Season ahead?

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Normally, this blog heralds optimism about the start of the baseball season; while some ballplayers populated Spring Training complexes, none currently find their names listed on any Major League Baseball team’s 40 manning roster. It reflects an inability of rather wealthy team owners, from the perspective of this labor-affiliated advocate, to bargain in good faith. It remains unfortunate. It puts the start of the baseball season at risk. Fans can only hope for movement sooner than later.

 

Gotham plans a big outing to Citi Field in July when the Mets host the Yankees and no one wants that game delayed or rescheduled. It’s really cool to see Gotham welcomed on the scoreboard there (See pic upper left.).

 

As a Mets fan, I have reason to be optimistic about the season if it comes to pass but I choose to wait for an agreement and a season before any blog I draft offers my take on the team.

 

If not for COVID, I had planned to visit Spring Training in Port St. Lucie to see the Mets get ready. I hope to be able to make similar plans in 2023. But first we need a 2022 season.

 

Are you looking forward to baseball in 2022?

 

I want this song to mean something soon.

Comments

Shelley Simpson

I am looking forward to a speedy resolution. Not for love of the game but because it means so much to my friends. And baseball is a wonderful way to bring people together and we can sure use more of that these days.

Submitted by Greg on Sun, 02/20/2022 - 00:23

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Gregory Rose

It’s ridiculous that the only thing both sides agreed to is that the designated hitter makes it a better game.
ODEY RAVIV

Let’s get this settled!
Play Ball can’t come soon enough.
Daniel Schwartz

It's always about money. I am losing interest unfortunetly. The fan loses with either no product to watch or higher ticket prices. But it would be nice if it was over. I am finally only 1.5 hours away from Port Saint Lucie and this is happening. Oye.

Submitted by RoyFenichel on Mon, 02/21/2022 - 10:42

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Roy Fenichel, Esq.

Spot on as always Corey. And while I look forward to convincing you that Nimmo should - every day he's healthy - be leading off and playing Center Field, Fogerty's Fortunate Son maybe is the more apropos song now, because, as you said, the lockout "reflects an inability of rather wealthy team owners . . . to bargain in good faith. It remains unfortunate." Indeed, given that even the lowly Marlins sold for more than a BILLION dollars, and that revenue sharing is rampant, MLB should have no issues sharing a bigger piece of the pie with those risking careers to play. That said, while the owners can afford to, players cannot afford another partial season so soon after 2020. They have to come to the table, and some fans will side against them, however unfairly, if they don't agree by the beginning of March, allowing a full season. For my money, I wouldn't mind a 154 game season forever, but being a Mets fan is (finally) having real ownership only to have to await a work stoppage. C'est la Mets vie! #LGM

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