Are the Brewers destined to suffer regardless of how the work stoppage goes? (09.03.2026)

The Brewers are surging toward the playoffs (with a couple wins over the Chicago Cubs boosting spirits), but the clouds are forming for what happens after the season, when Major League Baseball's owners appear poised to initiate a lockout at the end of the current collective bargaining agreement. Labor lawyer Eugene Freedman, a former baseball writer, joins the podcast to discuss the lay of the land. Is there any way the players' union accepts a salary cap? Are the Brewers uniquely positioned to lose either way since they're a small-market team that spends? Could anything change if the Brewers make the World Series in 2026?