No open books, no parity

"Turnaround and shock are good for baseball. Despite the vast cable riches enjoyed by the

• Yankees, Red Sox and Mets, they are currently being outplayed by Tampa Bay, a franchise that

probably could have been terminated at any given time since their its debut in 1998."

• The article doesn't mention that the Yankees and their fans paid for much of the Rays' expenses via revenue sharing and luxury tax. The "vast" cable money/parity argument doesn't work in baseball as it may in the NFL. It isn't parity, though sold as such. Especially since no one will open the books and show where the Yankee fans' money was spent. (sm)

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