>> reporter: spring training is unique. fans have much better access to favorite stars than they do during the regular season. >> we have the chance to meet players up close and personal. >> reporter: for the last three years richard and his 15-year-old son reed have escaped the freezing cold in milwaukee to toasty arizona to watch their home town team, the brewers. but now the father/son trip canceled. >> do you care about this dispute? >> no. i don't care. i'm not going to pick sides. i'm on the side of the fans here, right. we're the only ones who are really losing out. >> reporter: the current lackout is the league's first labor dispute since the 1994 strike that canceled the world series. at the center of this dispute, money. baseball is a multi-billion dollars business and while blockbuster contracts make headlines, most mlb playersern substantially less.