I Wrote a (Belated) Analysis of the Lockout
In the last few days of the lockout, I wrote an article for Fightback analyzing the class dynamics and economics of the labour stoppage. While it’s obviously a bit late coming out, it goes into the systemic problems plaguing the game of baseball in a way that should prove unfortunately evergreen.
Excerpt:
“The age-old refrain of decrying this conflict between players and owners as a mere spat between millionaires and billionaires has been heard from apathetic fans, in response to a labour dispute which at first glance may not appear to have much in common with the rights of workers living paycheck to paycheck or the unemployed. However, beyond the important role that baseball plays in the lives of workers not only in North America, but the world over, the struggle of players against the endless greed of owners is the same struggle of all workers against the appetite of the capitalists in all corners of the world. An apathetic or dismissive view of the MLB lockout only helps to serve the interests of the greedy owners, as well as ignores the way in which we can fight capitalist degeneration of the game and reclaim it as our own.”
The full article can be found HERE.