Good afternoon everyone, it’s time for another edition of the mailbag. From here on out, the mailbag will be running every two weeks, due to a slower amount of information trickling in and a lack of action going on. Without further ado, let’s open up the mailbag for more of your Yankees questions. Remember to send in your questions for our (bi)weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com.
Hal Steinbrenner asks: It’s my opinion that the owners want more teams in the playoffs — isn’t locking players out, not negotiating for weeks on end, dragging out the process, canceling Opening Day all part of a strategy to reduce the season (a win for the owners) and get the playoff scenario they want?