Jordan Skopp, founder of the Foul Ball Safety Now! campaign that is urging MLB to add more protective netting at its games, was troubled by what he heard coming out of the negotiations between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association during the league's lockout.
Or rather, by what he did not hear.
There was plenty of talk about luxury taxes, service time and various other issues during the 99-day lockout, which ended Thursday afternoon. What Skopp and others in his campaign wanted to hear more about, however, was how MLB plans to protect its fans when the games begin in the major and minor leagues this spring.