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Baseball strike isn't all bad

It's always about the money. The big business of professional sports has meant frequent battles between players and owners for a piece of the multimillion-dollar pie. The 2004 hockey lockout was the first in a decade, but over the years sports labour disputes have plagued professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey — resulting in shortened seasons and furious fans.

Toronto theatres, comedy clubs and video stores benefit from baseball strike.
Program: CBC Evening News
Broadcast Date: Aug. 26, 1994
Guest(s): Jim Anas, Will Graber, Stephen Judd, David Mirvish, Tom Mitrovic, Ron Zamperin
Host: Jeffrey Kofman
Reporter: Simon Dingley
Duration: 1:45

Last updated: December 6, 2012

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