Congratulations to the Boston Bruins. Tim Thomas was amazing in net.
It seems like baseball is an afterthought to casual sports fans. And a shame it is as a baseball follower myself.
I expect more consensus focus in the next six weeks to be on...
Wimbledon? No.
The British Open? No
Baseball All-Star Game? No
NBA Draft? Only for a moment, only to forget easily until a new collective bargaining agreement is met.
NFL Labor? Yes. And a lot of it.
There will be cameras and microphones following every minute development (even if no progress is yielded). Someone will jump on the story, even if there is no story. And often the case, no story will be the story.
My concern is that when a report indicates progress in the labor negotiation process, there will be an immediate injection of optimism of a resolution. As public viewers watching every movement in the process (especially when the NFL is the outstanding product seems to be), let's not get carried away.
Discussions among two parted sides is only that, whether it be in a hotel conference room, courtroom, office or wherever. Remember, although the effort of both parties is indicated by the existence of dialogue, there is a long way to go until there is a 2011 NFL season.
This was your best post yet. Keep it up Mark. Nice job.
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