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Showing posts with label Jim Palmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jim Palmer. Show all posts

Friday, May 15, 2020

Getting Stir Crazy?

It sure sounds that way:
We need to have baseball — and not the same tired negotiating rhetoric
Surely he has someone in mind with that surly statement?
I got an e-mail from Hall of Famer Jim Palmer Tuesday night. Subject line: “Pettiness.”
Talk about a perfect subject for Shank...
Palmer’s missive read (in part): "The players union just will never get it. People dying, out of work, can’t pay their mortgage, no Senior proms, MLB abbreviated draft to disrupt lifelong dreams, and people need a diversion, and Tony Clark doesn’t want to set a precedent! Full pay for games with no fans! The players know it’s all about revenue — less $, less pay and be glad you have a job. Otherwise, stay home and drive your wife crazy!''

This came on the heels of former All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira saying on ESPN, "Players need to understand that if they turn down this deal and shut the sport down, they’re not making a cent. I would rather make pennies on the dollar and give hope to people and play baseball than not make anything and lose an entire year of their career.''
Exactly - stop fucking around and acting like the coronavirus is the next Black Plague. At least that's my attitude toward the continuing lockdowns; has been for months.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

It Would Be The First One

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer must not be familiar with Shank's 'work':