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	WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE IMPENDING STRIKE 7.18.02   Believe it or not, I am an optimist.  Life isn't any fun if you are always expecting the worst.  I, therefore, believe that baseball can be saved.  It is obvious that there are severe problems with major league baseball, the most glaring being the competitive imbalance caused by the ever-increasing player salaries.  I do not profess to know the cure-all for baseball's woes (although increased revenue sharing combined with some kind salary cap, or luxury tax, seems reasonable), but perhaps I can ease the pain of the fans if the unfortunate happens and the players go on strike.   First, here is my advice:  loyally support your favorite team now, but should a strike occur ignore baseball completely.  Don't read any articles about the progress of negotiations.  Change the channel of the television if someone starts to talk about the strike.  Just forget baseball exists altogether.   Training camp for the NFL will be starting soon anyway.   Second, for those that more diversion than NFL training camps, I have a proposal:  we take whiffle ball to the national level.  There will be three players per team with each player owning 1/3 of the team, so there won't be any labor issues.  There will be no player salaries, just their cut of the profits from each game.  Players will play for the glory and to put a good product on the field, not because it is the "walk-year" of their contract.   There will be eight teams, with two leagues of four teams each.  For the six weeks between the middle of August and the end of September, each team will play the other three teams in its league for a week at home and a week on the road (five games a week).  All games will be broadcast over the internet (We'll get Bob Uecker and Will Farrell doing his impression of Harry Carry to call the games).  At the end of September the two league champions will face off in a "World Whiffle Ball Championship" seven game series.   I'm sure that everyone will quickly forget about major league baseball.  What do you say?  Anyone interested in signing up as an owner? Granger
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