very true but in steinbrenner's defense we didn't care about his money when he was paying bobby witt and ken phelps. we thought it was funny. more available talent drives salary down that's why contraction is paramount. the problem is though , if you are a carpenter and they try to cut out the amount of first class union certified carp.s your union will strike. job security. the owners alone screwed the game up and the players won't let them fix it