Don't blame MLB commissioner Ron Manfred for the labor dispute, and never side with the people he represents. The owners were told what to do by Manfred. A group of high-level baseball people told the commissioner it was time to restructure MLB's expense sheet. The situation started years ago when Houston Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and current owner Jim Crane looked at their books and decided things needed to change, according to people familiar with the situation. It took a long time for more owners and MLB people to come to their way of thinking that it was time to change multiple models. The pursuit of money prevented spring training from starting on time, but we should be in Week 2 of baseball games. The MLB is into Day Whatever, and commissioner Rob Manfred has become El Diablo de Beisbol. The Houston Astros, as much as any other team in MLB, are driving this one. Five years ago, the league was looking to contract minor league teams because MLB owners were tired of the costs associated with developing players. MLB's minor league system was bloated and out-dated, a product from a bygone era of sports. There is no need for that many levels of minor league ball. The Astros wanted to cut their player development system. One of baseball's biggest expenses is the farm. In December of 2020, MLB eliminated 42 minor league teams despite threats and criticism. The reduction left every MLB team with a minor league franchise on the Triple A, Double A, High A and Low A levels. As MLB took over control of the minor leagues, this cost reduction was a result. The real fight MLB was preparing for was the current labor dispute with the MLB Players Association, and dumping a bunch of minor league teams was a party. The MLBPA has kicked around its bosses quite a bit. The players struck in the second half of the 1994 season, which led to the cancellation of the rest of the season and the World Series. After the 1995 spring training was over, the players essentially won. This is a mostly new group of owners and a new commissioner. The worst labor fight in the history of North American sports was not remembered by most of them. The people who pay the salary of a commissioner follow directives from them. All Commissioners become Captain Miserable. The Major League Baseball Players Association is arguably the best union in the United States, and that is why the lawyer trying to negotiate a contract with them is just another humorless, calculating lawyer. He is worse in front of a camera than his predecessor. The whole scenario is a mess, bad for MLB, and a sport that cannot afford to lose any more of its market share that it is already lost due to societal preferences. This is not the only thing on Rob Manfred. He represents the Houston Astros. MLB has canceled more games as the push to end the labor dispute continues. The deadline to reach a deal to preserve a 162-game season passed with no announcement as the locked-out players and Major League Baseball bargained past midnight for the second time in a week. There were no new canceled games from Manfred as the lockout entered its 98th day. The sides were talking about the economic issues of the luxury tax, the amount of a new bonus pool for pre-arbitration-eligible players and minimum salaries. Few know that Amazon has millions of Prime subscribers. The Collective Bargaining Agreement with the MLB players expired on December 1. The latest... The main cast of the Quantum Leap pilot at NBC has been rounded out with three new additions. The cast of the project have joined. They are the third and fourth cast members. The new Quantum Leap is a follow-up to the original. The Thing About Pam is a new NBC series that was inspired by a true story. 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