Looks like the MLB players union was caught with their pants down on the lockout decision.
I could only read so much before hitting the paywall, and I understand this freezes all off-season transactions, but still a lockout on December 2 seems to me mostly like posturing.
I live within driving distance of the Giants, but I simply won’t pay the sky high tickets prices. I didn’t do any pricing this season, but, analogously, I’m in Las Vegas this weekend with one son and his gf. I was going to take them to the Raiders. $250 each for extremely crappy seats and $100 to park at Allegiant Stadium. I simply won’t pay it. Players salaries are only part of the economics, but I’m not buying the notion that they’re unjustly underpaid
I've been marginally paying attention and have been hearing about a potential lockout since spring training, so I doubt the were even slightly surprised. They probably had that statement written and ready to go for a month or two.