If NHL gets a hard cap and then comes back to less than a 20 percent drop in attendance without a several-franchises collapse, the MLB owners will be on war path.

Smart management doesn't trump everything. There is economic disparity. Part of it is luck. The Pirates and Brewers being near the top (of spending efficiency) is just a fluke of them cutting payroll as much as possible.

I think the odds are good that the Red Sox will resist that kind of stuff. I don't see any evidence in new ownership history that they will go hog wild on all the champagne they swilled last night and spend money in a foolish way.

I think the odds are good that the Red Sox will resist that kind of stuff, ... I don't see any evidence in new ownership history that they will go hog wild on all the champagne they swilled last night and spend money in a foolish way.

Smart management doesn't trump everything. There is economic disparity. Part of it is luck, ... The Pirates and Brewers being near the top (of spending efficiency) is just a fluke of them cutting payroll as much as possible.

Big payrolls can give you an advantage, but smart management always gives you an advantage,