With the season winding down and the playoff races settledùbarring anáunforeseen collapseùit's a good time to look at Major League Baseball and see if we're satisfied with the product.
This season has seen the perennial powerhouses, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, dominate the competition once again.á Big market clubs in Los Angeles will both march in the postseason parade, and defending champion Philadelphia feasted on its weak sisters in the senior circuit.
But something J.P. Ricciardi said yesterday drew my attention, and baseball fans should pay attention, too.
The Toronto General Manager (for now) said what the other teams in the A.L. East know all too well:á The Yankees and Red Sox operate under conditions that the other teams simply can't. ...
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A New Plan for Finding Competitive Balance In Baseball
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