Today was supposed to be the start of baseball spring training, but since players and owners are deadlocked over a new collective bargaining agreement, spring training, and very possibly the start of the regular season, has been delayed. Talk about killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. No other major sports league has this problem - the rest of the sports world negotiates, makes compromises, and then gets on with the game. Not baseball. I myself much prefer minor league baseball. It is cheaper, much more fan friendly, and features different promotions and contests every inning. But since major league baseball foots the bill for the minor league players, you still need the big leagues around. Which is why I hope all involved come to their senses soon. The above photograph, by the way, is of the ticket booth at Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida back in 1996, the spring training home for the Montreal Expos and Atlanta Braves. However, that ball park no longer exists. Major League Baseball now requires much larger, state of the art spring training facilities to generate revenue. Back then it was just about getting in shape for the season. How quaint.
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