Half-empty stadiums, lopsided payrolls — this reader has a fix for both

Recently, columnist Ted Diadiun called for Major League Baseball to adopt player payroll limits, following the examples of professional football and basketball (“Baseball needs a salary cap; do the owners have the will to win one?,” Nov. 1).Let’s follow the example of another professional sport: boxing. A professional boxer who gains weight is reclassified so he fights those of similar weight. In baseball, wallet (spending) is like weight. When our baseball team plays a team with double or triple our payroll, it is not a fair game.