Yahoo奇摩運動 自打嘴巴！？大聯盟主席改口宣稱不保證會有2020賽季
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大聯盟主席曼佛瑞德(Rob Manfred)最近接ESPN專訪時表示，由於勞資雙方談判陷入僵局，因此「不保證」會有2020賽季，這番話讓不少球員和網友感到相當不以為然，因為就在五天前，曼佛瑞德還堅定地公開宣稱：「毫無疑問地，大聯盟今年絕對會開打，機率是百分之百。」
不到一個禮拜，曼佛瑞德的態度大轉彎，在被問到是否對復賽有信心時，以保守的語氣說道：「我沒有把握，只要談判不繼續，就一直有風險…球隊老闆們百分之百都想重新開打，但很不幸地，我無法向你保證這百分之百會發生。」
曼佛瑞德會在短短幾天內自打嘴巴，應該和球員工會日前表示放棄繼續談判有關，不久前大聯盟第三度向球員工會提出開季方案，依舊沒能達成共識，工會甚至表示沒有必要繼續談下去，交由大聯盟和勞方自行決定復賽計畫。
聽到曼佛瑞德最新說法，讓不少球員都表示非常遺憾，紅人隊投手包爾(Trevor Bauer)就在自己的推特上質疑曼佛瑞德根本在「恐嚇」球員，想以賽季可能取消的說法，逼迫球員們接受大聯盟提出的方案。
So, Rob, explain to us how you can be 100% sure that there’s going to be baseball but not confident there will be baseball at the same time? hmmm. What changed between those statements 🤔🤔 Players told you to set the season, but it’s too early to set the season right now,
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) June 15, 2020
2018年國聯MVP耶利奇(Christian Yelich)也轉發包爾的推文，要所有球迷看清楚曼佛瑞德在玩什麼把戲。
If you’re a baseball fan and really want to know what’s going on. Look no further 👇🏻 https://t.co/2EvsVs0aPP
— Christian Yelich (@ChristianYelich) June 15, 2020
國民隊王牌投手薛瑟(Max Scherzer)也發文寫道：「曼佛瑞德和老闆們一直在自打嘴巴，這對球迷們不公平，所以還是那句老話，快點告訴我們到底什麼時候要在哪裡開打吧。」
Rob Manfred and the owners are walking back on their word...AGAIN. The fans do not deserve this. So I’ll say it one more time, tell us when and where.
— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) June 16, 2020
不僅球員們看不下去，許多國外棒球新聞工作者也透過社群網站表達對曼佛瑞德的不滿，相較於NBA已經提出明確的復賽計畫，大聯盟今年賽季還看不到任何開打的可能性，甚至有可能在明年勞資協議到期後，引爆更難收拾的後續效應，曼佛瑞德的危機處理能力將接受越來越嚴苛的考驗。
Can anybody present me with evidence that Rob Manfred likes baseball?
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) June 14, 2020
The MLB owners are fools, the players are shortsighted, but, man, does any individual look more incompetent in all this than Rob Manfred? As anybody who was affected by Dodger TV blackout already knows, the dude is one lousy commissioner
— Bill Plaschke (@BillPlaschke) June 15, 2020
So Rob Manfred goes from saying definitively on draft day Wednesday that there WILL be a baseball season, to five days later saying he's not sure?
Great leadership, commish.
Admit it, we miss Bud Selig.— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) June 15, 2020
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