Screw it, said the baseball players, turn it into a parade.
Weeks into a negotiation that had turned red-faced and spittle-y personal, players’ union chief Tony Clark on Saturday night declared the union would not respond to Major League Baseball’s most recent labor proposal and instead shot back, “It’s time to get back to work. Tell us when and where.”
Weary of a series of proposals it viewed as dressed-up versions of the last and unwilling to surrender full prorated player wages in any arrangement, the union delivered a letter to the league that rejected Friday’s offer and revealed it would not counter on economics or length of season.