>>host: mr. gould why since 1995 have we not seen a baseball strike? what did you help to put into place? >>guest: we see no baseball strikes as a result of the settlement, revenues have escalated by the time we intervene to but at the time of the last collective bargaining agreement in 2011, those revenues have increased so in the era of prosperity and the players and the owners had something to share and the bad boys of sports became the model. this is then sharp contrast to football, hockey, basketball where there is a series of lockouts and this highlights another feature that players were smart id realize they had something to give the owners. they were freewheel this is a matter of great concern as cuba is about to open up many ways along with japan the greatest player market in the world. already we already see the cuban players on the ad hoc basis but you have a chapter on declining black participation in an end baseball. why? but one of the greatest moments when i was a child of course, was at the advent of jackie robinson that is receiving a

. >> host: mr. gould, why since 1995 have we not seen a baseball straight? what did you hope to place? >> guest: would see no baseball strike since i'm teen 95 for a number of reasons. as a result of their settlement, revenues have escalated enormously. at the time we intervened in 1995, the total revenues for baseball were 1 billion. at the time of the last collective bargaining agreement, does have increased sevenfold to martha's 7 billion. so in an era of prosperity, the players and the owners had something to share and bad ways who adopt the strikes of marcos became the paragon, became the model. now this is in sharp contrast to football and hockey with a series of blackouts. this highlights another feature and bad is that the players were smart. they realized they had something to give the owners. donors who are concerned about keeping down the cost not only for the veteran experienced players, but also the newcomers. for the guys coming out of stanford who are claiming that bonuses. i talk about one of our players who got one of the highest bonuses eve

mr. gould, why are you writing about this topic? it's really two different levels.one is someone who's played the game is a young man, as a child, followed throughout my life. i suppose passionately involved in that. principally an observer and does allow someone who has about it, teaching sports for, talking a lot about baseball and labor law and finally i suppose the role that comes up in this book in particular is my involvement as both an arbitrator during the clinton administration when we were involved at that time and one of the greatest strikes in terms of duration and serving as a landmark for the development of a spell as a business in the entire history of the game. this season was shut down. in 90 four this season was shut down beginning in office for the first time since 1904. the world series was canceled and in the spring of 1995, my national labor relations board of which i was chairman in the 90s in the clinton intervened to obtain an injunction. once he got an injunction before then churched out of my order, and now the players returned to the fiel

screen is william gould, emeritus professor of law hear a stanford and also the author of this book "bargaining with baseball" labor relations in an age of prosperous turmoil" turmoil", mr. gold why are you writing about this topic? what is your involvement? >> at two different levels. one as someone as a young man as a child and follow throughout my life and i suppose passionately involved but principally as an observer and as well as someone who has written about it, a teaching sports law in talking a lot about baseball with labor law and sports law and finally i suppose the role that comes up in this book in particular is my involvement as both the arbitrator and most particularly the chairman of the nlrb during the clinton the administration when we were involved at that time with one of the greatest of strikes in terms of duration, the greatest drake to serve as a landmark for the development of baseball as a business in the entire history of the game. the season was shut down. >>host: 94? 8194. beginning august for the first time since 1904, the world series was canceled. in the spring of 1995, national labor relations board of which i was chairman in the '90s wit