And people wonder why the popularity of baseball isn't what it used to be...

Of course it isn't, when 2/3 of the league goes into the season knowing they have absolutely no chance of competing. There isn't going to be interest from those cities.

Sure, you get the surprise team here and there, but by in large, it's the same teams year after year that compete and make the postseason. And those surprise teams are unable to maintain being a contender.

It's no wonder that the NFL is far more popular than MLB is. They have things to keep the competitive balance alive, so that the teams in big markets or with owners with deep pockets can't just dominate the league.

If there were no cap in the NFL, you can bet that the Giants and Jets would have enormous payrolls. In addition to teams like Washington, Dallas and Seattle, because their owners are unbelievably rich.

The best thing they could do in baseball is cut the league in half and just eliminate the teams that can't compete.

Small market teams should not be the farm system for the big market teams. But that's what it amounts to. They draft/sign the player, groom him for the big leagues and then he's gone as soon as he can become a free agent. And criticizing a small market team for not being able to pay big money to a player is asinine. They don't generate the revenue that the big markets teams do. Therefore they don't have the money to spend. But I guess that's alright when you root for a big market team.

It's rather comical that one team has handed out contracts to three players worth a combined $413-423 million this winter and they may not be done. Add to that, they asked the city for $400 million to finish their stadium. That's rather pathetic.

Level off the playing field and they would be taking a giant step toward getting interest back in the game. I'm not just in favor of a salary cap, there should also be a minimum payroll and not something extremely low either.

Payrolls have gotten out of control and they will eventually kill the golden goose. It may take a little while longer, but it will happen. People will get tired of paying exorbitant prices to go to games, that's when it will smack them in the face. By then, the game will be broken and will need a complete overhaul to get going.

I know fans of the big market teams will say that I'm just mad because I don't root for one of those teams. You're right, I don't. In fact, I have a hard time rooting for anybody in baseball because of the way things are done. I gave up caring a long time ago, but I root for the Orioles.