Word: greed
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World War II didn't cancel the World Series. An earthquake in 1989 also didn't. Nothing since the first decade of the century has postponed the postseason, but now the collective greed of both sides has killed the Fall Classic...
Then there are baseball's charities, such as the Jimmy Fund here in Boston. Again, these causes are being ignored by the greed. Even if some players like Matt Williams are still giving to charity, the fans who would give because they were asked to at a game wouldn't think about...
...figures he can exploit their exploits, turning this Mansonized Romeo and Juliet -- 52 murders, no regrets -- into media darlings. A crazed warden (Tommy Lee Jones) is determined to achieve fame as the man who put them to death. It's the ideal recipe for a Stone-crazy parable of greed and abuse. Shake well, pull the pin and stand back...
...worth almost $2 billion. The strike, at its core, is over the simplest of economic issues: how to divide this growing pie. And while economics is as riveting as a two-hour rain delay, it is central to the stalled negotiations. The clash involves base self- interest and primal greed: the owners want to put a cap on how much players can earn; the players want to defend and expand the right to negotiate salaries they believe they deserve...
...identified many of the waterfowl poachers in Wisconsin as white-collar executives, while Missouri's deer poachers are largely unemployed workers. Some claim to be modern-day Robin Hoods, engaged in libertarian protest against Big Government. This amuses the rangers. The poachers' major motivation, says Grosz, is "ego and greed...