What is classic about the World Series when only the large-market teams have a fair chance of getting there?

The Yankees and most other large-market teams are generally opposed to such an extensive sharing of local revenue.

A year after signing the deal, eight owners signed a petition requesting Stern address the disparity between small-market and large-market teams.

Across the country, the Knicks, a large-market team with disposable income essentially stood pat at the league's trading deadline.

That would most likely send him to a large-market team.

The large-market teams like L.A., New York and Chicago can do it.

Are owners truly fearful of losing another large-market team, after losing teams in Los Angeles and Houston?

But as long as baseball is exempt from the antitrust laws, he says, large-market teams can and will veto moves that undermine their profitability.

In the long run, large-market teams will win more whether or not there is revenue sharing.

If the owners foresee problems with disparity between small- and large-market teams, when will those problems occur?