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glenn · 07-30-2006, 05:46 PM

Behind closed doors, 25 of the most powerful men in professional sports gathered to address the problem at hand.

Joe Brown, the Pittsburgh Pirates owner spoke up first, “We must stand strong and united. The player’s union is weak and we must put them in their place, and force them to cave. This absurd strike is the final straw. If we don’t stop them now they will keep coming back, and asking for more of our money. This strike is unacceptable.”

Commissioner Bowie Kuhn interrupted, “Joe, calm down, we need to act rationally.”

Gussie Busch, the Cardinals owner, spoke up next, “The players don’t deserve one more cent of our money. They need to get back on the field and do what we pay them to do.”

“This behavior can’t be tolerated”, yelled out another owner.

“They are trying to ruin the game, we need to show them who is in charge”, shouted another owner.

And on and on the comments went, and the tempers flared, until the plan started to come together. The plan to end baseball’s labor problems for good, a plan to break the union, and a plan to give the owners back the power they have had for so long. A few smiles broke out, but mostly relief.

Commissioner Kuhn called a vote of approval for the plan, as each owner would give their approval with a shout of “Yeah”. A 23-1 display of unity, that was as close to unanimous as possible with this group. The secret plan was in place, the plan to take back control of the game. The meeting adjourned, and Commissioner Kuhn immediately went to work making sure the plan would be executed flawlessly.

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glenn Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	April 10th, 1972 Behind closed doors, 25 of the most powerful men in professional sports gathered to address the problem at hand. Joe Brown, the Pittsburgh Pirates owner spoke up first, “We must stand strong and united. The player’s union is weak and we must put them in their place, and force them to cave. This absurd strike is the final straw. If we don’t stop them now they will keep coming back, and asking for more of our money. This strike is unacceptable.” Commissioner Bowie Kuhn interrupted, “Joe, calm down, we need to act rationally.” Gussie Busch, the Cardinals owner, spoke up next, “The players don’t deserve one more cent of our money. They need to get back on the field and do what we pay them to do.” “This behavior can’t be tolerated”, yelled out another owner. “They are trying to ruin the game, we need to show them who is in charge”, shouted another owner. And on and on the comments went, and the tempers flared, until the plan started to come together. The plan to end baseball’s labor problems for good, a plan to break the union, and a plan to give the owners back the power they have had for so long. A few smiles broke out, but mostly relief. Commissioner Kuhn called a vote of approval for the plan, as each owner would give their approval with a shout of “Yeah”. A 23-1 display of unity, that was as close to unanimous as possible with this group. The secret plan was in place, the plan to take back control of the game. The meeting adjourned, and Commissioner Kuhn immediately went to work making sure the plan would be executed flawlessly.