It's been a long time between blog posts and I have a lot to say, so hang on fans.
This is going to be a long off season waiting for baseball to resume in 2022. There are so many questions. How long will the owner/player collective bargaining take? Could there be a delay to the start of the 2022 season? What rule changes will be implemented or restored? Will there be a designated hitter in the National League? Sticky stuff agreement? Dead ball or juiced ball? New commissioner or does the dolt imbecile Manfred stay? Will Hal Steinbrenner spend and try to build the Yankees? Who will the YANKEES get rid of by hook or crook, deal or dump? Will the top minor leaguers be given a chance to play on the big stage if any prove themselves in spring training or continue to be held back? Will manager Aaron Boone ever say a negative about anyone who doesn't go all out? who always swings from the heals? who does not hit against the shift when it is right there in front of them? passed balls? dumb base running? constant misplays? not hitting behind runners? watching their batted balls that could be doubles or triples turn into singles because they did not run hard? and my pet peeve, failure to score runners from third base with less than two outs?
I would like to congratulate the WORLD CHAMPION Atlanta Braves for winning the 2021 World Series. The Braves are the best team in baseball and their players are the best in baseball for what they accomplished in winning the World Series. Each year, as always, only the best team and the best players win the World Series. This is irrefutable no matter what the stat frauds would like you to believe. No individual stat or combination of stats overshadows why baseball is played...it is to win games. Baseball has set rules as to how teams qualify for the playoffs, right now it is ten teams based on winning and wins. Nothing else matters. Advancement through the playoffs is based on wins and winning. Nothing else matters. The best team and players are the last one winning the final series of the season, the World Series. Nothing else matters. Do not believe the words, excuses, denials, and lies from the stat frauds. Nothing is more important than wins and winning. The following paragraphs discusses wins and winning,
It is amazing how you can define almost every game by production when it matters most. Production when it matters most wins games and winning games is the desired result you want from the players on your team. The players who are more interested in their individual stats and value them more than the team winning are the players you do not want on your team.
That is how the WIN METHOD values players. Each year players are valued on how far they help lead their team. One, the ten teams who make the playoffs. Two, how far the players lead their team into the playoffs. Third the players who reach the World Series and win the World Series.
The ten teams that reach the playoffs have reached the highest level of competition by eliminating two/thirds of the other teams. Now the best are playing only the best for a very short timeframe. That is when produce when it matters most reaches its highest level.
Each series a team is eliminated until you reach the final two teams, the best of the best.
Voila, you have the WIN METHOD, undeniably the best player evaluation tool in the world. No made up convolute man made fake and useless formulas. No exit velocity, no how far a ball is hit, no how much nor how many and individual reached. No fake ERA's. WINS is all the matters and WINS and winning is the only stat that determines the best in the game.
Why do stat frauds hate, bemoan, demean, and deny the WIN METHOD? Stat frauds live by individual statistics. Their best players are only the best based on their numbers. They do not care if their high individual stat players do not help their team make the playoff, the stat frauds just blame the other players on the team. However when the players with lesser individual stats lead their team to the playoffs and beyond and even win the World Series the stat frauds do not recognize them as the best. I guess the stat frauds players who produce most when it matters most is just dumb luck. In my opinion stat frauds and the word dumb are synonyms.
Why haven't the YANKEES made the playoffs since MR. S. passed away? There is only one answer. The answer is the person running the team, Hal Steinbrenner. There have been many opinions expressed all through the sports media and other sources regarding Hal's operating priorities, his direction, his wisdom, and more. No one knows for sure and all are just guessing. But, whatever Hal is doing, it appears it needs to change direction and it needs to change to a positive direction. In my opinion, I believe much of the problem is the analytics being used. Numbers and stat sheets do not win games, players on the field playing baseball for the team to succeed wins games.
Here is a fact for all baseball fans to think about. Since the inception of the WIN METHOD the YANKEES have had the best record in baseball. The most wins and least losses than any other team in either league despite the present owner and his decisions. His father gave him a golden goose and he is turning it into a tarnished golden goose. Time for some polish and elbow grease Hal.
So, now we watch and wait to see what the YANKEES do this hot stove season. It is up to them, nothing any fan or pundit says or thinks makes a difference. I feel I have done my part in advising on WIN METHOD players. Not everyone chosen and or signed by the YANKEES is WIN METHOD. I can do nothing about that, I do not coach nor manage nor run the team. Mr. S. was a strong and staunch believer in the WIN METHOD since its live inception. The success of the YANKEE team from the WIN METHOD inception until the death of Mr. S. was extraordinary. Hal Steinbrenner is not his father and that alone may be the biggest issue why the YANKEES haven't reached the WORLD SERIES for far too long now. Let's see what happens in 2022. We can only hope things change for the positive..
LET'S GO YANKEES
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Just my opinion. I think this season is not going to happen until maybe June. Both sides want a win and that is not going to happen for a long time. I hope I am wrong.
Week three of January hot stove is here. Stove is cold, owner/player negotiations are cold, as of now things look bleak for baseball. On a positive note, things could turn on a dime.
For the sake of getting a real good look at several of the blooming and growing youngsters I hope there is a full spring training.
Spring training camps are due to open in five weeks. Will they?
If I were the owners, I'd take a firm and unequivocal position from day one. If the negotiations are not totally settled by "X" date there will be no season. The owners are ready to talk now and not stop until a settlement is agreed to, and signed and sealed.
muchomachoman, I would add that the owners keep a daily log of all negotiations with the players union making it public every day by publishing it.
Waiting and waiting for the players union response to the owners proposal. Oh yeah, they didn't have enough since seasons end to have a proposal prepared. What a joke.
Waiting and waiting on the players union. Overpaid and coddled. Shut them down.
I would love to see the players union destroyed. Period. Along with the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration.
After watching the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration press conference this afternoon, I have never been more ashamed of the people now running America. Biden is a disgrace and I sincerely believe he is incapable of representing our country.
