1.   If you are inclined to sympathize with the millionaire ballplayers against the deep-pockets team owners, then you might say that the owners sent the message.

2.   Millionaire ballplayers with grievances against billionaire owners was not the kind of strike that Wells grew up with.

3.   One-time millionaire ballplayers, their riches spent on God-knows-what excesses, trolling the bushes for minimum-wage coaching gigs.

4.   The argument will always be made that fans shed little eye moisture over the travel travails of millionaire ballplayers.

5.   He saw a bunch of millionaire ballplayers smiling and laughing like kids.

6.   Millionaire ballplayers were trying to block restrictions to their ability to sell their services to the highest bidder.