A Truly Gruesome Anniversary
Fifteen years ago on this date, Major League Baseball went on strike. I’d write something poignant about it, but it’s too damn depressing. Fortunately, I covered this last year.
One good thing did come out of the strike, at least. It’s great to see the issue on which owners held the line back in ’94, the huge revenue disparity between rich and poor teams that shortened small-market clubs’ window to win to a year or two, requiring perfect luck and execution to have a shot at the postseason, while richer clubs could outspend their rivals in every facet of the game, from the free agent market to big-ticket trades to the amateur draft to international signings, has finally been resolved.
Oh, wait.
Tags: I hate August 12, MLB, Montreal Expos, Revenue disparity, Sports
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12 August 2009 at 3:50 pm
[...] As Jonah Keri reminds us, today marks the 15th anniversary of the day the players went on strike, an event that led to the first cancellation of the World Series since 1904 and killed dreams in Cleveland, the Bronx, the South Side and, most regrettably, Montreal. [...]
12 August 2009 at 3:57 pm
[...] As Jonah Keri reminds us, today marks the 15th anniversary of the day the players went on strike, an event that led to the first cancellation of the World Series since 1904 and killed dreams in Cleveland, the Bronx, the South Side and, most regrettably, Montreal. [...]