Baseball, America’s pastime, has turned into more than just a fun game people gather with friends, compete, and have fun. Has baseball turned into a money issue where the players want more money than they can spend or else they do not play, or does the relationship of the owners of the franchises and players have something to do with these baseball strikes? In addition, it seems that the league is planning to put a “fifty percent luxury tax on the portions of payrolls above $98 million” and the players do not seem to like dealing with a luxury tax on their payroll. (“Owners Await” 1) Throughout the history of professional baseball, strikes have occurred and seasons have been canceled or cut short. Fans are not appreciating these strikes at all and are becoming impatient and frustrated with having to wander if they are or are not going to be able to watch pro baseball during the year. What ever happened to playing for the love of the game? These strikes occur because of bad relationships between owners and players, players wanting too much money, and the players not agreeing with the salary cap and luxury tax rules the league sets.

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