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Jim VBYou know what the good side of this is? The actions of the Yankees have spurred some other, "inert", owners into action. Before Steinbrenner took over the Yankees, NONE of the teams seemed interested in spending any money. Not for players (before free agency.) Not for ballparks (They'd still prefer to spend taxpayer money.) All leagues were boring.
Now you find a few owners in every sports league willing to spend to win. Most do it badly, but it still spurs competition.
I would not mind if MLB exoanded their revenue sharing program, but I'd like to see a way to force the teams receiving money to spend it on players. Right now, some of those owners can just pocket that money. If you're going to set a max payroll limit, (or tax any amount above a certain point), then you have to set a minimum limit also.
I think to players union is pretty happy with it the way it is, however.