Found February 08, 2009 on Mets Merized Online: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Imagine a clear, blue summer day. The sun is shining brightly and you are on your way out the door to see a baseball game. Upon arriving to the stadium, the only thing you hear is dead silence. There are no other fans walking around. No children excited to see their favorite baseball players. No sounds of the crack of the bats during warm-ups. Nothing! Just silence!Then you suddenly remember what happened. The Players Association ruined everything...again!Think back to the strike of 1994. Remember what it was about? Salary caps. The owners cried for it. The players cried foul. The strike began. What were we left with? Replacement players.Nobody thought baseball would recover. If it were not for players like Cal Ripken, Jr., baseball probably never would have.Could we be on the verge of another strike? Who knows! Maybe Congress would step in just like they get involved with everything else these days.Whatever the case, the Players Association will be the killer for baseball as we kno...
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