OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

glenn · 08-06-2006, 12:36 AM

The silence has ended and the season is over. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced today and that baseball’s World Series would not be played for the first time since the 1904 season. In a brief statement, Kuhn said “The Player’s Union was unable to accept the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The owners feel that the new collective bargaining agreement is in the best interest of the future of baseball. With great regret, I am forced to announce the cancellation of the remainder of the season, and the World Series.”

Baseball, America’s National Pastime, broke many hearts today. Through the Great Depression, World War I, and World War II, the games played on. In 1972, baseball let America down, as fan’s everywhere faced the unexpected, a season without an end.

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, watching the NFL kick-off another season, angrily questioned the timing of the announcement. In Kansas City, Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, after watching his Chiefs lose their season opener to the Dolphins, also questioned the timing, “The deadline for a strike came and passed nine days ago. Waiting until the start of the NFL season is in poor taste, and disrespectful to both our players and fans.” President Nixon also issued a brief statement today expressing his disappointment in today’s announcement.

08-06-2006, 12:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
glenn Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	September 17th, 1972 The silence has ended and the season is over. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced today and that baseball’s World Series would not be played for the first time since the 1904 season. In a brief statement, Kuhn said “The Player’s Union was unable to accept the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The owners feel that the new collective bargaining agreement is in the best interest of the future of baseball. With great regret, I am forced to announce the cancellation of the remainder of the season, and the World Series.” Baseball, America’s National Pastime, broke many hearts today. Through the Great Depression, World War I, and World War II, the games played on. In 1972, baseball let America down, as fan’s everywhere faced the unexpected, a season without an end. NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, watching the NFL kick-off another season, angrily questioned the timing of the announcement. In Kansas City, Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, after watching his Chiefs lose their season opener to the Dolphins, also questioned the timing, “The deadline for a strike came and passed nine days ago. Waiting until the start of the NFL season is in poor taste, and disrespectful to both our players and fans.” President Nixon also issued a brief statement today expressing his disappointment in today’s announcement.