Laura Koehler, I agree. Biden is destroying America. It is just not him, Obama is the force behind the public anemic sick demented voice.
No country, no baseball, what's next?
God save America.
Brandon aka biteme, biden. Liar, liar, pants on fire, burn in hell.
How long does it take to make a contract proposal? If you are on the up and up, you already have one or in a day or two if you did not have one already prepared. Which you should have already done.
Not doing the right thing is a union thing.
Spring training is theoretically only four weeks away. Maybe the owners and players are meeting on the hush hush and will surprise us all with a positive announcement.
Not hearing any news on the baseball talks is one of two things. Really good or really bad.
There is an old saying. No news is good news.
News today. The MLBPA is preparing a proposal that will be submitted to MLB on Monday. Unlike the previous meeting, this bargaining session will take place in person.
NJYankee, Let's see what happens.
If I understand this whole process correct. Both sides knew there would be a conflict of opinion on the collective bargaining agreement when the contract ran out in December. Both sides did nothing after the 2021 season ended until the old contract came to an end in December and the owners made the first move by locking out the players. Approximately a month later the owners presented the players with a contract proposal. The players, having done absolutely nothing since the season ended, the old contract ended, the players getting locked out by the owners, and then finally getting a proposal from the owners had absolutely no proposal to give to the owners to get the negotiations going. Now, more than a week later, the players are finally making their position known and counteracting the owner's proposal.
I guess when millionaires and billionaires have a disagreement time is not of the essence and time does not matter. What a shame.
Baseball has taken a downturn in my view. Stupid rule changes, stupid commissioner. Kids hardly ever get to watch games with almost never a chance to watch the World Series. Not good for the fans. Just too expensive for families. Ballparks getting smaller and smaller.
Steve(winstheonlystat)...it is not just baseball. So much is screwed up in this country today. There's just too much corruption going on.
Let's see what the players demands are tomorrow. If both sides are reasonable and want to see a full season, then all is good. If not, things could go south and baseball will be digging their own hole bigger than it is now.
Face to face MLB meetings today.
Baseball update.... As part of this afternoon’s collective bargaining proposal, the MLB Players Association dropped its push for an earlier path to major league free agency. It now seems likely the next CBA will require players to accrue six years of MLB service time in order to reach the open market — as had been the case under prior agreements.
In an additional concession, the MLBPA agreed to alter its push for reduced revenue sharing from large-market organizations to small-market franchises. The union’s latest offer included a revenue sharing cut in the $30MM range relative to the 2016-21 CBA.
While the MLBPA made a pair of notable steps towards MLB’s vision, one thing that hasn’t changed is the union’s desire for earlier arbitration eligibility. The union’s proposal this afternoon would allow players to qualify for arbitration after reaching two years of MLB service, as have all of the unions past offers. MLB has thus far refused to discuss earlier paths to arbitration. Whether the league will be more amenable to that possibility now that the union has made some concessions in other key areas is unclear.
This afternoon’s meeting lasted around two hours and fifteen minutes. Encouragingly, the parties are set to meet again tomorrow.
I has been reported that today’s meeting was contentious and heated.
NJYANKEE, seems to be a acceptable first face to face. I take for granted the 'contentious and heated' comment that was reported was from some brain dead talking head.
I like that they are meeting tomorrow. One step at a time. When the talking and meeting stops, baseball will be in trouble. Let's think positive.
Can only hope for the best for everyone involved.
MLB owners to counter players offer today. Both sides need to keep moving forward.
Baseball update... Owners and players met today for a second straight day. An agreement is not anywhere close, but at least there is some headway in the talks.
The players had sought to raise the minimum salary from $570,500 to $775,000, but the owners countered with a proposal for a $615K minimum.
The owners agreed to the players proposal for a bonus pool, funded by central revenues to reward pre-arbitration players. Pre-arb players would be in line for bonuses based both on awards voting and on reaching certain WAR (fake stats) markers. For this bonus structure to work, the two sides would need to agree on the particulars of the bonus pool, and it does not appear as though they’re remotely close to doing so.
The greatest concern is that any lack of accord between league and union will ultimately result in some portion of regular-season games being wiped out. There’s certainly a middle ground, where Spring Training could perhaps begin in late February or early March, paving the way for a truncated exhibition season and a full 162-game slate.
NJYANKEE, thanks for your short and to the point synopsis of the baseball negotiations. It sure beats the long-winded garbage from the sports writers.
Baby steps forward. When they get to the big dollar items is when the rubber meets the road.
Another positive meeting today.
Haven't heard about and talks scheduled for today.
This is a must read for all Americans. Robert F. Kennedy Jr is the son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy.
Apr 20, 2020
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns that Anthony Fauci is a fraud, and has “poisoned an entire generation of Americans”
During a recent episode of the Thomas Paine Podcast, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blew the lid on Dr. Anthony Fauci’s extensive legacy of fraud and coverups throughout his lengthy medical career in the federal government.
Kennedy explained that Fauci has been a problematic character all throughout his more than 50-year tenure in public health, during which he operated as a workplace tyrant and ruined the careers of countless physicians and researchers who, unlike himself, were upstanding and honorable individuals.
Fauci has been with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984 – can you say deep state? – and he’s known among those on the inside as the guy who “poisoned an entire generation of Americans,” according to Kennedy.
In at least one instance, Fauci targeted a whistleblower who was trying to expose the fact that America’s blood supply is tainted with deadly disease strains. Fauci ruined the career of this physician and proceeded to cover up his crucial research on the subject.
Kennedy also warned during the program that Fauci has attacked many other good guys who’ve tried to actually serve the public rather than shill for Big Pharma, Bill Gates, the mainstream media and other deep state assets and mouthpieces of deception and lies.
The entire Thomas Paine Podcast episode, which is a little more than two-and-a-half hours long, is available at this link.
