What's Wrong with Major League Baseball?

Where to begin? These are my “too-sense.”

Does MLB need a salary cap?

Yes, when in the past 91 years, 38 World Series championships have come from the same two teams (Yankees and Cardinals).

It's a tale of haves and have-nots. Like a crappy 80's prime-time soap.

Does MLB need Revenue-Sharing?

Yes, when in the past 91 years 38 World Series championships have come from the same two teams—Why do I feel like I'm repeating myself?

That's 42% of MLB championships from the same two cities. Over ninety-one years. The Yankees have nearly a third on their own.

And neither of those are even my biggest complaint...

Why the migration to cable TV guys?

It makes the games seem less important. Less like “History in the making.” It creates a rift in team interest for those that can't ever afford cable, at least. Not to mention those who might have an “on-again/off-again” relationship with pay-TV providers, and the channels seem to be in a higher-tier programming packages anyway.

Aside from that, is the fact that the average fan doesn't always keep the sports channels in their standard flipping habits.

I know this is the trend all over the sport, and as an example; Growing up in Cleveland, the Indians always had a lot of games on local channel 43, and a lot of commercials advertising those games during other programing.

Now they have one a week on local TV, if that, and I believe that going out to the ballgame, instead of say a movie, is losing its general appeal to the average consumer.

One of the many reasons why MLB attendance is struggling all over (this article may need a few updates.)

Oh, and one more thing...

Please flip-flop Inter-league play so that the rules follow the visiting teams. It would give the fans some extra incentive to come see the game and an unfamiliar style of ball, while visiting teams could at least find some comfort in familiar rules, in an unfamiliar park.

Oh, and one more "one more thing"...

Thanks for fixing the “Transfer rule,” but Instant replay is worthless if it's not handled correctly.

Why is there not the ability to always appeal to the Replay-umpire? More than once, if needed, even if they don't get the call?

And why does the Replay-umpire not always have the ability to let those visually-handicapped morons know when they're being even bigger idiots than usual, and they just made much more than a routine horrible-call?

Hopefully MLB doesn't bite it as hard as comedy-clubs did after the late 80's.

WhackyWookiee