Every fan knows that Major League Baseball has been on the proverbial downslide in recent years. The contracts that are being handed out recently have been astronomical and it is slowing eliminating competition throughout the league since most teams can't compete with the bigger market teams i.e. Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels. If this trend continues, there will be All-Stars sitting on the bench becase they can't fit on the roster of certain teams. Please take the time to read over the facts and research the state that baseball is currently in if you need more convincing. Rest assured, you should'nt find any problems attaching your name to this important list.
Every fan knows that Major League Baseball has been on the proverbial downslide in recent years. The contracts that are being handed out recently have been astronomical and it is slowing eliminating competition throughout the league since most teams can't compete with the bigger market teams i.e. Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels. If this trend continues, there will be All-Stars sitting on the bench becase they can't fit on the roster of certain teams. Please take the time to read over the facts and research the state that baseball is currently in if you need more convincing. Rest assured, you should'nt find any problems attaching your name to this important list.
Please accept this petion and know that these fans all support you and the Salary Cap that needs to be added to your league. I hope you can use this as a tool to help fight for our cause. Thank you for your time and consideration.
We signed the "Impose a Salary Cap in Major League Baseball" petition!
# 104:
9:13 am PST, Nov 19,Christopher Hilbeck, Pennsylvania
# 103:
8:15 am PST, Nov 19,Jonathan Anderson, Pennsylvania
# 102:
12:38 pm PST, Nov 14,Anthony Benson, Washington
Mr. Selig,
Please impose a salary cap. Look at the success of the NFL. Any team can win any Sunday and there is always a mix of different teams in the playoffs every year. It keeps things excited and fans engaged across the US.
BE HONEST TO YOURSELF, ONLY NY, LA, CHICAGO, AND BOSTON, AND MAYBE ST LOUIS HAVE REALISTIC SHOTS AT A TITLE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
NO ONE ELSE CAN AFFORD TO KEEP THEIR STARS. PLEASE HELP TO SAVE THE GAME. AND FORGIVE PETE ROSE ALREADY, WE HAVE FORGIVEN A-ROD, AND HE USED PEDS!!
# 101:
8:00 am PST, Nov 10,G.W. Campbell, Maryland
# 100:
10:05 am PST, Nov 5,Ian Finkelstein, New York
Its ridiculous that the yankees get first priority on every free agent that becomes available... its completely unequal and its made teams like the A's, Twins, Rays, Pirates, etc. essentially minor league teams for the Yankees and Red Sox. (I'm a Mets and Red Sox fan, two teams with very high payrolls, and I'm still in favor of a salary cap)
# 99:
5:38 am PST, Nov 5,Ron Heckel III, Pennsylvania
Tired of every year wondering who the yanks,redsox are gonna try to buy to win a championship
# 98:
4:37 am PDT, Oct 30,Name not displayed, Ohio
# 97:
7:16 pm PDT, Oct 17,Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Please in the long term interest of baseball please please institute a salary cap so that somekind of pairity can exist in the sport I most dearly love.
# 96:
9:45 am PDT, Oct 13,Lisa Childs, Minnesota
Yankees are out of control....salary cap necessary to make baseball competitive again.
# 95:
1:18 am PDT, Oct 11,Can Atik, Turkey
# 94:
7:57 pm PDT, Oct 9,Rebecca Miller, Colorado
Yes. I am tired, tired, tired of the Yankees winning our division. They are the highest paid team in baseball...is that fair, is that American???? Is it fair when even the refs go their way??? I don't think so.
# 93:
7:01 am PDT, Oct 4,Name not displayed, New York
# 92:
4:08 am PDT, Sep 26,Laura Gray, Canada
# 91:
1:24 am PDT, Sep 17,Name not displayed, Kentucky
# 90:
8:32 am PDT, Apr 18,Jon Corlett, Florida
# 89:
5:36 pm PDT, Apr 15,Jamie Lee, California
# 88:
9:11 am PDT, Apr 15,Catherine Dunham, Virginia
# 87:
1:32 pm PDT, Apr 14,Some Guy, Virginia
I am a Yankees fan but this is going way out of control.
# 86:
9:51 am PDT, Mar 26,Name not displayed, Wisconsin
We definitly need a salary cap so it can help the smaller teams
# 85:
8:33 am PDT, Mar 15,Marc Guenet, Canada
Won`t be able to bring my 9 year old to AAA or MLB baseball. With the ever growing popularity of soccer and other xtreme sports for kids, there won`t be any pitchers in the next 10 years. Perhaps create a salary cap between $50 and $100M based on previous year wins. You will need to unload players the next year and the emphasiseput on coaching and scouting. With future expansion looking at 1M and 1.5 M population cities, I can`t see it happening without a CAP. Baseball is very different from hockey, football and soccer. It`s a unique drama filled event.
With all the controversy with drugs and Selig, it would be sad to see Americans turn off baseball. There could be an alternative league someday. I`m hoping to see an MLB team back here someday.
# 84:
7:03 am PST, Feb 19,Jennifer Gardner, Florida
# 83:
2:11 am PST, Feb 19,Lynda Harding, United Kingdom
# 82:
7:15 am PST, Jan 25,Timohty Day, Pennsylvania
i will not even watch playoffs until implemented
# 81:
7:28 am PST, Jan 22,Stacey Battles De Ramos, Massachusetts
# 80:
1:21 pm PST, Jan 20,Name not displayed, California
baseball is becoming a business instead of a sport
# 79:
2:56 am PST, Jan 20,Donnie D Wenwtworth, Armed Forces Europe
# 78:
6:30 pm PST, Jan 18,Name not displayed, Ohio
Take the best parts of of each of the other major sports and figure something out already...
