Strike date set (maybe)

[Cheryl]

Verducci says it's September 16th.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/tom_verducci/news/2002/07/16/verducci_insider/

[nut_stock]

If they do strike, that's not much time to reach a deal before the beginning of post season play, so figure on the WS being cancelled.