Be careful what you wish for. For years, the prevailing thought around Major League Baseball was that the deep- pocketed Los Angeles Dodgers were ruining baseball. New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner publicly lamented the Dodgers’ spending when he said, "It's difficult for most of us owners to be able to do the kind of things that they're doing”. A few months later, Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort took things one step further when he added, “The competitive imbalance