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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3753182, member: 2504"] I disagree. To me it is simply another summer ball wooden bat league that MLB is "sponsoring". It is a partial substitute that MLB is offering to cover for their destruction of minor league short season A ball and the rookie minor leagues. The destruction of these leagues is a much bigger minus than the creation of another summer ball league that could potentially steal talent from top summer ball leagues such as the Cape Cod League. That of course, one assumes that MLB knows what it is doing, and in terms of growing the game, I don't think they do. Just because MLB says this league will be attractive and successful does not make it so. MLB is also likely to face many lawsuits from towns and teams that suddenly have their investment wiped out from the destruction of the lower minor leagues. This league is probably something of an attempt to try to wriggle out of some of these lawsuits. [/QUOTE]