Baseball Spring Training? MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, CBA & Season status

MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred holds press conference at quarterly Owners meeting in OrlandoCBA discussions in February are like Ash Wednesday with solemn thoughts & a time of denial.RSN - Baseball Regional Sports Networks & Streaming, Bally,  YES networksMLB Owners working on Diversity - compared with NFL issues with Brian Flores &  Lovey SmithCBA current history & lockout datesMLB says it is important to get the game on the field ASAPOnce again MLB holds their agreement to the DH as some big moveClubs will not move on MLBPA proposal with changes to comepetitive balanceIt would be like making Billionaires take a Pay Cut - Sympathy & Flowers pleaseStatus of Spring Training -  "No Change"Manfred is an Opening Day Optimist and believes that they will have an agreement to play their regular scheduleCommissioner states - I see missing games as a disastrous outcome for this industry What about those Tampa Bay Rays - can they sustain a team in current environmentMLB thinks Tampa Bay region is a Major League MarketIs owning a baseball team a good investment? - Take a look at the Atlanta Braves stock reportsSteve Cohen, investment professional bought the Mets - something must look goodManfred not interested in social mediaMax Scherzer & Marcus Stroman share their thoughtsNCAA CWS Softball Opening Day was February 10th FSU & Oklahoma in the CWS World SeriesMinor League Baseball Opening Day scheduled for April 8MiLB AAA teams added 6 games to their seasonYou can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter & Brandon @SportsBlitzPodNo MLBPA Player images were used during the recording of this audio podcast.BaseballBiz is also on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple & Google podcasts Special Thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music Rocking Forward