Also, be sure to check out the following episode of The Health Ranger Report in which Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, talks about how globalists like Anthony Fauci are using the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis to test how much tyranny Americans are willing to accept:
Anthony Fauci owns “many, many” patents on vaccines, warns Kennedy
Fauci is also guilty of abusing his post for financial gain in the form of obtaining lucrative vaccine patents. Doctors and researchers underneath him who developed breakthrough technologies have been fired so that Fauci could assume ownership of their work in order to enrich himself.
“Tony Fauci has many, many vaccine patents,” Kennedy contends, noting that Fauci now owns a patent on a special protein sheet made from HIV that helps to more efficiently deliver vaccine material throughout the body. Fauci didn’t develop this protein sheet himself, of course, but rather stole it from someone else who was relieved from duty after creating it.
“Tony Fauci fired [this person] and he somehow ended up owning that patent,” Kennedy says. “And that patent is now being used by some of these companies … to make vaccines for the coronavirus … that company has a 50/50 split with Tony Fauci’s agency … so Fauci’s agency will collect half the royalties on that vaccine and there’s no limit for how much the agency can collect.”
In other words, this is nothing but a business for people like Fauci, who are profiting off of pandemics like the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) while claiming to be “regulating” the drug and vaccine industries that respond to them on behalf of the American people.
“This isn’t a captured industry; it’s a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical industry,” Kennedy further warns about how the NIAID, the CDC, and other supposed federal agencies are really just corporations in disguise that work on behalf of Big Pharma to generate massive profits on the backs of sick and dying people.
Fauci should be in prison.
Corruption gone wild. Millions die. Fauci needs to be taken down. Might as well take down the co-conspirators also. Oh heck, take down the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration too.
Jackson, nice find. The left does bury their garbage.
Americans need to take back our country. Never vote for anyone with a (D), (L), (I), (P), after their name. Clean up the country and bury every left wing piece of garbage. If you accept what is happening to America under the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration, you will get what you deserve.
The most corrupt and racist administration in the history of the United States of America has just committed the most foul and racist crime ever. They have denied 90% of qualified Americans because of their race and gender for consideration to be nominated to fill the upcoming open seat for the United States Supreme Court.
Ok, so we now know Fauci is a chronic liar and criminal. But let's.... THINK.... now....
What does that fact, in conjunction with similar evidence, mean really? What does it point to? What is the TRUE FINAL implication of all that?
Here's the answer, here's what that ULTIMATELY means...
It means that a network of manipulating PSYCHOPATHS are governing big businesses (eg official medicine), nations and the world (the evidence is irrefutable) and that, therefore, the Covid Scamdemic is a VERY DESTRUCTIVE WAR AGAINST NON-RULING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE --- you and I (see https://www.rolf-hefti.com/covid-19-coronavirus.html ). And psychopaths are NOT typically how Hollywood propaganda movies have showcased them. And therefore you better RE-learn what a psychopath REALLY is (see linked source above).
But rulership by psychopaths is only ONE part of the equation that makes up the destructive human condition as the article explains...
If your employer (even educational or federal employers) wants you to take a Covid vaccine give him/her one of these form letters of exemption found at https://www.lc.org/exempt
"2 weeks to flatten the curve has turned into...3 shots to feed your family!" --- Unknown
Anonymous, or is it Rolf? Good read. Add in, that big business and politicians are into corruption and greed. They will do anything for money. Even destroy civilization. That is where we are headed.
When the corrupt start to "RULE" by mandates and fiats, the people who suffer under these rules and mandates, when they can't take it anymore, are pushed to the end of the cliff, and are fed up with everything going on, will eventually rise and destroy the rulers. It can start with the dismantling of the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration.
Baseball update... no talks since Tuesday. Both sides are on the same page regarding a draft lottery. No specifics discussed.
TAKE BACK AMERICA --- Destroy the looney left wing.
I'm out on Long Island, New York. Over two feet of snow already, still snowing, and very heavy winds.
Not a peep from the baseball world re negotiations. As someone said earlier, no news is good new. Or is it.
Warren, here is Reagan during his campaign in 1980:
One way I intend to live up to that commitment is to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court. I am announcing today that one of the first Supreme Court vacancies in my administration will be filled by the most qualified woman I can find, one who meets the high standards I will demand for all my appointments.
It is time for a woman to sit among our highest jurists. I will also seek out women to appoint to other Federal courts in an effort to bring about a better balance on the Federal bench.
Grosner, yes Reagan did say he would nominate a woman. He may, more importantly, did not say a woman of a certain race. Reagan also said the woman would be the most qualified there was. Sandra Day O'Connor was truly, extremely qualified and was not a right wing nor left wing leaning judge. She followed the law and the constitution. Making my point, her nomination was validated totally by both sides of the aisle 99-0. She may have been more qualified than any man at the time. But, in my opinion, Reagan should not have stated he would select a woman. He should just have done it, and stated that she was the most qualified judge. The 99-0 vote appears to confirm that she was the most qualified.
On the other hand, Biden's pick likely will be a racist selection, without a very large of far more qualified individuals not even being considered.
Grosner, you seem to always run cover for left wingers who are destroying America.
Jack Gordon, the left says what you are saying, just the other way around. The democrat party has changed drastically over the past 30 years and is out of control today. They really are destroying America. There is no two ways about it.
All Biden had to say about how he would select his nominee for the Supreme Court was... I will have my staff gather a comprehensive list of candidates and I will nominate the person who I believe will be best to replace Justice Breyer. But know he caters to the sick demented radical leftwing lunatics and digs his hole deeper.
Biden is an imbecile. Why in the world would he keep saying no US troops will fight in Ukraine. It looks as if Biden is a Putin informant. That is treason and nothing less.
Grosner, Biden chose Harris as his VP because of the color of her skin and sex, not qualifications. She’s been a disaster. Now he promises to choose Supreme Court nominee because of the color of her skin and sex. Identity politics is destroying our country.
