As of today, the LA Dodgers are projected to win approximately 106 games this year. Their nearest divisional rival, the San Diego Padres, will win nearly 30 fewer games. This calculates out to the Dodgers winning their division by 26 games. All this is caused by the media contract that allows the Dodgers to buy the best players at every position–WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION BY THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COMMISSIONER. You won’t see this ugly reminder of money impact in any other media source. Check out he Vegas odds if you want more proof of the imbalance created by large TV ad market franchise. What happens if thee Yankees, Cubs, and other teams line up for the big money? If that happens, you’ll be able to pick division winners on Opening Day. Our point: Baseball has always attempted to maintain a level playing field (pun intended) to allow for reasonable competition regardless of team location. That concept was apparently shelved and money will snuff out small market teams. If we ignore the problem IT WILL WORSEN.
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