The Milwaukee Brewers are understandably upset that their fans may be asked by the state - and not the Cubs, as a point of order - to help pay for the Cubs' new spring training facility:

"My point, and I've talked to other GMs about this, is why should we pay for another team?" Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said.

"I don't care if it's the Cubs or not. That's a competitive edge."

Excellent point, Doug. Why should the Brewers - or any other team - help "pay for another team"?

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Perhaps Mr. Melvin should ask his owner:

Oct. 3, 2008(Bloomberg) -- Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, seeking a ``fair fight,'' said high-revenue clubs like the New York Yankees should share more with the other teams.

``It's always amusing to me to hear the Yankees, they can't get into the playoffs with $200 million, and they say, `well, we've done enough,''' Attanasio, the chief investment officer at money management firm TCW Group Inc., said in an interview with Bloomberg Radio's ``On the Ball'' program that will air tomorrow. ``The advantages that you're given in the bigger market teams -- if they really wanted to have a fair fight they would do more revenue sharing, but I guess the obvious battle lines are drawn on that.''

So, to be clear: The Brewers want to take money from other teams to gain a competitive edge. But they don't want to provide money (directly through their fans) to give other teams a competitive edge.

While I don't disagree with Melvin, I do disagree with the hypocrisy coming out of the Brewers organization.

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