Many pundits have suggested the current financial structure of baseball means only major market teams have a chance to win the World Series. The same gap between younger and older fans exists on this question as on the salary cap and revenue sharing issues, but is not as pronounced. Women are more opposed to the salary cap and revenue sharing than male fans. Click here to find out who baseball fans think will win the World Series. Take a look at our headlines on other topics at the Portrait of America home page.
Some people say it is unfair that some major league teams can pay bigger salaries than other teams.
Critics say that this gives bigger market teams an unfair advantage over teams in smaller markets. Some people say that baseball would be more fair and competitive if teams in bigger markets like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles shared more of the revenue with smaller market teams. Other critics say that, because of the money issues, only teams in the biggest markets have a chance of winning the World Series. Not sure Rasmussen Research conducted this national telephone survey of 1000 adult baseball fans on July 15, 2000. A fan is considered anyone watching at least one game a week.