Scot Gregor of the Daily Herald should be packing for Spring Training. Instead, he is talking with us about the CBA, if Rick Hahn's plans for the White Sox have changed since November, and what needs to happen before baseball returns. Meanwhile the owners are asking for mediation, but that doesn't mean these sides are too terrible apart on the big issues. We try to close the gap and bring reason to a maddening lockout.

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