Labor negotiations in sports are forever confounded by an imbalance of knowledge. The name of every player on an MLB roster is available with two to three taps of a mouse. Their near-exact salary can be found with just a few more clicks. We know their story, we know the game they play to earn their keep, and for many fans it is a love of that game that can spur feelings of indifference when labor strife arises. Paid to play a kid’s game, and it’s true, in a sense. MLB is the pinnacle of performance for a game that the kids I work with play during recess, that I played in my backyard and with my friends, that my father played in the streets of the Bronx as a child, that many of you may have played or partook in as a youth.
MLB’s lockout begs the question: what’s the point, John Stanton?