This is a quote and this is fact....
RESEARCHERS AT JOHNS HOPKINS: “We find no evidence that lockdowns...have had a noticeable effect on COVID-19 mortality...They have contributed to reducing economic activity, raising unemployment, reducing schooling, causing political unrest, contributing to domestic violence, and undermining liberal democracy.”
Hugh Johanson, a lot of Americans have known that all along. Especially in the red states. Most of the blue states are cesspools. Don't forget DC, the biggest cesspool of all persuasions.
Claudia Rosset, the democrats are allowed to commit treason. Burn cities, rob, steal, kill. Be racists, break any and all laws. But if you say something about all this, you will be brought up on charges, and held in prison for years while you are investigated for doing nothing.
Fauci and his criminal Chinese lab dogs should all be executed for crimes against humanity, along with all those who supported and or covered up these crimes.
108 of the 114 supreme court justices have been white male despite them never representing over 40% of our country's population ever. To suggest that it is time to represent America with a highly qualified black female is 'sick, demented, and racist' is an very odd outlook.
Just nine months away, here is your monthly reminder >>>>>
>>>>> Remember there will be major elections in 2022. When you vote, remember,
1. The inflation rate according to the scum joe-bama/commie MALADY administration is 6.8%. The inflation rate based on facts and not lies is as of now between 15-20% and rising.
2. America was energy independent under President TRUMP.. Not anymore under the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration.
3. The US border was secure under President TRUMP. Not anymore under the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration. Criminals are being transported all across America to ravage and destroy. To spread hate, violence, and Covid.
4. Remember Afghanistan, the debacle under the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration. Americans and allies left behind to be tortured and murdered. Hundreds have been tortured and executed by the Taliban.
5. CRT being promoted and taught to our children in schools under the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration.
6. Crime rampant all over America. Criminals don't go to jail. They are rewarded for stealing from you, crippling you, and murdering you.
We must stop the democrat, liberal, progressive, socialist, blm, antifa, radical left wing.
There is only one way to take back our, rights and freedoms. VOTE - VOTE only Trump candidates, conservative candidates, republican candidates and candidates who believe in your freedoms and rights.
February 1st. Spring camps open, spring games begin this month. Don't bet on it. Players and owners far apart. No notable negotiations as of now since meetings in January. Regular season start March 31st in jeopardy. Not good, do the millionaires and billionaires even care?
Grosner, no one should care about numbers when it comes to who does a job. There is not woman playing MLB. Why? Women can run, pitch, hit, know the rules. They have all the qualifications. There should be women on every MLB team and since half the population is women, half the team should be women. One problem, although women are qualified, they are not the best nor not even good enough.
The same can be said for any job opening in any business, in any profession. If you are the best person for the job, you should be hired no matter what race, creed, color or sex you are.
Yanks23245, hopefully they are negotiating behind the scenes. Ironing out details and the such. Because if they are not, it is hard to see them settling their issues soon.
We have a never-ending pandemic, the country is being destroyed by the party in power, and there may be no baseball. What else can go wrong?
Ground Hog Day. Have a great day.
Angel Cordero. not again.
MLB core economics talks could resume by the end of this week. Whenever those talks resume, the owners are likely to put forth their response to the MLBPA’s Tuesday proposal. Don't rush guys.
Do you want to make this country better right now. Shut down the federal government and allow each state to cleanse itself 100% by law and order. Restore mandatory death penalty which is done within 48 hours of being found guilty. No ifs ands or buts, no way around it. Hire all the law enforcement you need and pay them with the federal government politicians salaries.
I will be taking part in USA truckers convoy from California to Washington DC in four weeks. I am asking all truckers who wish to save America to take part. The more the merrier, the louder the voice, the stronger the impact. Bury DC.
Ned Green, thank you for what you are doing. My neighbor will be there also. Tie up the swamp so bad that the rats will scream to all hell. Let the world know we are not going to take their lying socialist racist crap anymore.
I will join the route somewhere midway once route is set.
Biden, the fool of the nation, visits New York about the crime that is running rampant throughout democrat cities in America and particularly in New York. The ignorant fool blames it on guns, inanimate objects that cannot hurt anyone. No gun has ever come out of a drawer, a closet, a safe, under the bed, et al, and ever walked down the street and fired itself at anyone or anything. Wake up people, you allowed a fool steal an election and now he is destroying you. He is smiling every time he hurts America and the American people.
Andrew J, so true. I have live in the city all my life and it is the worse it has ever been. One of greatest cities in the world, is no more great, not even good.
Baseball update... Not good.
Owners said they will not counter MLBPA’s latest offer and requests federal mediator to help resolve lockout.
The players are likely to turn down the league’s request for a mediator.
The players made their offer on Tuesday and the owners were expected to make a response, though this will now apparently not be the case. Between this lack of a counter-offer, no new meetings scheduled between the two sides, and now the owners request for a federal mediator, it is unclear when the next set of negotiations may take place.
NJYANKEE, What a joke. Led by Manfred, baseball is losing fans everyday. Manfred should be terminated.
Man o man that is depressing news for fans this close to the season. So much time wasted doing nothing after the WS ended.
The MLB players union make themselves look really bad when they refused a mediator to help bring the sides together. In my opinion it puts the players in a very bad light.
We can only hope the MLB owners and players come to their senses and see the damage they are doing to the business they all make money/living off of. They may wind up killing the goose who supplies the golden eggs.
Sad that the baseball fans have to go through this garbage. We only want to watch the game we enjoy. So many to blame. First to come to mind, the feckless, useless, braindead baseball commissioner. Manfred the manfraud.
Every day of spring training, every game not played, be it spring training games or regular season baseball games, means countless people not working at their baseball related jobs. Add in the hospitality businesses and employees who lose customers, and on and on. The owners don't seem to care and the players union surely doesn't give a darn as demonstrated by their unacceptable stance at refusing a mediator during negotiations.
