And, so, it begins. The apparent multi-year effort by major-league baseball to lose me as a fan, continues apace with the unsurprising news that a formal lockout is now in place. The previous Collective Bargaining Agreement expired at midnight last night. With the two sides apparently as far apart as ever (I’ve had lunch-breaks that lasted longer than their last session of negotiation). Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the lockout, effective one minute later. That ended an unprecedented 26-year spell of labor peace. The last time there was any kind of stoppage, there were no Arizona Diamondbacks, I was working for a stockbroker in London, while Hootie and the Blowfish had the biggest selling album.
Rock out with your lockout...
