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From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin)
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Subject: Re: using minor leaguers
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Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 08:37:40 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 23 08:37:40 1985
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> In case of a strike could the owners bring in their minor league players
> or do these guys strike also?
> 
> If so then the owners wouldn't get hit so hard financially as a lot of people
> would still go to the games (I think), the minor leaguers would get a thrill,
> and maybe the strike wouldn't last so long, as the regular players and
> owners  wouldn't want their positions or there team records in the hands
> of less capable players.
> 
> Any comments?

Yes, I have comments (but don't I always!).

		(1) Who will pay major league prices for AAA ball?
		(2) Do you want to have the team with the best AAA 
		    affiliate to make the playoffs?
		(3) Is it wise to so interfere with the development of
		    the next crop of major leaguers?
		(4) Will AAA players who have the talent to make the
		    majors participate in the busting of their own
		    future union?
		(5) Could anyone come up with a better recipe to
		    insure that the hypothetical strike is
		    dramatically lengthened?  (Actually, I can: the
		    owners could take out "strike insurance".  One
		    thing that is working against a strike is that the
		    owners can never get such protection again.)

					
					David Rubin
			{allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!david