tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post1361504487676063559..comments2023-07-09T11:23:36.355-04:00Comments on On Baseball & The Reds: No Draft Pick Compensation?jinazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-78478281360526763952006-08-31T19:34:00.000-04:002006-08-31T19:34:00.000-04:00Good points from both of you. It really does seem...Good points from both of you. It really does seem to be a shame what is happening with this new CBA.<br /><br />I have wondered how badly the success of "smart" teams like the Twins and the A's have hurt efforts to increase financial parity. I guess we're seeing the answer to that right now. I know that players want to make big money, but it would seem to me that there would also be interest among players in keeping teams as evenly balanced as they can so that more players have a chance to win. The revenue sharing in the previous CBA was a step in the right direciton, and I agree with you guys that it looks like we're going to take a step backward this time around.<br />-jjinazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-10573494504597022442006-08-31T10:09:00.000-04:002006-08-31T10:09:00.000-04:00Dear Jin, I couldn't agree more with you on this p...Dear Jin, I couldn't agree more with you on this point. Being one of those unfortunate members of the baseball community to live in the KC area I am all too aware of the life-line that draft picks give marginal clubs. Even if the Royals and the Reds seem very good at squandering these picks, they do give the teams hope, and as the saying goes, even a blind pig finds a nut every now and then.<br /><br />I also understand the talks about scaling back revenue sharing are going to be a big story this session. Seems like MLB is taking steps backwards in the area of competitive balance. <br /><br />I have very little faith that MLB and the union have the ability to work some of these big issues out without top-level turnover and outside arbitration. A good first step would be for the owners to appoint a real commissioner to allow the office to recover legitimacy. Roger Angel? Pete Gammons? Frank Robinson? Someone who knows and loves the game and isn’t a suit-wearing shill. I hear the NFL is looking at Bush Boy jr. (Jeb) to fill their commissioner role. This would be as ridiculous as was the hiring of Dennis Miller and Rush Limbaugh to bring their special brand of hostile ignorance to the games we love. I suspect many fans are like myself and love taking in a game partially as a way to temporarily shut out that distressing aspect of modern life.<br /><br />Finally, regarding Bowden, couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Jackass scum. I hope he and Dan O'Brien get stuck in an elevator for a month and have to resort to mutual cannibalism.<br /><br />Talk again soon. Like you I have gotten busy again lately with the begining of the semester and teaching duties. My flagging attention to the Reds makes me feel vaugely responsible for thier recent swoon. I am sure they tend to win more often when I watch their games.<br /><br />JQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com