BIGTIMEYANKEE, Warren Hammond, I'm with you both. It makes the players union look as if they don't want to give any ground when they refused a mediator. If the players don't want to give up their demands how can a settlement be reached. They will have to give up something or there will be no settlement and no baseball. A mediator is there to help find neutral ground where both sides can come to an agreement.
As of now, I can't see how spring training can start on time. Strike one!
Vlad Kotenko, I see a big strikeout coming, when it matters most. 👎
There has to be talks we don't know about. They can't be so stupid that they do nothing.
L.A. County District Attorney Will Not File Criminal Charges Against Trevor Bauer. The district attorney opted not to file assault charges from the first encounter in April and domestic violence charges from the second encounter in May, determining there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Bauer committed a crime. However, the district attorney also stated that if Trevor Bauer would have been at a Donald Trump rally, Bauer would have been charged with sedition and we would have put him in jail for 30 years.
How about the credent Trudeau, the dirt bag ruining Canada.
How about this man, 78-years old and 4ft-10inches was treated by Ottawa police. He sustained injuries to his hands, shoulders, arms, and knees. Then they charged him a $118 fine — all for honking his car horn in support of truck drivers. Despicable.
If baseball does not play a full 162 schedule this year, it will have failed the baseball fans. If push comes to shove, I suggest each fan take a long hard look at what the baseball owners and even more so the baseball players are doing to let this happen. Boycott baseball? Don't attend games? don't watch games? don't buy team products? all?
How about minor league baseball as a fill in. It would be cheaper to take the family.
MLB owners and players to meet this Saturday.
Seems like and odd day to have negotiations. A Saturday, also the day before the super bowl. I guess it is better sooner than later.
It's kind of unusual for both sides to be meeting on a Saturday.
Manfred appeared very optimistic today when he stated that a full 162 game season still could be very likely.
Hope for the best tomorrow. I posted three days ago that I thought both sides were meeting and quietly with no outside talking head media nonsense.
Big meet today between MLB players and owners. Outcome?
HONK HONK !!! Bury Bandon and Trudeau. Let FREEDOM ring.
In a meeting this afternoon, Major League Baseball presented its latest offer to the players as part of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. The meeting lasted less than an hour, with the players coming away unimpressed according to reports. On the other hand, it was also reported that the league is underwhelmed by the underwhelmed MLBPA.
NJYANKEE, not very encouraging.
I was thinking about what is happening in this country this past year. All the turmoil, corruption, and misery being caused by the democrats, liberals, progressives and their cohorts. I am talking only about politicians. Of all those named above, 10% should be executed for treason, 30% should be in prison, 55% should not hold office of any kind, and 5% should change their affiliation to republicans. If all this happens, we can put this country on track in the right direction to prosperity for all Americans.
Benny Pake, you are probably right, but their are just so many deaf dumb and blind, brainwashed democrat voters. Hopefully, the folks who run under the 'D' can all be run out of office. Sadly, they will never go away.
Is it possible that Hillary Clinton could spend the rest of her life in prison? Maybe she'll rat out the rat America hating dirtbag Obama to save herself.
Burn her at the stake. She has been a vile foul filthy witch all her life. Including murder.
All I want is baseball, and I want it now.
Gloria LaCorte, when you burn her at the stake, make sure it is sloooooww roasted.
Eddie OConnor, great response. Perfect. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Honk Honk. Anyone interested, get ready to join and or support the truckers of America and the world. Let freedom ring.
I'll be there.
It's official. MLB spring training camps will not open as scheduled for the 2022 season.
MLB meetings update. Nothing!!!!
Around and around we go, where and when will the wheel stop?
PUBLIC SERVICE REMINDER --- Do not vote for a democrat or anyone on the left ever again. They are destroying America and you. Every election, in every state, county, city, town, VOTE for TRUMP supported candidates, conservatives, republicans, NO ONE ELSE. TAKE BACK AMERICA.
Izy Hernandez, hear hear.
MLB owners and players met today. For 15 minutes. A lot of Barbara Streisand was tossed around and it looks as if no tangible progress was made.
Hope everyone is paying attention to what is happening in Canada to peaceful protesters.
So far 2022 has been a very bad year and getting worse by the day.
Latest baseball update. MLB had informed the union of what it viewed as the latest possible date to work out an agreement for the regular season to begin on March 31 as scheduled. This afternoon, that reported date is February 28. In the league’s view, if no collective bargaining agreement is in place by the end of February, the regular season start date will have to be pushed back. It’s not clear whether the MLBPA agrees with the owners claim. Perhaps the players think a deal could be reached a few days into March without interruption to the beginning of the season. The numbers dictate that a new CBA would need be in place within around two weeks to avoid a delay.
The Canadian administration is just as bad as the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration we have.
We need baseball to be played, even if only to take our minds off of the decadent joe-bama/commie MALADY administration.
Sincerely ask yourself this: If a convoy of BLM protestors completely blocked and shut down main streets in your city for weeks would your reaction be the same to the Canadian truckers?
Grosner, there are so many variables associated with your comment. In my opinion here is the biggest point I see. The Canadian truckers were only advocating for freedom of choice. The freedom to get vaccinated or not getting vaccinated. They attacked no one, they did not burn, loot, destroy nor attack anyone or anything. The Canadian truckers never said anyone had to it this way or that way. Only that it was each individual's choice. That is what freedom is.
White Knight, The truckers were not trying to tell anyone what to believe or how to live their life. Only that they should have the FREEDOM, there's that word again, to believe what they wanted to and live the way they wanted to. I might add the caveat, without physically hurting or destroying others or anything.
By the way, I will be taken part in the US trucker's protest.
Look at it this way. The Canadian protest was against a corrupt government. The protest was against being told they had to do something against their will/common sense. Getting forced to get vaccinated with an unproven vaccine or the the choice not to.
