The Woman Who SAVED Baseball

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As we stand on the precipice of Opening Day, many of us are probably thinking back to this time last year, when baseball fans didn't know when - or even if - the sport they loved would return.
While that time was worrying, it was not the first time baseball had been put on hold. During the 1994 season, in response to attempts by the MLB owners to, among other things, institute a salary cap, the MLB Players Association called for a stoppage in play.
Find out the story of the lead-up to the decision, the potential records lost as a result, and the woman who came in at the last second to save it all.
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SOURCES
Wikipedia
ksat.com
thisgreatgame.com
LA Times
SI.com
C-SPAN
sportsnet.ca
baseballegg.com
NPR
Time
Associated Press
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00​ - 1:49​ I Miss You
1:50​ - 4:23 Sugar, We're Goin Down
4:24​ - 6:44 Boulevard of Broken Dreams
6:45 - 8:03 It Ends Tonight
8:04 - 9:07 How Far We've Come
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MUSIC
"Destiny Day" - Kevin MacLeod
"It Maintains, Eyes Change" - Puddle of Infinity
"Red Berry" - Silent Partner
"Shadowing" - Corbyn Kites
"Take Me Down To The Fashion Town" - NoMBe
"To Pass Time" - Godmode
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[@BaseballHistorian]

Follow me on Twitter @BaseballHSTRN to send your team good vibes for Opening Day

[@thetwoseamer6676]

Wow, major props to the Orioles for refusing to go ahead with the replacement players to protect Cal Ripken’s consecutive game streak. That’s a class act move right there. The cinematography on this video is really incredible. Good work here Baseball Historian!

[@pjf674]

That streak was such a huge deal here. And speaking of cinematography, take a look at the broadcast of the record breaking game. The crowd shots are great. The broadcast team barely say a word and just let the pictures do the talking.

[@matthewgodsey4268]

I'm old...the '94 strike broke me. I was so mad at baseball, I didn't watch for 15 years. There were so many incredible things going on that year we all got cheated out of. Hell, even the Kansas City Royals were in first place when the plug got pulled! Learned more from this video than I expected to. 10/10 Always recommend.

[@caseysmith7283]

I was 13 when the strike happened. I didn’t watch baseball until 2005. I missed the entire steroid era. I love baseball. It’s the best game ever, but that strike was one of the worst things to happen to me. I stopped playing ball because of it.

[@matthewgodsey4268]

@@caseysmith7283 Man....same... exactly. The strike happened right after my 14th birthday. I gave up playing, stopped reading the box scores, going to games, all of it. I finally got sucked back in for good when the Royals got good again (briefly). Their back to back postseason runs reminded me how much I love that game. But...that strike made me kick baseball out of my life for almost 2 whole decades. It still makes me kinda sad. 🤷‍♂️

[@artvandelay1099]

@@matthewgodsey4268 Can I ask for your point of view on the strike? Your opinion seems to be common among fans during that time. I don't really know much about it. I'm a little younger than you and don't remember much of the details. I do remember that my dad and grandpa were mad and stopped watching and going to games for years afterwards. Just curious about the point of view of someone who lived through it.

[@artvandelay1099]

@@caseysmith7283 Can I ask you about your thoughts on the strike? As someone who lived through it, I'm curious what your point of view is on it. I'm a little younger than you, I was only 7 at the time. I do remember that a lot of people felt like you and attendance was hurt for years afterwards.

[@caseysmith7283]

@@artvandelay1099 at the time it very much felt like the players were being greedy. I was young and stupid then. I don’t really remember my thoughts on it with much clarity. I do know it hurt the reputation of the game. I was not “angry” per se. I was a teenager who knew that the sport he grew up with and loved wasn’t being played because people were fighting over money. As a grown ass man I understand exactly where the players were coming from, but as a kid I didn’t understand and I stopped watching until I happened to turn on the Tiger game on opening day 2005 when Dimitri Young hit 3 homers off the Royals

[@arielarnau3413]

I was in HS when the strike happened. I remember lamenting that Donnie Baseball wasn't going to have a shot at the title that year. At the time, I was unaware of Sotomayor. I learned of her when she was nominated for the SCOTUS. As a fellow Puerto Rican from the Bronx, I was thrilled. I was even more giddy when she threw out a first pitch to Posada. Go check out her memoir.

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

BH, I’ve grown to loathe pro sports over the last few years. You have been rekindling my love of my favorite sport ever. I may never have the same love for it as I did growing up in San Francisco but you have reminded me of what Terrence Mann said in Field of Dreams; it reminds us of all that was once good. And it could be again.

[@BaseballHistorian]

Thank you, that means a lot.

[@eumoria]

As the season starts I hope you'll get that algorithm explosion. You deserve 20x the subs. Can't wait for more! Cheers from Queens Let's Go Mets!

[@NotJoaquinPhoenix]

#LFGM

[@LordWafflestomp]

The names of the chapters are dope, you're the GOAT for this BH 🤘🏽👊🏽

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

You deserve at LEAST 250k subs by seasons end. You'll be huuuuuge in two or three years. It's just gonna be a min before everyone finds you but every real baseball fan who finds you will sub because quality content.

