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MLB shut down: League in first lockout since '90
MLB has implemented a player lockout for the first time since 1990 after the league and players' union failed to reach a new labor contract agreement.
MLB lockout is official
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MLB lockout is official
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Does that mean Mickey is N?
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Jokes aside, luckily it’s far enough away from Opening Day
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damnit I was ready for some spring training grrrrr FARRRRTTTT
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As a former fan of the game, I'm utterly ambivalent towards it's future. Sure, it would be nice to watch some baseball, but ...
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I used to watch 100 games a year and probably 20 in the park. It's gradually diminished to the point of maybe having watched a dozen while they are on at bocce league night. The season is too long, the games are too long and slow, and there are so many meaningless games.
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I don't know if a true cap is the answer because all of that is way above my pay grade, but even as a Dodgers fan I can admit that they really need to do something about competitive balance. Shit, I wouldn't mind them doing something similar to the premier league with relegation so that maybe some of the cheap fuck owners would actually try to field a decent team. Obviously that'll never happen, though.
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If the MLB changed some stuff and marketed itself a little better, I think MLB could become much more popular
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Like maybe... I donno... allow highlights to be shared via YouTube and other social media?
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Absolutely! I mean I'm a Mets fan because I just can't get enough misery in my sports life but in general I feel like baseball could/should be so much more fun for casual fans.
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lol. I didn't realize that was a thing. I've read that the league doesn't market itself well, but i didn't realize it went that far. That's idiotic.
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No chance we could support an MLB team
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It's casual, its played in the summertime, it's more of a family sport, etc.
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I think Nebraska could do better crowd wise than some current MLB teams.
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Exactly, that's always been such a huge appeal to me but the MLB of the past 15+ years seems hellbent on being a league for mathematicians and uptight old men haha
