The lockout that is currently paralyzing MLB is endless. Clearly, we will not be entitled to a 162-game season in major league baseball, which is a shame for all fans.
And for Canada’s ball fans, it’s sad news again.
If we start from the premise that ball fans across the country mostly support teams from here, 2022 has been (so far) difficult for fans from here.
First, there was the news of the end of the joint custody project a few weeks ago. It was a blow, especially in Quebec.
Then, we understood that the season would once again not be normal in the MLB, which will cut games.
Why is it worse than elsewhere for the Blue Jays? It’s not necessarily the worst situation, but the club, after almost two years on the road, are finally ready to come home and win with a big club… but they can’t.
If you have Vlad Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Teoscar Hernandez, Springer, Berrios, Gausman, Romano etc, the best advertisement for your industry might be… letting those guys play ⚾️games in their home city at long last instead of fighting them over every last CBT$. Just an idea.
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) February 28, 2022
Ben Nicholson-Smith made an excellent tweet, precisely. And he’s absolutely right: Canadian fans deserve better.
Obviously, we know that it’s a blow for everyone, but let’s say that in Canada, after two years without baseball (and without really being able to see it effectively in the United States most of the time), it hits differently .
MLB has an incredible group of young players at its disposal. Hard to believe that continuing to lock out the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto & Jacob deGrom would be good for the sport’s long-term growth https://t.co/BIMxdZ66Im
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) February 28, 2022
2022 will be the third year in a row that there will not be 81 games in Toronto. It’s a funny time, we’ll tell each other, and the fans are fed up.
The day it will start again, will there be a big craze in the Queen City? I imagine so because of the right club…unless the frustration with MLB isn’t too great over a huge labor dispute.
