“It’s going to turn people off,” said 63-year-old Joe Cannizzo of Brooklyn, a self-described “lifelong Yankee fan, a lifelong baseball fan” who was wearing a Curtis Granderson T-shirt.
The topic was on people's minds after a softball game on an artificial turf field in Manhattan near the Hudson River. Last season was better, but crowd capacity limits were still in place in many locations. The 2020 regular season was drastically shortened and played in parks with no fans. Largely thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is not the best of times.
It's unlikely the ticket-buying public will be very sympathetic to public bickering between the owners and players.Įven in the best of times, fans want their baseball and it was clear in the aftermath of the 1994-95 strike that fans were slow to forgive. the players with a notable third party warily watching: the fans. MLB’s labor showdown pits the league’s owners vs. “The question is, what's the middle ground?" "The players feel like they need a bigger slice of the pie and I don't blame them. “I think ownership is entitled to make a profit,” Pupo said. 1, 2021, and what was likely to be a management lockout ending the sport’s labor peace at over 26 1/2 years. The clock ticked down toward the expiration of Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement at 11:59 p.m.
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Ashley Landis/AP Show More Show Less 2 of3 FILE - A rain-covered logo is seen at Fenway Park before Game 1 of a World Series baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, Oct. Fans are hoping for a quick resolution to the first MLB work stoppage in 26 years. It is unlikely the people who actually pay for tickets will have much sympathy for either side. MLB’s labor strife showdown pits the league’s owners vs. 1 of3 FILE - Fans arrive at Minute Maid Park where the roof on the stadium was open for Game 2 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, Oct.
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