▁with ▁those ▁own ers ▁who ▁were ▁volunt arily ▁offering ▁contract s . ▁One ▁difficulty ▁in ▁reaching ▁a ▁settlement ▁was ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁commission er . ▁When ▁F ay ▁Vincent ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁own ers ▁did ▁not ▁replace ▁him , ▁elect ing ▁instead ▁to ▁make ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers ▁owner ▁Bud ▁Sel ig ▁acting ▁commission er . ▁Thus , ▁baseball ▁head ed ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁work ▁sto pp age ▁without ▁a ▁full - time ▁commission er ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁office ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁previous ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁agreement ▁exp ired ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁baseball ▁began ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁season ▁without ▁a ▁new ▁agreement . ▁O wn ers ▁and ▁players ▁negoti ated ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁progress ed , ▁but ▁own ers ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁sal ary ▁cap ▁and ▁players ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁one . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁players ▁went ▁on ▁strike . ▁After ▁a ▁month ▁passed ▁with ▁no ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁labor ▁tal ks , ▁Sel ig ▁can ce led ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁post season ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 . ▁The ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁not ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 9 0 ▁years . ▁The