What the MLB lockout is doing to us and the game

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

After MLB and the player's union came so close to making a deal, everything fell apart, causing MLB to cancel a second week of the regular season. Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey explain what prevented the two sides from making a deal, why the international draft was such a strong sticking point for the players, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin's strong words directed at MLB to play ball, and more.(5:40) - There were signs that a deal could be done(17:35) - An issue that's being debated is an international draft. Why?(29:40) - Some blame can be placed on the Players Union(35:10) - U.S. Senators speak on the MLB lockout

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, it's Chuck Garfine.
0:09.6	Welcome to the White Sox Talk Podcasts, coming to you as always by our great friends at WinTrust.
0:18.5	Take a breath.
0:20.2	If you're upset, if you're frustrated, and can't believe they did not strike a deal
0:26.7	on Wednesday in Major League Baseball, you are not alone.
0:31.5	MLB and the Players Union were so close, so close to making a deal where we would have a full 162 game season. Players would be
0:40.5	at spring training by like Friday. And we'd have some much needed baseball normalcy in our
0:46.9	lives just like that. But then, then I fell apart. And because of the international draft? So what happened? Why did the deal
0:58.8	fall through? Why did the international draft play such a huge role in derailing things? And now you
1:07.2	have Illinois Senator Dick Durbin weighing in with some strong words directed at MLB.
1:12.9	So who's to blame?
1:14.6	Who's at fault?
1:15.6	And how does and when does baseball get out of this?
1:22.8	In terms of the win, I hope it's very, very soon.
1:25.8	Ryan McGuffey joins me.
1:27.9	We have a lot to talk about on the White Sox Talk podcast.
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1:47.6	White Sox, White Sox.
1:49.5	Go, go, white Sox.
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