CHICAGO — It was 11 years ago in spring training that Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva gave beat writers a brief summary of his discussion with pitching coach Mark Riggins about the team’s decision to leave him off the roster. “He was like, ‘Man, you’ve been throwing the ball good, you can pitch, all of that, blah, blah, blah,’ ” Silva said. I’m reminded of that quote daily while perusing the internet for updates on the labor negotiations between MLB and the players union. The owners agree to increase the minimum salary by such-and-such percent. The players union agrees to reduce the number o…
