I am wondering how many other players threw out their "good" bats after this came about?
And of course I also wonder this: Baseball fucking sucks. Especially after the strike. Even though I supported the strike. Anyways, baseball is capable of generating millions upon millions of dollars. But not if no one is enjoying it. What better way to hand Mark and Sammy a couple cork bats and start knocking balls out the park and give people a reason to watch again. Thats the scam in my opinion.
When Baseball was at its lowest point due to Strikes, the one thing that revived the game was this home-run contest. Do you think the owners and a couple players could have got together to work something out here. After all, without fans, both parties end up major loosers.