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1 Miss. Sports L. Rev. 179 (2011-2012)
For the Love of the Game: Why Major League Baseball Players Should Demand Salary Cap and Revenue Sharing in the 2011 CBA

handle is hein.journals/missisp1 and id is 184 raw text is: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME WHY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS SHOULD DEMAND A SALARY CAP AND REVENUE SHARING IN THE 2011 CBA Kimberly B. Taft* Introduction .......................................... 180 I. Major League Baseball's Competitive Balance Problem................ 183 A Lack of Competitive Balance Means a Lack of Interest in the Sport .............................................. 183 What a Lack of Parity Means for Players ................. 185 II. Salary Caps and Revenue Sharing................. .......187 Salary Caps as the Answer ...................... .....187 Revenue Sharing as the Answer ....................... 189 The Partnership Model ........................ .....190 Major League Baseball's Current Model.............. ........... 191 III. It Is in the Players' Best Interest to Use the Collective Bargaining Process to Achieve Competitive Balance................. 193 The History of Collective Bargaining in Baseball ...... ..... 194 Players Would Benefit from a Hard Salary Cap and Revenue Sharing ............................................. 196 Conclusion .................................... ....... 202 * B.A. 2009, University of Alabama, cum laude; J.D. Candidate 2012, University of Mississippi School of Law. This article was first written in Spring 2011 under the supervision of Professor William Berry at University of Mississippi School of Law, and has been updated for publication. In addition to Professor Berry, the author wishes to thank William H. Glover, Jr. for his support and guidance in writing this article. I am also grateful to the editors of the MISSISSIPPI SPORTS LAW REVIEW who offered comments and constructive criticism. Finally, I wish to thank my parents, Walter Taft, Jr. and Brenda Jones Taft, for their perpetual love and support in all of my endeavors. 179

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