[@TheOnlyNoIan]

far and away my favorite channel on youtube right now.

[@runpigrun]

Check out jomboy media

[@dovbrenner6737]

@@runpigrun They're both equally great but in different ways.

[@ellandecampbell6279]

Considering how contentious the negotiations were last season (as far as when it would start & how many games), no one should be surprised if there's another work stoppage next year

[@TeamRocketHQR]

Millionaires fighting billionaires.

[@jphasson]

Gotta keep it 100...I started to tear up during this video. It got me reminiscing about my youth and my undying love for the game of baseball.

[@BaseballQuotes1]

these videos keep getting better and better, keep up the awesome work! also, the mid 2000's alt rock/punk songs as the chapters (chef's kiss)

[@Flyersfan28]

Most underrated baseball KZbinr.

[@fromulus]

I remember when this happened, I started watching baseball as an 11 year old halfway through the 1990 season. I remember just being so disappointed there'd be no baseball the whole summer, and really just assumed that stuff like that must happen all the time, but thankfully it doesn't.

[@willpgarrett2940]

Glad you mentioned Sotomayor.

[@morefiction3264]

I just saw a great town ball baseball game. Price was reasonable and it was a great game that people could afford to bring their families to. We don't need MLB.

[@srsmatt7272]

Excellent work as always! Still can’t get over how gorgeous your thumbnails are

[@danielcalderon7077]

Love your vids!

[@88_mph76]

Brand new subscriber ! Great channel

[@SW-yn5tc]

I love how all the segments are names to songs XD

[@kushclarkkent6669]

Me too so clever!

[@mikedmoon2]

As an Expos fan the 94 strike killed my love of the game for over 2 decades, I've just started getting back into it

[@daanbrinks2084]

Labour strikes are cool and collective action is good

[@tigercap100]

No. It's lame and awful. Stand on your own.

[@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn]

Absolutely not. I've been a member two labor unions and all they did was steal from the members. Worse working conditions. Worse benefits. "Solidarity" is a scam.

[@lukedoesbutter]

Either stand together or fall apart.

[@lukedoesbutter]

​@@FirstNameLastName-kt3znI heavily doubt you did. You don't collectively bargain to get a worse deal. All you have to do to disprove this is look at Average non-union wage VS. Unionized labors wage. Get smarter before you say things on public forums

[@GulsCult]

I was convinced that was going to be Mattingly's year to get a ring. I wish he came back for just one more year.

[@Vincepelosi]

Dude! Never stop these are incredible

[@RetroBaseball]

Wonderful video as always

[@casey-capri2914]

No clue how this channel only has 16k subs…. Damn shame

[@innocuousopossum5385]

Man, this video hits different in March '22, as MLB has begun canceling series.

[@ThePieManLikesPie]

Based and labourpilled. Awesome video man, you're honestly a cut above the rest

[@CreatureWillis]

Now that I think about it, I like '93 better than '98.

[@JJG18]

SPARKY ANDERSON LABOUR MAN Everyone always wanna talk about player greed and never the greed of a plutocracy of owners who have care nothing for the game or the fans, regularly gut a team to deliberately lose and waive a player as soon as they start to earn any real cash only to sign them days later for minimum wage.

[@CalebsCards]

Thank goodness somebody stepped in that awful year.

[@TheTEN24]

Wow so many great storylines cancelled by money and greed a real shame. Imagine if Gwynn got to .400, interesting to hear more about this.

[@wmoyer121]

keep working these videos are dope

[@joemomma5164]

Wait the president delivered the message that the season was stopping

[@matthewagee1080]

Quality vid as always

[@willpgarrett2940]

Experiencing 3 Springs myself in the 90s, I got to remind you that Clayton waa most def working on something in his game specifically. So Winning is never that high of a priority in S.T. Just saying

[@WaffleLover-my1hi]

I really got watch some more videos about the strike, I know very little about it

[@kushclarkkent6669]

Whatever happened to that Sotomayor lady? 😁

[@soadratmetc]

Good to know Sparky Anderson was based. Great vid as always!

[@jeffreytoman5202]

Well done.

[@nomorefielders]

____________ ^The Bar Has been raised Oh and I think the Indians will be a 4th place team, Bobby Witt Jr wins AL ROY, and Cabrera DOESNT get to 500 HR/3000 Hits

[@RyanPHill77]

So good. So damn good.

[@pushing2throttles]

Predictions of this season. Well as a tiger fan I predict that I'll be depressed all season. I predict that it'll be Detroit worst season ever, and I predict that the baseball gods will not fire the worst general manager in the history of baseball, Al Avilia, because the baseball gods are pissed at me and want me to find enlightenment through suffering. Oh and I predict that the NL West will have bought and paid for a championship. Just don't know how to divide the trophy 3 ways.

[@artvandelay1099]

How are you feeling now? I'm coming back after a 5 year break. Been paying attention again. Thinking about maybe even buying some tickets and going downtown for a game.

[@drbonesshow1]

I thought Morgana was the woman who saved baseball: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYuzZZuBaNmJq6c

[@badgerden7080]

Oh, so that explains why the game has become so unwatchable.

[@NoUploadJustComment]

And now she is one of just 3 honest Justices on the Supreme Court.