CalvinBall wrote:Tbf though Trevor Bauer is complete trash

PSUPhilliesPhan wrote:I keep daydreaming that Middleton will save the season by holding a fiery press conference blaming Manfred and some owners.

@JPosnanski
It seems to come down to this: The baseball owners, who have made billions and been given sweetheart leases and absurd tax breaks and the legal freedom to run a monopoly, are unwilling to give back even a little to their communities and support the very game that they represent.

On Wed May 27, 2020 11:51 am JFLNYC wrote:In exchange for collecting any profits and enjoying any appreciation in their owned assets, owners assume the risk of losses. Employees don't. They get paid wages -- freely agreed upon with owners -- for the work they perform.

mcare89 wrote:Boras hit it on the head a few weeks ago. They want to keep the surplus gains but pass off the unexpected losses onto labor. It's a great way to maintain profits if you can pull it off, but as you're seeing now, some people may have an issue with that approach.

Uncle Milty wrote:Owners just following the example set by the rest of modern big business.

Risk exists in business operation and ownership but there's a refusal to accept it here. Beyond revenue all except the newest owners sit on incredible gains in franchise value. A small sacrifice this year easily might add future gains in value and revenue that far exceed the loss.

Squire wrote:Want to retract what I said a couple of weeks ago. I said the players were not likely to win the PR war because the average fan always blames them but I actually think Saturday's and Monday's actions kinda exposed the owners as acting in bad faith. I still don't find the players to be generally sympathetic since the gladly went along with screwing the high school and college kids but as it relates to the current dispute they are more sympathetic than the owners.