season with replacement players is not an option that can be ever considered again. Spring training 1995 was three weeks of comedic exhibition baseball…
By Mark Timmons · March 4, 202230
There Will be no Baseball!
I told my wife yesterday that the players rejected the owner’s offer and that there was going to be NO BASEBALL SEASON this year. She said: “Honey, that’s negative, think positive!” so, I thought about it for a while and realized that I am a “glass half full person.” I am…
By Mark Timmons · March 2, 202256
Break the Union!
Many baseball fans are on the side of the players. After all, it is those “damn greedy owners” who are responsible. NOT SO FAST! I have some questions: How do the owners make their money? How do players make their money? The owners make their money by playing games, selling…
By Mark Timmons · March 1, 202233
The End is Near!
There evidently was progress made in the negotiations on Sunday and I think the players and the owners both feel a sense of urgency to settle this. I am not a big fan of Bob Nightengale, but he hit it out of the proverbial ballpark on Sunday when he wrote this in the Arizona…
By Mark Timmons · February 28, 202239
Follow the Money…
I have always been told that if you want to find out what is behind anything, you should “ follow the money. ” So, that is exactly what I am going to do. The BIG MONEY can be found in the paychecks of Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Max Scherzer, Corey Seager, and numerous other…
By Mark Timmons · February 27, 202222
Hollywood Stars Game
Another story idea from SpokaneBob. The game had its start at Dodger Stadium in 1967. It was a softball game between celebrities and MLB baseball players. The Managers were Leo Durocher for the Stars and Milton Berle for the big league players. The MLB players included Wills…
By Michael "Bear" Norris · February 23, 202259
I Have Problems With Both Sides of the Lockout!
I am not on the side of the MLBPA or the MLB Owners. I am on the side of truth and fairness. I am a baseball fan. I want to see fair competition. I want to see small market teams do well. If the Dodgers really have the #1 Farm System in baseball, it is because they “bought it”…
By Mark Timmons · February 20, 202260
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