Baseball's Revenue Problem
...Back in December, Bud Selig, commissioner of Major League Baseball proposed a 14-man special committee to handle "On-Field Matters."
The committee is made up of field managers, general managers, club owners and presidents, Hall of Famer Frank Robinson and columnist and broadcaster George Will.
Upon it’s creation, Selig promised that the committee would leave no item unturned and emphasized that nothing was untouchable under the review of this committee.
This promise held true for the committee, as only four months after its inception, it challenged one of baseball’s mainstays since 1969...
...Ultimately, once again, this idea comes down to the issue of revenue in baseball. Selig feels that this system will allow for a more fair revenue source and restore competitive balance to the league...