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There arent many activities that bring a community together so quickly without respect to age, race, and gender lines as a winning ball club, observes Jonathan D. Mariner, the veteran sports executive who has served as Major League Baseballs financial watchdog since early 2002. Baseball is a public trust, elaborates the thoughtful CFO who oversees MLBs $800 million budget. Every decision you make is analyzed, debated, and second-guessed by fans, politicians, sportswriters, and players. It complicates things, but it also makes it fun.
Fun might not be the word everyone would use to describe the daunting tasks of reversing the leagues widespread reliance on deficit spending and leveling the lopsided financial playing field that exists for baseballs haves and have-nots. But Mariner is confident that specific corrective measures negotiated as part of last years collective bargaining agreement will usher in a new era of fiscal responsibility. Those measures luxury taxes, revenue sharing, and debt limits have teeth, Mariner notes, and a large part of my job is to make sure the teams comply.
Another priority is making sure baseballs future is fan-friendly. Mariner is part of a Commissioners task force charged with studying how the next generation wants to be entertained and informed about the game. With fans already taking advantage of Internet feeds to follow their favorite teams in far-flung cities, notes Mariner, the interface may be changing, but the sense of community is as strong as ever.
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