# 77:
4:46 am PST, Jan 18,Mackey Cotton, Texas
A sport without a salary cap is archaic and outdated. Baseball has become a has-been without one.
# 76:
3:15 am PST, Jan 18,Rosamaria Cisneros-Kostic, Wisconsin
# 75:
9:06 pm PST, Jan 17,Joe Pallon, California
# 74:
7:56 pm PST, Jan 17,Candice Davis, Texas
# 73:
9:49 am PST, Jan 17,Name not displayed, Rhode Island
when it was over i was glad to see the rays make it the old fashion way. I would like the same to happen to some of these other clubs that are in last.
# 72:
12:13 am PST, Jan 17,Pam Boland, Georgia
# 71:
7:18 pm PST, Jan 16,Bradd Avery, New York
The over-paying of certain free agents by some high spending teams is killing any chance for small market teams to acquire good players and only hurts baseball as a whole... change it or you will lose many many fans, including me.
# 70:
6:45 pm PST, Jan 16,Adam McKee, Ohio
# 69:
3:48 pm PST, Jan 16,Tyler Weaver, Virginia
# 68:
1:38 pm PST, Jan 16,Geoffrey Clark, Texas
The MLB should require both maximum and minimum expenditures to ensure teams are given both equal purchasing power and to hold owners accountable for developing their respective teams, rather than keeping profits in their personal coffers. The MLB experience is becoming inflated to the point that the average baseball fan cannot enjoy a game, and all of its basics, without spending a fortune on tickets, $20 parking, $10 sodas, and $5 hot dogs. It's a joke at this point. Though the MLB and its teams are businesses, the business model as a whole is destine to collapse.
# 67:
12:27 pm PST, Jan 16,Name not displayed, New Jersey
We need a salary cap because these players make enough money as it is. The higher that the player makes, the harder it will be for us (the fans) to attend the games. Sodas at a game cost $5.00 now! Keep going MLB! With the way you are just ignoring this, you will see when ballparks start to close. Don't say that we didn't warn you. Salray caps must be iniciated now!
# 66:
12:17 pm PST, Jan 16,Jeffrey Palombo, Virginia
# 65:
11:00 am PST, Jan 16,Stewart Rouleau, Maryland
# 64:
7:54 pm PST, Jan 15,Roice Miles, Washington
We need a minimum and maximum salary. The contracts are getting out of hand.
# 63:
4:45 pm PST, Jan 15,Allen McGath, Ohio
NO MORE HIGH SALERIES WHEN HARD WORKING PEOPLE ARE LOSING THIER HOMES!!!!!!
# 62:
7:29 pm PST, Jan 14,John McGee, Washington
Please...for the love of Pete...let's level the playing field.
# 61:
9:57 am PST, Jan 14,Name not displayed, Maryland
the YANKEES's cornering the market and paying too much for everyone is ruining basbeball.
# 60:
6:31 am PST, Jan 14,Cesar Hinojosa, Canada
There needs to be a minimum and maximum fixed salary cap in baseball. The wealthier teams can still lure talent away from other clubs because they can afford the luxury tax.
# 59:
11:27 pm PST, Jan 13,Patrick Berry, Indiana
# 58:
4:42 pm PST, Jan 13,JEFFREY SCHROYER, Indiana
I WILL NOT ATTEND ANOTHER MLB GAME OR WATCH ONE UNTIL THIS IS DONE.TIRED PIRATE FAN
# 57:
12:22 pm PST, Jan 13,Randy Campbell, Michigan
There needs to be a system where the top and bottom teams are held accountable. The rich teams shouldn't be able to buy the best odds and the poorer teams should have to perform or bow out.
# 56:
10:53 am PST, Jan 13,William Brinker, Michigan
# 55:
9:08 am PST, Jan 13,Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
How are small market teams suppose to compete with the larger market teams? The Yankees and the Red Sox spend outrageous amounts of money on mediocre players, almost expecting to buy a championship. Smaller market teams just can't compete with that.
The NFL and NHL have caps in place to prevent overspending and honestly, the MLB should follow suit. I've been a huge fan of baseball my entire 27 years of life but my interest is slowly waning.
# 54:
7:11 pm PST, Jan 12,Herman Munster, Pennsylvania
If you care about the majority of America, you will make its own sport fair for every fan who watches. Its very hard for me to be interested in the game when I realze my team has no, and will have no chance.
# 53:
3:50 pm PST, Jan 12,Dennis Walsh, Maryland
# 52:
2:47 pm PST, Jan 12,Ralph Johnson, New Jersey
The state baseball in is ridiculous. Bud Selig, you have done nothing to change MLB for the better. Instead, you allow Major League Baseball teams to buy their own championships. Every other major sport has a salary cap and look at how much more exciting they are to watch. Don't look now but teams actually have to make wise choices in the market in the NBA, NHL, and NFL. However, the Yankees can spend $100,000,000 on a one year contract for Barry Bonds and they only have spent half their money and still have MORE THAN TWICE the amount of the Pirates and MORE THAN SIX TIMES as much money as the Marlins. Hey, don't worry about it though, Bud, as long as the Yankees and Red Sox are happy, you're happy.
Take it easy,
.phieralph.
# 51:
1:54 pm PST, Jan 12,Bruce Messimer, Texas
I'm signing this petition, but I don't see it happeniong in the near future, as the MLB Player's Association is one of the most powerful unions in the world and they don't want a cap.
