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The Fan Cost Index survey, now in its eleventh year, tracks the cost of attending sporting events for a family of four. It includes: two adult average price tickets, two child average price tickets, four small soft drinks, two small beers, four hot dogs, two programs, parking and two adult-size caps. Data is courtesy of TMR.
August 30, 2002: Baseball Reconciles?

The MLBPA and MLB have come to an agreement on a four year deal that includes the owners version of a luxury tax, revenue sharing, a world draft, no contraction, and some sort of drug testing.

Check back soon and we will post what MLB Fan Strike and affiliated websites think about the agreement. As of right now, "Play Ball!"

We will be posting more on the site as time permits. Please check back often.

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IN THE NEWS
NO STRIKE: Players, MLB Agree On Deal - ESPN
Hooray! Baseball Is Here To Stay - ESPN
Strike Out - ESPN
Record-Low Coors Crowd Sees Bonds Hit 40th - ESPN
Owners Make Another Pitch to Players - CNN/SI
Just Two Weeks Remain For Fans To Take A Stand - The Record
Texas Paper Going On Baseball Strike - MSNBC
PAGE 2: Join Me and Strike Back - ESPN
Sides Touch on Revenue Sharing, Luxury Tax - ESPN
Players, Owners Meet On Side Issues - MSNBC
BRAND NEW STORE: Donald Fehr Greed Shirts Available at NO MARK-UP!!! - MLB Fan Strike
Players Set August 30 Strike Date - ESPN
MLB Players Set August 30th Strike Date - MSNBC
Bunning Switches, Backs Owners - USA Today
Labor Talks Hit Snag - ESPN
Striking Out - ABC News
Labor Q & A - ESPN
Owners' Luxury Tax No Guarantee of Competitive Balance - ESPN
Strike Would Be Catastrophic for Baseball - ESPN
Players Wait on Setting Strike Date, Friday Announcement Possible - WLS-TV
What Are The Isuues? - Fox Sports
Bonds Orders 600 Commemorative Bats to Sell For Grand Each - ESPN
Players to Set Strike Date on Monday - ESPN
Baseball Exec: Losses Will Top $450 Million - ESPN
Accountant Said 28 of 30 Teams Projected Net Losses - ESPN
Baaaaa: Gullible Fans - CNN/SI Online
Players, Owners Agree to Minimum Salary, Benefits Plan - Yahoo! Sports
Owners Have No Sticks Left, Just Carrots - CBS SportsLine
MLB: Fan Groups Send Letter to Fehr and Selig - E-Sports Media Group - Yahoo! Sports
Reds GM Bowden Compares Strike to 9/11 Terrorist Attacks - ESPN
MLB Out To Get Yankees? - ESPN
Revenue Sharing is Main Topic at Labor Talks - ESPN
Fehr Tells Brewers Players That Labor Problems are "Solvable" - ESPN
When Is A Strike Good? - Abilene Reporter News
MLB: A Different Spin on the Pending Baseball Strike - E-Sports Media Group
Betting Service Setting Odds On Strike - ESPN
Players Union Has Not Set Strike Date - ESPN
Moments Baseball Would Rather Forget - Yahoo! Sports
Baseballs Worst Moments: Painful Memories - ESPN
MLB Fan Strike - E-Sports Media Group
To Boycott or Not to Boycott - Twisted Fan
Fans May Go From Nobodies to Somebodies - MSNBC / The Sporting News
Drama Unfurls, but Ending Goes Unscripted - ESPN
Baseball's Image Takes Another Blow - ESPN
Group of Baseball Fans Organize Strike - Associated Press
Fans Send Warning to Bud, Baseball - MSNBC
Selig Acknowledges Possibility of Stoppage - ESPN
Players Prepare for Stoppage, Don't Set Strike Date - ESPN
MLBPA Split on Setting Strike Date - MLB
The Strike That Will Kill Baseball - Washington Post
Baseball Players Want Drug Testing - USA Today
All-Star MVP Award to be Named After Williams - Sporting News
Schilling Predicts Union Will Just Get Strike Authority - ESPN
Labor Unrest Not Exactly A Fun-Filled Backdrop - ESPN
The Issues - Milw. Journal-Sentinel
For All We Owe Seligs, It's Time They Left - Milw. Journal-Sentinel
How to Ruin a Longtime Passion - Sacramento Bee
Fans Have Their Chance to Call Strike - Herald-Tribune
Rod Carew Calls For Steroid Testing - Herald-Tribune
Owners Can Talk Publicly About Labor - New York Times
Most Overpaid Baseball Players - ESPN
Gonna Strike? Stay Away This Time. - Dallas News
Owners, Union Agree to Separate Steroid Testing - ESPN
Work Stoppage Unavoidable? - ESPN
Labor Talks Could Get Serious in July - MLB
The MLB Fan Strike - Sports Fan Magazine
If Players Strike, Fans Should Say "Adios" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Striking Back! - ABCNews.com
Barry Bonds Says Fans Will Come Back - ESPN
Pre-Emptive Strike - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Blowin' In The Internet Wind - Rocky Mountain News
Yankees, Mets Considering All-Star Game Snub - Sports By Brooks
Radio Jock Fired for Supporting Fan Strike? - Milw. Journal-Sentinel
Transcript of Online Chat with Paul White of USA Today - USA Today
Sports Fans Feel Pinch in Seat (Prices) - ESPN
MLB: Standing Up Against Selig - E-Sports Media Group
Balls and Strikes - Sports Business News
Burkett Will Boycott All-Star Game - ESPN
Owners Offer To Lower Luxury Tax - ESPN
Work Stoppage 101: The Issues - ESPN
ESPN Magazine Column: Superglue - ESPN
Baseball in Front of Congress About Steroids - ESPN
Alone in a Crowd - Sports Illustrated
Bud Selig Interview - Yahoo Sports
Selig Wants Steroid Testing to be Part of Next Contract - ESPN
Little Movement After Further Collective Bargaining Talks - MLB
Owners Await Counter-Proposal - MLB

Since May 21, 2002 at 4:00pm CST!

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