Play Ball! Lockout Ends as M.L.B. and Union Strike a Deal

New York Times ^ | 3/10/22 | James Wagner

[Jolla]

On the 99th day of a contentious lockout, Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached a tentative labor agreement for the 2022 season on Thursday. Once in doubt, a full 162-game regular season will be played.

Spring training, which is normally six weeks and was originally scheduled to begin in mid-February, will open this weekend.

[nutmeg]

Wishing they hadn’t forced the DH on the NL. Very happy they booted the extra inning rule re: starting a runner on 2B. That was ridiculously little league.

Agreed on both! And no 7-inning double headers in MLB. Looks like the grown-ups are back to making the MLB rules (for the most part). ;-)

Looks like there *will* be a short spring training season? Unfortunately this year, we can't attend due to our ongoing moving "project". Hopefully next year!

[NautiNurse]

Yes, ST will run from March 18-April 5. They are refining the pairings for each game and have yet to specify times. On Monday, we have the option to choose which of the games we can attend, and also buy additional tickets as needed. If unable to attend some/all of the home games, credit will be issued to the STH account for the unused tickets, along with the canceled games on the original schedule.

MLB.TV is getting a bit annoying this year. Along with ESPN, NBC Peacock, Apple TV, and who know who else have purchased exclusive rights to broadcast games. NBC Peacock is picking up at least two games per week on their subscription streaming service.

Thus, a shrinking number of games will be available on the MLB.TV subscription, while watching a variety of games will require a growing number of paid subscriptions to a variety of streaming services. Definitely annoying.

[Mr. Lucky]

That makes two of us, sir.