7 Things Major League Baseball Needs To Do
1. Expand. The game needs to add 2 more teams. This is so that the game can...
2. Eliminate the Wild Card. My main problem with the wild card is that idiot general managers who are at .500, eight back and behind five clubs on July 31st still think that they're in the race and mortgage the farm. All that would have to be done would be to realign into 8 divisions of 4 teams each in 2 leagues.
3. Allow the trading of draft picks, but only for other draft picks.
4. Eliminate interleauge play. The only reason that it exists is because the numbers suggest that it's good for busines. I really doubt those numbers. More people might go to interleauge games, but I'd bet that the overall tickets sold level is about the same that it would be without interleague play.
5. Instant replay. Really, why not? There's no reason that the games shouldn't be called as accurately as possible.
6. Fix the All Star game ballot. They would have to stop putting it out in April, but I think that June 1st would give people enough time. Using a qualifying number of plate appearances instead of an openging day depth chart would eliminate Nomar type disasters.
7. Eliminate revenue sharing, implement market sharing. This is the biggest one and I don't see how it doesn't make sense. Why do the Yankees pay more than the Mets when they have access to the same customers? Why do the Phillies get money from the Indians? Why are cheap owners paid to lose? Why is Bud Selig allowed to run MLB?