Pitchers & Catchers report to Spring Training – not happening today – mlbLockout
Brandon left in the Drive way waiting for his ride to Spring Training
Watching old Baseball Games videos
MLB Umpires shine when compared with The Big Game of Football Officiating comp
Face masks, Bengals, Rams and WTF. Doesn’t the NFL have instant replay
Getting ready to watch the Minor Leagues MiLB
Rob Manfred loves the Minor Leagues with a strong diet and contraction addressing
inadequate facilities
travel
poor pay
drafting players who don’t have a realistic shot to make it to the majors
Loss of 42 minor league teams and impact on the games and fandom
Lawsuits from minor league players and some of the 42 teams who were cut
MLB spokesman states that Minor League players receive over $2,200 worth of value per week during Spring Training. Therefore, they should not be paid during spring training.
Should minor league players have to pay for Spring Training?
They are learning life skills.
Even Burger King trainess get paid for learning to flip burgers and learn life skills
One Baseball plan slapped together like a student’s science project
Garret Broshius lawyer for the Minor Leaguers speaks out
Do minor league players need a union
Players must have other jobs to have a livable income
Housing for the Minor Leaguers – What is MLB doing to help and what do we believe
Baseball boot camp living conditions
MLB program to increase minor league players play during regular season
Shorter bus travel between games for the players with realignment of teams
Club House Dues no longer need to be paid by players
Players no longer need to share a bed
Host Families still around to give players a place to sleep
PED’s penalties in the Minor Leagues – 14 players have been suspended for performance enhancement drugs. Let’s remember to forgive them later
Boston Red Sox ticket sales down 20 to 30% from last year at this time
White Sox lack of ticket sales is felt by the owners
Ticket Scalping, Martial Arts, Fraud & Alcohol – Bruce Lee is sentenced for ticket scalping. Not the original Bruce Lee
Could Ozark, Marty Bird have done better
Special Thanks to our Health Care workers and military service people
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