MLB at the Brink
Rob Manfred walked back his comments from a week ago, which only inspired the barest minimum of confidence at the time, and now is not ready to commit to there being an MLB season in 2020. Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney discuss Manfred's comments, how the league arrived at this point, and where it goes from here on this episode of Onto Waveland.
Onto Waveland: A show about the Chicago Cubs · The Athletic
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Show Notes
Rundown
0:24 Rob Manfred's Latest Comments
6:58 The Players' Understanding of MLB's Labor History
9:43 Is It Good for the Overall Business of Baseball to Treat Every Decision as a Bottom-Line Business Decision?
13:00 How Manfred's Background Has Influenced the Negotiations
16:04 The Owners' Overwhelmingly Large Role
19:35 Recent Comments by Tom Ricketts and Bill DeWitt Jr.
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