Author Topic: Baseball strike, what do you think? (Read 717 times)

Maverick · « **on:** August 19, 2002, 01:17:49 PM »

As for me, if there is a strike I think the season should end immediately. No pay, no sold tickets for the remainder of the season, no unemployment. These players and owners make far too much money for what they do. It's time they learned to do something to serve the public, not rip it off.

Same goes for other sports as well.

Curval · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:22:22 PM »

The last strike put an end to any interest in baseball for me...I was a huge Blue-Jays fan right up until then.

Going on strike again..frankly I don't give a damn.

gofaster · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:26:47 PM »

A lot of season-ticket holders would be very disappointed if the season were cancelled. I personally wouldn't care - my home team is out of the pennant race. Baseball has taken a slide in popularity over the past 30 years, and really took a backseat when basketball became the hot ticket during the Summer in the '90s. A strike would probably end baseball as you and I know it today. After that, the only good baseball would be in Japan and Mexico.

I agree - baseball players are way overpaid. Football and hockey players, on the other hand, deserve more money. After all, these are the guys that end their careers with crippling injuries.

Season ticket holders might need to file a claim and seek reparations for their losses.

hblair · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:26:58 PM »

The players want the starting salary to be $300,000 a year. They play a game. I don't care how good they are at it, it's still a game. I say we all go watch the minor league games myself. More like what baseball started out as.

Charon · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:31:19 PM »

What's baseball? I'm from Chicago.

Charon

Masherbrum · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:34:45 PM »

I'll sink money into AAA ball. If they strike to HELL with them. The ONLY reason I came back was the McGwire-Sosa HR chase. The players are conceited amazinhunks who make too much money. Bonds? My simple response "Sid Bream"
Pay-Rod? You aren't worth what you are making. You have ALWAYS been a selfish player.

If they strike, diddly em.

Karaya2

Mox · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:35:58 PM »

I could care less; I've never been a fan of baseball.

In fact I hope they do strike and some of those poor millionaires will need to get a real job. (yeah, they’re all so under paid).

No major sport athletes are worth what they get paid! Not one!

I feel for the small people that will lose a lot of money if there’s a strike…

SKurj · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:37:30 PM »

bye bye baseball

SKurj

Thrawn · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:38:21 PM »

I don't think it's going to happen. A Canadian team hasn't won the World Series, two years in a row. And it doens't look like a Canadian team will win this year.

However, if they do strike. Fek 'em all. I hope magor league baseball goes under.

mason22 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:38:47 PM »

ya know, it's all become about the almighty dollar....

i say fire them all, and let the people who want to play because they LOVE THE GAME, play.

that's what it's all about, or at least, that's what any sport should be about, the LOVE OF THE GAME.

i can't believe the audacity these hugahunks have. Hell, I'd learn to brave a 90+ mph fast ball for 300K a year. it's a fargin game. it's supposed to be fun.

shut up and play. isn't that why you play the game, cuz you love it? or do you love money more....uhh huh?

think about the statement, "America's past time".....well, it was...when they actually "liked" to "play" the game. Not "Pay" to "Play."

shut up and play.

Mighty1 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:38:59 PM »

No balls 2 strikes I'm out!!

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:42:41 PM »

Its definately a skill related job. These guys are great at what they do. Personally, I don't believe that $300,000 per year is that high of a minimum salary given that they will be away from home 81 days a year guaranteed (More like 100 after spring training) and given that there aren't many that can do the job at the same level. I also seriously doubt this affects a very large percentage of the players.

What I don't like is their refusal to instute drug tests (esp. steroids testing) and the ridiculous salaries at the top end of the spectrum. I just can't muster up much sympathy for multi-millionairs complaining about unfair labor practices.

I just went to a game on the 13th. I went with a friend who's a Boston fan (Game was in Seattle). To go... I had to promise to take the wife to a different game since we could not find 3 seats together at the Boston game. Now it looks like that game won't happen.

Oh well... as long as the Yankees keep paying the big bucks for the players, the smaller markets are going to suffer. I say we simply blame New York and have them pay all of baseball's salaries.

AKDejaVu

2Slow · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:53:58 PM »

Frigemall. I can't believe the money! The owners are no better. They get subsidized by the cities and states.

Let me see...I want to open a business and the city has to build my building and supply customers. If they don't supply enough customers, I don't pay rent. What a racket!

A bunch or prima donnas and aholes.

Fatty · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2002, 01:55:11 PM »

The sooner they strike the sooner we can try to get a better sport to fill the summer void that has me falling asleep in front of the tv watching perhaps the most boring sport ever.

Give me NBA starting after the super bowl then you'll have playoffs ending just before football starts.

easymo · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2002, 02:05:26 PM »

Give me NBA starting after the super bowl then you'll have playoffs ending just before football starts.

And then they can go out on strike.