A monthly deep dive podcast on the history of baseball labor and what it means ahead of the 2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Podcast hosts Dominic Cotroneo and Scott Sweeney take the time to research singular topics over the years that pertain to the business of the game and the battles in boardrooms rather than the diamond.

SHOW SCHEDULE (Subject to change)

1. April: Introducing the Players Association & the rise of Marvin Miller (1800s to 1976) — RELEASING FRIDAY 4/3
2. May: The Commissioners: The 10 in charge, from Landis to Manfred
3. June: The Owners, aka The Lords (the men who shaped the game before Marvin)
4. July: The Business (Television, licensing, and expansion changing cash flow for teams & players)
5. August: The Chaos of the 80s: A split-season, classic World Series matchups, major drug trials impacting reputations
6. September: The Strike that changed baseball: Revisiting the 1994 strike and what we learned from it (1990-1996)
7. October: The New Millennium: Home run races, new ballparks, and nearly another labor war through PED testing (1997-2014)
8. November: The Modern Game: Technology, rule changes, and parity dominating the game (2015-2025)
9. December: The 2027 CBA negotiations: Who is involved and what are they asking for?

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