Example, Gov. Youngkin here in Virginia, signed a law against mask mandates. The law does not make anyone wear or not wear a mask. It gives everyone and anyone the choice to wear or not wear. That is freedom. Any government that takes away common sense rights of people should be destroyed. It was done here in Virginia with votes. It can be done anywhere.
Grosner, any protest by any group no matter what race, creed, or color that is done without physical harm to person or property is called civil disobedience. The protest may inconvenience people, but that is a long way from killing, injuring people, and/or burning, looting and destroying property. Sincerely Grosner, do you understand this?
Warren, there were over 10 thousand people arrested for non violent misdemeanors during BLM protests--meaning they were not looting, destroying or burning. Did you not understand this?
But the point is if people are blocking major roads for a cause you agree with then it is ok. If it is a cause you don't understand or agree with then they are a public nuisance that should be removed. This hypocritical reaction is not limited to any political pursuasion. People don't think for themselves anymore, just mindlessly plug into MSNBC and Foxnews nonsense.
Aside from the occasional lone wolves and bad apples, you can always tell the veracity of groups and organizations. Violent groups are far different than civil disobedient groups.
I, for one support the Canadian truckers, and will support the US truckers is their quest using civil disobedience, yes even if inconveniences me.
Grosner https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/over-300-people-facing-federal-charges-crimes-committed-during-nationwide-demonstrations The number of criminals not identified nor those not caught is staggering as any sane person can see who viewed live coverage of the violence, amounts of people committing the violence across cities across America. Take into account the radical left wing DA's who do not charge left wing criminals, but free them to commit more violence over and over. To conclude. There is nothing wrong with networks having opinionated anchors and guests expressing their opinion no matter what side they are on. The major difference is one network covers and airs all news no matter what it is or what side it may favor. That is fair and objective. All the other networks hide what they don't want their viewers to see or know. That is fact, whether you want to believe it or not.
Grosner, by your response I can see you do not understand.
I guess some people who saw rioters throwing bricks and stones at police, rioter burning businesses and federal buildings, etc, where all peacefully protesting. That does not seem to be what the Justice Department report says.
Last week of February, will baseball negotiations get settled!
RLA, that justice department website tells it somewhat like it was. It was even worse. Far too many criminals got away with far too much. Burning small businesses may be the worst. You don't hear about that. There were thousands of mom-and-pop businesses wiped out by the liberal terrorist activists.
Today is President's Day. A fake holiday celebrating all Presidents? Years ago we celebrated two of our greatest Presidents, each having their own day. Abraham Lincoln on February 12th and George Washington on February 22nd. Slowly the liberal left losers erode our history.
Just today it has been reported that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) currently operation under the corrupt joe-bama/commie MALADY (make America last again destroy you) administration has been withholding vital Covid data from the public. The joe-bama/commie MALADY administration is a cancer on America and the American people destroying everything it touches from the inside.
Deb F... Would you expect anything different from our present administration. We got the bottom of the barrel.
Canada is off my vacation list. I bet I am not the only one.
Heck, Biden, our feckless puppet leader may even get us into another war.
Baseball update. The owners and players met face to face several hours yesterday and are scheduled to meet again this afternoon.
It's think the players will ask for the right to use the owner's yachts on their rest days, at no cost, and by reservation only.
NJYANKEE, they can negotiate anything they want. All I care about is baseball being played in 2022, preferably in its entirety.
Biden and Trudeau, two peas in a pod. Both rotten, scum, corrupt, sick demented people. Take them down any way you can.
In my opinion, when Biden gives his 'talking head' BS talk this afternoon, it will give Putin an excuse/reason for an all-out invasion and takeover of Ukraine.
Biden talks. Says nothing.
Biden draws a red line, (invasion). Putin invades. Biden does nothing.
Can you imagine if Xi Jinping moves on Taiwan anytime now.
Where's Trump when you need him.
Oh yeah, never mind, he was cheated in a corrupt election.
Diane Stahl, great post, kudos.
Today's baseball news. The owners and players met for the second straight day. The players responded to the owners last proposal and several other issues were discussed, with some positive movement. Another meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. More positive news again? Baby steps.
Maybe baseball will announce a settlement if both sides are close enough, even if the terms are finalized.
From what I see and hear from everyone in the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration there is no one worth listening to, much less believing or trusting. They lie through their teeth.
Laura Koehler, the politicians don't lie, they call it spin. Example, the gun killed the person that was just shot. Yes, I was holding it, but I didn't kill her, the gun did.
After I listen to the left wingers and my head is spinning. They are a conglomerate of either communists, progressives, socialists, old-time die-hard democrats who have never voted for anyone other than a democrat, the unwise, the braindead, dumb as a rock, or the brainwashed.
Today's MLB update, The collective bargaining sessions between MLB owners and players continued this afternoon. MLB made a core economics proposal Monday, which the union countered yesterday. Neither side was pleased with the other’s latest offer, and the league has doubled down on previous assertions that regular season games will be canceled if no new CBA is agreed upon by the end of the month. Talks going south?
It has begun, Russia is invading Ukraine, should never be happening. It is happening only because our 2020 election was corrupt and one of the foulest pieces of garbage was handed the election. Now the US people are suffering and paying the price and the people of the world will suffer and pay the price. GOD help us all.
People die as politicians get richer and richer with every dead body.
"He's taken over a country for $2 worth of sanctions, I'd say that's pretty smart. He's taking over a country - a vast, vast location, a great piece of land."
-Donald Trump
Obama in his third term, with his flunkies surrounding the feckless Biden, pulling the strings, are working to finish what they started. If you voted for Biden, you are getting what you voted for.
George W & Tony Manchu, Sad isn't it. If Trump remained President.
1. America would now be energy independent with all fuel prices low.
2. America's southern border would be secure. Illegal criminals would not be over-running our cities.
3. America would have little to no inflation.
4. The debacle in Afghanistan would not have happened. Countless American lives would have been saved and America would not have looked upon as so weak.
