In 1971 cubs rookie pitcher bill bonham, after failing to retire any of the four Cardinals he faced in his first major league appearance, said, "I guess I was due for a bad outing." In 1982 the Cardinals' Kelly Paris, after scoring the winning run in his first major league game, said, "I'd have to say, looking back, this is the high point of my career." Keeping one's perspective is important in baseball. Two years ago Commissioner Bud Selig appointed a Blue Ribbon Panel to put baseball's economic condition in perspective. The panel studied the increasing revenue disparities among the teams and the impact of them on competitive balance.
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