Am curious to see how readers here are weighing in regarding whether baseball can salvage a 1/2 season.  To recap, earlier, players acknowledged that they would not be entitled to receive their full paychecks and subsequently agreed to be paid on a prorated basis.  Say 50% pay to play in 81 games give or take.  The owners have come back and said that while this is a good first step, it is not enough.  Games will be played without fans in attendance, certainly initially and quite possibly for the entire season.  This represents losses in ticket sales, concessions, merchandising and parking.  The owners have proposed a 50/50 split in revenue, which seemingly almost all revenue anticipated to come from broadcast revenues (tv, cable, radio and streaming).  The players will likely balk at this claiming that they will be taking health risks to play these games as well as citing that they do not ask the owners for additional revenue during particularly lucrative years so the owners should not ask for help during a particularly down year.

Like most negotiations, there should be an answer somewhere in between these two things.  I think the players should understand that this is not just a down year but rather, a global pandemic.  Sports fans would like to be entertained and these athletes are in a position to help.  I would have to believe that owners really would lose their shirts this year if the players don't budge.  Owners would likely rather cancel the season, but to do so over a split in money, during these times, would be nothing short of horrible. 

I normally tend to side with players but this one has me wondering why the owners should pay a fully prorated salary when the loss of revenue to them is so anticipated and obvious.  Anyone have an opinion on this?