Baseball would be hard-pressed to dig itself out of another hole. Players and owners need to come together for the benefit of the game. Until each side can come to some kind of compromise, baseball, especially its fans, will suffer. Many fans have already given up on the game thanks to escalating ticket prices. Throw in the cost of parking, concessions and souvenirs, and too many fans can t afford to attend a ball game.
Baseball is nearly dead in Minnesota and Montreal, where fan support is practically non-existent.
The Oakland A s also struggle to draw customers despite featuring one of the best young teams in baseball. In order to stay alive, baseball needs its fans. In order to keep its fans, baseball must be competitive again. Only a handful of teams have a realistic shot of reaching the World Series. Too many teams have no shot of coming anywhere near the postseason.