Alex and Bobby talk with Ted Waechter, organizer with UNITE HERE Local 2, about the recent strike vote among Oracle Park concessions workers and what they’re demanding from the Giants. Then they try to break down MLB’s proposed changes to service time and arbitration, and look at how the rise of streaming spells danger for regional sports networks — and the teams that profit off them. This week’s Three Up, Three Down features experiments in the Atlantic League and minor league baseball’s encounter with climate change.

Links:
Giants concessions workers vote in favor of a strike
A closer look at the concessions workers’ demands
MLB proposes changes to service time
MLB’s struggles with direct-to-consumer streaming ($)
Atlantic League mound experiment pushes players to the brink
Who erased MLB pitcher Devin Williams' tribute to Black Lives Matter?

Songs featured in this episode:
Strawbs — “Part Of The Union” • Pete Seeger — “Solidarity Forever” • Time Zone — “World Destruction” • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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