5. The Covid disaster fostered by the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration would not be happening and all that is happening to kids in school would not be happening. Basically, Covid would be over except in the minds of the scum liberal left-wing democrats.
6. The pressure on democrats running America's worst and most dangerous cities might have been great enough for them to take action to clean up the cesspools they have developed.
7. Russia would not have been able to invade and start this war in Ukraine which going forward could be devastating globally.
There is so much more. Fight back people. Never vote for and democrat of anyone who supports their beliefs ever again. EVER.
MGAGA2022, So true. Every point. Your last paragraph is the only way out of the hole.
I stand with MAGA2022. Shut down the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration, their supporters and their allies.
Putin as a leader is a thug, tyrant, and killer. Biden as a leader is feckless, corrupt, and a stooge. Who is worse?
Putin would never have been able to do what he is doing now doing under the Trump, Pence, Pompeo administration of America First/Make America Great Again.
Carla Sherwin, Putin is ruthless and soulless making him worse worse. Biden is a corrupt left wing fool. Put the two at odds and you get a war.
Baseball update, lost day? The owners and players held their fourth consecutive day of meetings as the two sides continue to try and work out a new collective bargaining agreement, yet once again, no substantial progress came from the session. Representatives from the owners and players are scheduled to meet again tomorrow. Good luck.
Lets see now. Diplomacy didn't stop Putin. STRIKE ONE! Next pitch, sanctions.
Zack Norris, you don't have to have Putin and Biden at odds. Just put them together and you have the dregs of humanity. You will always have people like Putin, the worse are the people like Biden who allow the Putin's of the world to exist.
The war in Ukraine is the direct result of the 1.The joe-bama/commie MALADY administration and their policies. 2.The democrat party is a cancer eating the heart of America and destroying America. 3.The corrupt news media who supports the democrat party, lie for them, and run cover for them hiding the democrat corruption and atrocities 4.The rhino republicans who are weak in mind and heart, and afraid to take a stand for freedom and truth. 5.Voters who vote for the democrats because they support what is happening, vote for democrats because they are brainwashed, vote for democrats because they do not care what is happening, vote for democrats because they are so damn stupid.
Innocent people are fighting for their freedom, the homeland, their families and their lives. They are dying because of the weak leadership and corruption by corrupt politicians in so many countries all over the world. As the Russian army moves into Kyiv, the Ukraine capitol, President Zelensky stated this morning "this may be the last time you see me alive". My tears would be staining this message if it would be written on paper.
Marilyn, I cried with you when I read your post. This is so sad. I reflect on Biden's lie, "I will restore world order if elected". What we are getting is his world order! Your points are so true, and because they are true, America is in a sad state of affairs right now.
When the democrats talk of misinformation, then censure, edit, of deny republicans their free speech, they are fooling the people and lying to the people.
The democrats and their cronies, the corrupt media are the ones that misinform (lie) to the people. The democrats have somewhere between an 80-90 percent misinformation (lie) rate.
Wake up democrat and independent voters. You have gone to far and you will be destroyed for what you are doing to America.
Marilyn Zerberini, I feel you sadness, and I hope everyone does also. These are bad times in the world. America, should be the leader of the free world, but it is not now under the joe-bama/commie MALDAY administration, which is debilitating America and making the world less safe.
Don't forget while Biden stands united with our world allies against a murderous, communist dictator:
Just this week Trump called the transparently evil actions of a murderous, communist dictator "genius" and "smart": "I said, this is genius. Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine - of Ukraine - Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful. So Putin is now saying it's independent - a large section of Ukraine. I said, how smart is that?"
Trump congratulated Putin on winning reelection, giving his sham election legitimacy.
Trump claimed intelligence about Russia offering bounties for US troops was never brought to his attention even though it was in the presidential briefing he claims he reads all the time. He called US intelligence on this matter a "hoax" and never confronted Putin
He also gave Putin a PR victory on coronavirus by accepting a large delivery of medical supplies from Russia, a move that was regarded as a stunt by Moscow.
Trump constantly criticized NATO. To this day, Putin wants to weaken the alliance.
And speaking of alliances, the president asked allies to let Russia back into the G-7. The other member nations refused. He also invited Moscow to the G-7 summit again. Allies rejected him.
But Trump doesn’t just praise Putin. The president has also praised far-right European leaders aligned with Putin.
He likes to tell Moscow secrets about the U.S. Four months into his presidency, the president gave classified intelligence to the Russians inside the Oval Office.
Trump directed the CIA to share more with Russia, according to two former CIA officials. Even though the U.S. received nothing in return.
The Trump administration considered returning two diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland to Russia after they were seized for spying.
Trump turned a question about Putin’s murderous ways into an indictment of our country: "We got a lot of killers—a lot of killers. Why do you think our country is so innocent? You think our country is so innocent?… Take a look at what we’ve done too,” Trump said.
Trump corruptly froze aid to Ukraine to fight Russia--a move that lead to his 1st impeachment
All the innocent people, living their lives, bothering no one. Gone in the blink of an eye. For nothing but the insanity of communist, socialist, murdering thug.
Not all democrat politicians are bad. Manchin, Sinema??
Grosner, you are fake news with a touch of minimal truth. Facts, Trump is right about what he said about both Putin and Biden. Also, if Trump was President now, no high gas and oil prices, we would be energy independent and selling to other countries, no illegal criminals entering the US illegally, southern wall built, no to minimal inflation, no supply chain issues, no Afghanistan debacle with Americans still left behind, no Putin invasion of Ukraine.
Sam Anderson, Manchin and Sinema may be two of semi-sane democrats, but running as democrats just proves that the republicans they ran against would have been better for their constituency and the country. We wouldn't have had to be sitting on the edge of our chairs hoping they would vote they way they did.
Grosner, many problems with your post. The biggest being Trump is not president now. Biden is.
