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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (50382)	8/16/2002 1:50:16 PM
From: ajtj99	Respond to of 209892

O/T Baseball lost me when the games got to be 3-hours long, amongst other things. Jim Kaat used to pitch a complete game in about 1-hour 50-minutes without fail. They need to address that. Without major local revenue sharing, that game is a sham. You will never again see Kansas City in the World Series at the rate things are going. A salary cap would help even things out, but that's not going to happen.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (50382)	8/16/2002 2:16:25 PM
From: JRI	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 209892

OT Has a player EVER given back (any portion of..) long-term salary when he has signed a big fat deal based on one-year's production (numbers that the player never, ever came close to acheiving again?) Problem with whole thing is...there are 3 sets of stakeholders (owners, players, and fans) and, even assuming all 3 should be equally weighted, the 3rd set of stakeholders (fans) have had no place at table in debate. Scary that Bud Selig is representing "our" interests. Being a KC Royals fan, it is sad to see how mid-market cities have little chance (unless they do everything right) under the current system. Baseball is largely disinteresting now for fans from about 12-15 teams (you know your team will just rebuild, and rebuild) If baseball never recovers, it serves (owners, players) right. TV ratings for older games (repeats) would likely be as strong as new, so whatz the difference? ng,g You ever watch ESPN Classic, and how skinny and unathletic baseball players used to be? g (Hal McRae and his fat arsh aside gg)