YANKEES SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE UNPLUGGED

February 15th came and went—the day I wait for every year once the World Series ends. My colleague @JayBilly2 added salt the wound with his comment earlier in the week, "Hate to be a party pooper. No baseball until July." Could the long-awaited Yankees Spring Training Schedule be just a fairy tale? Are we really in for no go for baseball 'til the early summer?

"Tuesday is day 76 of this owners vs. players war over money, the sides still are very far apart and there are no talks scheduled. Not good," reported NJ.com. Despite both sides coming together for quarterly meetings in Florida on Saturday, and Aaron Judge's videos that were filled with optimism, no deals were made, no resolution agreed upon. In order for the season to start on time, a new deal would be needed by the first week of March. Which is exactly two weeks away.

"The sad thing is the talks are going nowhere. Baseball is lost in the desert with no resolution in sight. The last play in the Super Bowl is usually when the NFL passes the stage to baseball and it’s a rite of passage every year. Baseball fans look forward to the beginning of another season, and here we are with no idea when spring training is going to start and a strong likelihood that the season is going to start late. It’s a sad day for baseball," said baseball writer Bob Klapisch.

What is the fight about? Shared revenue, base salaries, free agency and minor league positions and salaries. And they are no closer to a resolution than they were when the lockout began. Which means that the Yankees and all spring training schedules are virtually unplugged. I wish we all could share with you more optimistic news. But there's nothing. Do you believe in Miracles? Yes. But they are reserved for the Olympics, which have filled some of the void, but will soon come to an end too. 

So we are left with binging, NHL, March Madness, NBA...and then, maybe baseball. 

--Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Senior Managing Editor
Twitter: @suzieprof