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Originally Posted by CBeisbol
Just to make sure everyone is clear on what happened and is happening.
The players and MLB signed a contract
The players then agreed, due to the coronavirus, to alter the original contract and take a pay cut.
Now, the owners are asking for a THIRD agreement and for the players to take ANOTHER pay cut.
The owners haven't and wouldn't redo the deals when they make more money. But because they're going to lose money, they are asking for the SECOND time for the players to redo the agreement.
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Two things about the bold. 1)This is a negotiation. It makes sense that both sides will put out there what they ideally want. We've heard what the owners want and we're starting to hear what the players want. 2) My gut tells me that the bold is correct, that if the players accept the 50/50 split they will lose money because as of now there will be no fans in the stands generating the type of money to make 50/50 worth it to the players. But
we don't know that a 50/50 split is a guaranteed loss for the players. We only logically assume at this point.
I back the players in being against the idea of 50/50, but I don't think we can speak so definitely.
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Originally Posted by CBeisbol
The owners are billionaires. Billion-aires. 1,000,000,000-aires. And "they deserve it because they took the risks". Well, the risk works both ways. That's why it's risk.
They are usually drowning in money, this year they can take a bath
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Have any of the owners said the bold? I'm not sure I've seen that anywhere.