Whos Really Going To Strike
... The new agreement would allow for more money to be put into the fund to be distributed evenly amongst everyone, with a little more going to the “less fortunate” teams that are in what are called small market cities. ... But with the strike beginning in August and not being resolved until the following November the post season had to be cancelled. Angry fans sent a resounding message around baseball as the strike loomed with a 20% drop in attendance leading into the middle of August. ... With the average salary upwards of 2 million dollars and the current state of the economy, fans are becoming more and more frustrated every day at the thought of a potential strike because of dollar figures climbing into the hundreds of millions of dollars. It is true that the majority of fans do not know exactly what is involved in the labor talks, but it is highly doubtful that fans would come flocking back to big league ballparks as quickly as they did following the 94’ strike. The Sports Fans of America Association urged all fans to strike immediately, before the selfishness of the two main players in the disagreement decided upon a work stoppage. ... Stated at the beginning of August, the month at which all the story lines of the current season begin to unfold, the players union set a strike date of August 30.