[Rich Klein]

There is one other elephant in the room so to speak and depending on the result, And that is as of today, IMHO there is about a 99 percent chance we have a lockout by the baseball owners on 12.1

Option 1

Lockout is over no later than 2.10. In that case we'll have a truncated hot stove league but spring training will begin on or nearly on time and no real impact to the 2022 season

Option 2

Lockout runs a bit longer and impacts slightly the regular season. If it does only that there will be a minimal impact and we'll go on with a hiccup

Option 3

Lockout runs a long time and basically ruins the 2022 season. As a hobby we gave 2020 a COVID-19 Pass and everyone understood how the season was worked out in real time and other sports could draw upon what Baseball did to make the season go easier for them.

If this occurs, and this is based on the 1994-5 Baseball Strike combined with Hockey Lockout issue, then our hobby will have a hurt and we may lose a lot of the "new" people who have come in.

End Result: This board, and what is primarily covered, will be just fine for about 98 percent of us and the other 2 percent will adjust or leave.

Regards
Rich