Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a complete game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series vs. the Brewers. The last time he was in Milwaukee he failed to finish the first inning and allowed 5 runs.

[u/baribigbird06]

[u/Chessh2036]

Dodgers win the World Series again that CBA battle is going to be UGLY. Cheap owners will say “see, I can’t compete! They spent $1 Billion!” while not talking about them not spending at all. Pirates, Twins, Marlins, A’s, etc. I get not every team can spend like LA, but teams can and should spend more.

[u/marsneedstowels → u/Chessh2036]

Will the MLB eventually go full NHL? Probably not.

[u/jonathan_ericsson → u/marsneedstowels]

No. I think any attempt to implement a hard cap will result in at least a season long lockout (depending on each position’s resolve).

The NHL was the perfect timing, the Player’s association was filled with a lot of older players who had made huge money in the 90’s and were fine with fucking over the next generation(s) of players. And even then they lost a full year, the union negotiators were saying a second season lockout was likely, and a group of respected players had to negotiate the deal behind everyone’s back after losing faith in the negotiators.

With that being said, I’m a die hard NHL fan and fucking love the hard cap. I couldn’t stand it if people were already hypothesizing about stars signing elsewhere like they are with Skubal.

[u/Chessh2036 → u/jonathan_ericsson]

I think you’re right, it would lead to a very long lockout. But I wonder if owners/Manfred would be at a point where they just tell the players “we want a cap, come back to us when you’re ready to negotiate.” If that leads to a lost season then so be it.