![]() Manfred and the owners never cared about missing games in the first month of the season. Of course, what should we expect from a man who was caught by a photographer, hours earlier, practicing his golf swing as baseball’s owners were preparing to set a match to opening day.ĭon’t let the man who once called the World Series trophy “a piece of metal” play you like an Astros’ shift on Joey Gallo. As Manfred announced he was canceling the first week of the regular season, he laughed multiple times during a press conference that should have had a mood reflective of the national pastime shooting itself in the foot once again. It wouldn't be the silliest thing the baseball commissioner has done. Wish MLB would use some of their PR tactics to promote the stars in our game! /Iktd7PqReh- Kevin Pillar March 1, 2022 “Wish MLB would use some of their PR tactics to promote the stars in our game!,” the nine-year veteran tweeted Tuesday.Īlthough most of the replies to Pillar’s tweet were supportive, there were others calling Pillar and his fellow players “greedy” and “losers.” Rob Manfred? Did we find your burner accounts? Then, let the disappointed fans attack the players for opening day being taken away from us.ĭon’t be that fan. It’s an old, reliable play: Pump-fake that a deal between the owners and players is close, get fans excited, then when the deal doesn’t happen, throw your hands in the air and pretend like you can't for the life of you understand what happened. The billionaires who run baseball make plenty of dumb, short-sighted decisions, but they think they have a brilliant plan to break the union. ![]() (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press Manfred said the league and union have not made plans for future negotiations. Manfred said he is canceling the first two series of the season that was set to begin March 31, dropping the schedule from 162 games to likely 156 games at most. Facebook Twitter Email Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred gestures as he answers questions during a news conference after negotiations with the players' association toward a labor deal, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.
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