Hence the hand-wringing, because a lot of folks are convinced that the cure to baseball's postseason ratings woes is parity. They're sick of the Yankees and Braves winning pennants every year, and they long to see small-market teams like Milwaukee, Kansas City, Montreal, Minnesota and Pittsburgh have a chance to return to the playoff dance. But it ain't happening. As the Mussina signing shows, the gap between the haves and have-nots of baseball continues to widen. Parity is on a slow train down a dead-end track.
Parity is the most overrated virtue since celibacy.
Another word for parity is mediocrity. One look at the National Hockey League should tell you that. One team looks like the next team looks like the next one. Forgettable all, and none worth going out of your way to see. Mediocrity doesn't sell.