“It’s time to get back to work. Tell us when and where.”
Thus concluded a statement issued by MLBPA chief Tony Clark on Saturday—an answer to yet another proposal from the owners that had been deemed insufficient by the players. After weeks of negotiating on the terms of how to resume play, Clark had offered the rare line that could be described as “pithy.” It resonated.
As frustrations bubbled over on Monday and Tuesday, with commissioner Rob Manfred saying he was "not confident" a 2020 season would happen, players could be seen quoting Clark's statement on social media.