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pan6467 · 02-23-2004, 12:37 AM

I think you are going to see 1 of 2 things in MLB.

1 Being true revenue sharing where ALL money gets divided equally. Which in turn would actually help the game as then it would make the GM more responsible for getting the needed players instead of "the budget" dictating who they can keep and go out and bid for. It works for the NFL and NBA. MLB needs to realize they are a business with 32 subsidiaries. Each subsidiary should be equally financed so as to keep the fanbase in all cities. My belief is if this were to happen we would all see a vast improvement in teams and far more interest. Revenue would increase because fans would see thier teams as having a chance.

Downside to this is King George won't do it. The Players Union will not accept it and some owners would still just pocket the profit and field cheap teams.

2 is the Union will file a collusion case against the owners and come the next bargaining agreement time will either strike or be locked out. Fans will lose total interest and I can see probably 6-8 teams folding.

This is highly possible as collusion is being talked about freely and I think one of the major agents has even told newspapers that they were going to look into it. What this will do is force owners to either put out more money for players orlock them out till they can agree on finances. If this were to happen baseball will die. If for no other reason than prices would be outrageous and true fans will not pay. Plus, people I think are very tired of seeing these men make more in 1 year than they will in 20 lifetimes.

Greed is killing the sport.

02-23-2004, 12:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I think you are going to see 1 of 2 things in MLB. 1 Being true revenue sharing where ALL money gets divided equally. Which in turn would actually help the game as then it would make the GM more responsible for getting the needed players instead of "the budget" dictating who they can keep and go out and bid for. It works for the NFL and NBA. MLB needs to realize they are a business with 32 subsidiaries. Each subsidiary should be equally financed so as to keep the fanbase in all cities. My belief is if this were to happen we would all see a vast improvement in teams and far more interest. Revenue would increase because fans would see thier teams as having a chance. Downside to this is King George won't do it. The Players Union will not accept it and some owners would still just pocket the profit and field cheap teams. 2 is the Union will file a collusion case against the owners and come the next bargaining agreement time will either strike or be locked out. Fans will lose total interest and I can see probably 6-8 teams folding. This is highly possible as collusion is being talked about freely and I think one of the major agents has even told newspapers that they were going to look into it. What this will do is force owners to either put out more money for players orlock them out till they can agree on finances. If this were to happen baseball will die. If for no other reason than prices would be outrageous and true fans will not pay. Plus, people I think are very tired of seeing these men make more in 1 year than they will in 20 lifetimes. Greed is killing the sport. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"