It’s clear that there is some bad blood between MLB and the Players Association at this point.
The league keeps saying it will make “good faith” offers, then appear with a low blow out of the blue every time.
The latest one was their decision to not reschedule any lost games because of a delay in collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations.
Players have had enough, and they are starting to make their opinions clear on social media.
The latest MLB athlete to offer his thoughts was Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler.
He wrote a series of tweets before deleting them shortly after.
However, the magic of screenshots gives us every word he wrote.
Buehler speaks up pic.twitter.com/NQ8rQRKor0
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) February 25, 2022
“PLEASE tell me how what we, the players, are asking for is crazy? Inflation happens. Markets rise. Money grows. Ask our owners. They know. Why would we agree to less than even inflation level income rises? Would you take that?,” he said.
Players Have The Right To Maximize Their Earnings
He then took a shot at those who criticize players for being “greedy” and making more than the average American.
“This isn’t billionaires vs. millionaires. This is workers vs. owners. The value is subjective. We are EXTREMELY lucky to do what we do but the numbers don’t line up. I appreciate the fans getting where we are coming from. Truly,” he stated.
It’s a shame he deleted the tweet, because he likely did it A) out of fear of repercussions by angry fans (there were some ugly replies), or B) out of pressure by any of the negotiation parties.
But he spelled the truth in his message: the average career of an athlete is short, much shorter than most occupations, so there is nothing wrong with trying to maximize their earnings when a few guys in a suit want a bigger piece of the pie.
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ozziefan says
Yeah, they need to make more millions so that when they retire at say 35, they never have to work another day in their lives. No matter what age at which REAL workers are able to retire. You know, the families that work multiple jobs so their kids have food and clothes. All those regular folks that players and owners alike would like to see support their teams. Sorry Walker et al, I don’t get where you’re coming from. Please don’t try to rationalize yourselves as “workers”. You have been treated as if you are special, fawned over since you were twelve, and now feel entitled to all you can grab.