MAJOR LEAGUE PROBLEM
It is difficult to talk about baseball and business nowadays with out going back to the collective bargaining agreement between the players and major league clubs. ... Over the past several decades, the Major League Baseball Players Association has arguably been the most successful labor union in the United States. Thanks to victory after victory, major league baseball players enjoy protection under the most favorable CBA in professional sports. Regrettably the consumers of Major League Baseball (MLB) are baffled with the leadership of the MLBPA, especially their stance on steroid testing and its decision to veto the Red Sox’ proposal to "restructure" Alex Rodriguezs contract, back in the winter of 2003. ... Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association established a collective bargaining agreement in 2002 for four years. ... ” In his article the author asks a sample of die hard baseball fans about their feelings on the MLBPA and the power it holds over Major League Baseball’s product. One specific and interesting question raised was, how could anything positive get done for the business of major league baseball with such a powerful, and arrogant union. ... The Major League Players Association and Major League Baseball spent months…and dollars negotiating the terms of the current CBA. ... MLB’s product would have been more appealing since the best player in the sport (who is also the union’s highest paid member) would be on one of Major League Baseball’s most noticeable franchises.