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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3407338, member: 27"]
I think the owners are of the belief that they are going to lose money trying to play this year and are looking at way to reduce their losses as much as possible.

I know there is a small group of owners that are quietly campaigning to just not play this year period.  The lack of understanding of the impact on the fan base not playing/playing an abbreviated schedule when they could have played more/having long, protracted disagreements on how the season should be played tells me the Wilpons are deeply involved.

I hope smarter people are able to intercede and save the sport.  Some of the things the owners are doing really look like they are intentionally destroying it.  I am specifically very upset over this idea to reduce the number of minor team teams from 160 to 120.  I haven't seen the exact breakdown on which teams are being phased out but it sounds like the NY Penn League and the Eastern League are taking huge hits.  The number of minor team teams in upstate NY is going to drop dramatically.

I think we will be left with Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.  No Binghamton, no Auburn, no Batavia, no Albany, no Hudson Valley.  These minor league teams are a way of introducing thousands of kids to pro baseball and a way of keeping adults engaged and interested in the sport.  Why would you shut it down for so many communities?
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