2026 MLB

[Harry Dresden]

Opening day was always a Day game at CIN around April 01-April 04?

Now I heard the season already started last night somewhere overseas?

Oh yes, I used to be a hard core follower. Strike of 94' weakened me. Btw: another lockout being discussed for end of this season.

if they do that i will start watching triple A....

 

[martybegan]

To get this off on the right foot, let it be known officially that Pitchers and Catchers are reporting for spring training.

I deem this to be very good news. It’s the start of a new season. Well, technically, a new pre-season. But I’m juiced.

(Go Yankees!)

To fans of other teams, I hope you all enjoy this time of year, too.

As a Mets fan, I hope we aren't going through our normal start.

 

[martybegan]

Opening day was always a Day game at CIN around April 01-April 04?

Now I heard the season already started last night somewhere overseas?

Oh yes, I used to be a hard core follower. Strike of 94' weakened me. Btw: another lockout being discussed for end of this season.

The Owners want a Salary Cap, the Players do not.

I don't expect baseball in 2027, or maybe even 2028.

 

[Harry Dresden]

The Owners want a Salary Cap, the Players do not.

I don't expect baseball in 2027, or maybe even 2028.

can you blame them?....some of them have to live on 60 million a year....that must be pretty rough...

 

[martybegan]

can you blame them?....some of them have to live on 60 million a year....that must be pretty rough...

All the other major US sports have one, with the NBA having a soft cap, and the NHL and NFL having hard caps.

 

[Harry Dresden]

All the other major US sports have one, with the NBA having a soft cap, and the NHL and NFL having hard caps.

minimum wage is 820 thousand thats pretty good to play a sport you love playing...

 

[martybegan]

minimum wage is 820 thousand thats pretty good to play a sport you love playing...

I don't begrudge either side making the money they can make.

There is a limited number of people on the planet that can play sports professionally, far less than those that can do my job, and I am compensated well ($200k a year for 28 years in the industry). Also people don't pay to watch me do my job, compared to professional athletes who do get people pay to watch them do their job.

 

[rosends]

As a Mets fan, I hope we aren't going through our normal start.

Yeah, um... About that...

 

[Harry Dresden]

I don't begrudge either side making the money they can make.

There is a limited number of people on the planet that can play sports professionally, far less than those that can do my job, and I am compensated well ($200k a year for 28 years in the industry). Also people don't pay to watch me do my job, compared to professional athletes who do get people pay to watch them do their job.

there has to be a limit ....how much money can the sport make?...

 

[martybegan]

there has to be a limit ....how much money can the sport make?...

The market decides that. How much are people willing to pay to watch/attend/buy merchandise?