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Sixteen years ago, baseball was in the midst of what seemed to be the most damaging work stoppage in professional sports history. Not only was the 1994 World Series cancelled — the only time since 1904 that it hasn't been played — but the spring training of 1995 opened with replacement players who came from all walks of life wearing big-league uniforms.
"It was painful,'' said commissioner Bud Selig.
The pain, however, provided the gain.
Now look at baseball.
It has become the paragon of professional sports stability.
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