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Related: About this forumIt seems like talks between owners and the union have completely stopped.
Maybe only losing real games will get it started.
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It seems like talks between owners and the union have completely stopped. (Original Post)
kairos12
Jan 2022
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Diamond_Dog
(40,076 posts)1. Agree.
Right now many sports fans are consumed by football. When that ends, maybe ..
Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)2. I don't know the details,
so I don't have an opinion, but it never looks good to the average person when people making millions of dollars per year go on strike. I hope they get things worked out soon.
jcmaine72
(1,843 posts)3. I hope it doesn't come to that, but I wouldn't be surprised if it does.
I guess there's no point in even asking how dumb both sides could possibly be for not even attempting to negotiate, if only as a half-assed goodwill gesture to their diminishing fan base. I recall asking myself the same question back in 1994, and the answer was a cancelled World Series and PR disaster that permanently damaged the sports' prestige.
