Tag: MLB labor agreement

The Pendulum in MLB is swinging (Photo: Smithsonian.com)
Posted in Jacob deGrom MLB Contracts MLB Editorial MLB Rule Changes

Jacob deGrom Rings A Bell For All Players To Rally Around

When Jacob deGrom, said he might consider putting an innings limit on himself, he just might have fired the first salvo in a war… Jacob…

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MLB Revenue Sharing - an attempt to manufacture parity
Posted in George Steinbrenner MLB Editorial Revenue Sharing

Revenue Sharing: George Steinbrenner Soon To Be Vindicated

Former Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, did all he could but ended up losing the battle against revenue sharing. Soon, he will be vindicated. No one…

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Bernie Smith, Former Met and Brewer Photo Credit: Black Star News
Posted in MLB MLB Analysis MLB Editorial Pensionless Ballplayers

Pensionless MLB Ballplayers: Drilling Deeper Into Plight Of A Former Met

641 former MLB players do not receive a pension. This is the story of one of those ballplayers, a former member of the Mets and…

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George Theodore dislocates his hip after colliding with Don Hahn in July 1973 game at Shea. (Dan Farrell/News)
Posted in Baseball Commentary MLB Analysis MLB Editorial Pensionless Ballplayers

Opening The Door On The Plight Of Pensionless MLB Ballplayers

Welcome Douglas Gladstone, guest commentator, as he unveils the plight of pensionless ballplayers, ignored by MLB and left helpless by the Player’s Union.  For the…

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Stickball on NYC Streets (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Posted in Mets MLB Editorial Yankees

MLB: It’s Not Collusion, It’s A Common Sense Market Adjustment

Amid the snaillike pace of the free agent and trade market this offseason, the argument that MLB owners are in collusion against the players does not…

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1994 MLB player's strike
Posted in Analysis MLB Editorial

MLB Analysis: Players and owners testiness spells trouble ahead

There’s more than meets the eye when the Players Association fired a shot across the bow by objecting to the Commissioner’s plans to speed up…

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