There were no negotiations betwween the two sides on Thursday, but we did hear from MLB commissioner Rob Manred on behalf of the owners about some of the proposals that hae been made to the Players Association. Meanwhile, the league has taken down players images from the teams’ websites and players are haing a laugh at it, but the Players Association got messages of solidarity from some big names in the labor game.
Baseball Held Hostage is a special series of Under The Orange Roof, with new episodes daily until the end of the lockout.
Steve Carney is the founder and publisher of St. Pete Nine. One of the people most associated with baseball coverage in Tampa Bay, he spent 13 seasons covering the Rays for flagship radio station WDAE, first as producer of Rays Radio broadcasts, then as beat reporter beginning in 2011. He likes new analytics and aged bourbon, and is the owner of one of the ugliest knuckleballs ever witnessed by baseball scouts.
