Why didn the players union set a strike date Monday?
Publicly, the players claimed there was enough progress in negotiations to postpone setting a date. Privately, they admitted to receiving a tearful, impassioned plea from a distraught Jon Voight. Q: What will be said when the players meet via telephone on Friday? A: “Glavine, can you hear me now? How ’bout now? Tom? Fehr? #@&$, I hate Sprint!” Q: If they choose to strike, are any dates considered off-limits to the union? A: Yes. The players are very concerned about the public relations aspect of being on strike Aug. 27, the 41st anniversary of former MTV vee-jay “Downtown” Julie Brown’s birth. Q: What signs gave the union the impetus to not set a date? A: The ones inside Starbucks that read, “Now Hiring.” Q: What will ultimately separate the two sides? A: The thin layer of air molecules that exist between any two beings. Also, a salary cap. That intertwining N and Y on his helmet will cost Jason Giambi and the Yankees under a new luxury tax. Q: Since 1976, the average salary has increa