Four years of Trump and America became great again and flourished.
One year of Biden and America is being destroyed, sinking and moving backwards.
Solution >>> Everyone vote for anyone but democrats and their allies in November. Hamstring and destroy Biden and minimize his corruptive policies.
Biden's failures and weaknesses only emboldened Putin.
Baseball update, meaningless compared what is going on in the world...
Negotiations miniscule movement today...spring training games now canceled thru March 7th.
Dennis Travato, Agree. Just to remind everyone.
Solution >>> Everyone vote for anyone but democrats and their allies in November. Hamstring and destroy Biden and minimize his corruptive policies.
Our loser demented useless failure leader has asked congress to authorize 6.4 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine. Hello idiot boy, it's to late, the Russian's are taking control of Ukraine and aid now will not help. A month or two ago would have helped. The piece of feces has been taken to Delaware to sleep of the steady flow of drugs he is taking.
As war is taking place in Ukraine today the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration adds to their list of failures 'proudly' naming a radical leftwing idealogue as their racist nominee to the Supreme Court. Yet another waste. Then Biden, as war rages, heads to his home in Delaware for a weekend of r & r.
Inflation started in late 2019 with "Tariff Man" and the harassment of the Fed to cut rates. Rates were already incredibly low. This would put our economy on a sure path to inflation if any crisis happened to be on the horizon...
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/31/fed-cuts-rates-amid-global-slowdown-1442621
Even if we don't like Biden (he's old, mean, and grouchy), we can't blame him for things that started before he took office in 2021, like the pandemic and inflation.
I strongly believe a vote for a democrat is a vote to hurt America, prosperity, and freedom.
Kyiv still standing. Biden still sleeping.
Reagan, inflation did not start until Biden took over in January 2021. His policies from that point on, particularly that of the destruction of America's fuel supply created mass inflation which is growing by the day. Wake up, you have been wrong on everything you have posted here.
You can see what has happened to the 2 parties in the leaders they have elected in last 30 years;
30 years ago Dems chose Bill Clinton. Last year they chose Joe Biden--someone more moderate!
30 years ago R's chose the decent, smart, and honorable George HW Bush. Today the Trump stain soils what was once a great party with payoffs to porn stars, election lies that lead to a terrorist invasion of our Capital building, and deferential praise to a murderous, communist dictator.
Trump didn't create this, though. The manufactured misinformation and hate curated by right wing TV and radio personalities starting in the 90's will be studied for generations (if we still have a country left which I fear after Jan 6 our time is running out).
I'm a lifelong Dem whose first vote was for JFK in 1960. Do you know many hours a day I have listened or watched any left wing TV show or radio program? Zero. Same with all my Dem friends. Can you same the same?
I believe that there are only two things a politician should rule when in office.
1. Everything he can do for the people who elected him.
2. Everything he can do for the position he was elected for.
President == the country.
Seanator == their state.
Representative == their district.
And so on down the line.
Grosner, you can believe whatever you wish. Your views/opinion/take on the past, present, and future are, in my opinion, wrong, horrid and explain in a very large degree what is wrong with the democrat party and the left leaning side of this country. The democrats accept civil violence, looting, burning, killing, devastation when they do it and call it peaceful demonstration.
You may want to try to watch CNN for an hour and then Fox News for an hour each day for a month or so. You will see and learn the difference.
When I see posts like Grosner's, and Reagan's I can see why our country is so screwed up. All I can do is vote for republicans and ask everyone to do the same. In all elections, in all places. Local, state, and federal.
Sharon/NC, would be nice if it was that way. The last president who did what you stated, was Donald J Trump. He brought America back from the ledge of the cliff created by the obama/biden fiasco. America flourished for four years under Trump/Pence as they made America great again. Then the corrupt election in 2020 and we got the third term of the crap team now known as the joe-bama/commie MALADY administration.
Which is your choice? MAGA of MALA.
Biden a Russian operative? deal with Putin?
Biden shuts down America's fuel, gives Russia/Putin free rein fuel supply, then imports over 500,000 barrels of oil a day at top dollar. Biden is funding Russia/Putin war on Ukraine. That is treason.
Argy M, MAGA
Reagan, this is how you described Biden in three words, and I quote, "(he's old, mean, and grouchy)".
My description in three words, he is demented, corrupt, and traitor.
Reagan, you were being nice, I was not.
The MLB owners and players had several meetings today with many topics discussed. Nothing was settled and the meetings ended in a hostile fashion with the players threatening no to come back for scheduled talks tomorrow and Monday. Oh my, the trials and tribulations of millionaires and billionaires.
NJYANKEE, that news does not bode well for a settlement right now. The longer it take, the worse both sides and baseball looks. What a shame and or a sham.
Argy M, MAGA
Putin orders his nuclear forces to be on high alert. Biden is still sleeping.
Biden's policies are killing people all over the world and crippling America in every way. Biden's decisions during the past year prove him as a racist, radical left winger, ignorant, murderer, traitor.
I am going to say the MLB negotiations will be concluded within the next seven days.
Ultra left wing radical and socialist representative Rashida Tlaib will give an after speech at the state of the union address on Tuesday. What a disgrace and a slap in the face to America.
bigbadwolf, I hope so but I wouldn't bet on it.
Joe Biden has American's paying more for gas than at anytime in history. Joe Biden is paying top dollar to his buddy Putin to import just under six hundred thousand barrels of oil a day to fuel America. That is the American taxpayer's tax dollars being wasted and paid to our enemy. This could stop in a heart beat if Biden would go back to the Trump oil and gas policies that Biden reversed on his first day in office. Biden fuel policy is crippling America and American's. Trump had America energy independent and able to export gas and oil and make money for American while the American people paid low fuel prices for their cars and homes. Biden and Putin are two peas in a pod, a rotten pod.
Trump good for America. Biden bad for America. Vote people, vote and save America.
Drill baby drill.
Donald Blazina, hear hear.
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