"I still don't know that it's right to say there's a competitive imbalance yet," Helton said Saturday.

Yes, Cone admits, baseball's competitive imbalance must be addressed.

He also said the fans should not bear the burden of the "competitive imbalance that exists in our game today."

Canada could not hope to match these subsidies and they would serve to put Canadian farmers at a competitive imbalance in world markets.

Talk about competitive imbalance - where's Bud Selig when we really need him?

They were founded in 1984, and disbanded after the 1996 season owing to a competitive imbalance in their league.

And the Giants, especially, do not need what they see as the competitive imbalance of interleague play.

Disparity in team payrolls, the owners say, has created competitive imbalance.

I think baseball is hurting more and more because of the competitive imbalance.

Another challenge facing the Office of the Commissioner is competitive imbalance and struggling attendance in small markets.