I like this...

[vta]

"For the game's health as a whole, when we're talking about $30 million players, I think it's asinine," Williams said. "We have gotten to the point of no return. Something has to happen. And if it means the game being shut down for the sake of bringing sanity to it, to franchises that aren't going to stop the insanity, I'm all for it."

Read it at : Link (http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=6147503)

[Royal Laegotti]

Not just baseball but all of sports is out of hand on players salaries. The bubble will burst some day, maybe sooner than later, just like the housing market and banking. I never thought we would reach the point where contraction in sports is a viable option. It seems we're getting closer to that. This economy is a major factor in pushing leagues toward this thinking also.