Now that we’re into baseball’s offseason, a story that should be getting a lot more attention is getting noticed.

A month ago, Baseball America reported that Major League Baseball was considering a proposal to eliminate 42 teams from its minor leagues, presumably based on geography, attendance, and the condition of its facilities. The New York Times followed up with both reaction from some of the clubs that could be affected and, most importantly, a list of the teams that could have their major league affiliation taken away.

That took up a big chunk of my WISE Sports Radio baseball segment with Pat Ryan. We also discussed MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressing the sign-stealing allegations against the Houston Astros and look at the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot.

I should point out my poor math skills in discussing Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, and Barry Bonds’s remaining years on the Hall of Fame ballot. In their eighth year, they have three more chances to be voted in — not two, as I said a couple of times. Their chances look pretty good to me.

Full exchange with Jim Crane:

"Do you have a few minutes to talk?"

"If you want to talk about baseball, I'll talk about baseball. What else do you want to talk about?

"So, you have no comment on …"

"Any other issues," Crane said, before two police officers intervened

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) November 20, 2019

Thanks to WISE Sports Radio for allowing me to post this on my site, along with Mars Hill University (which sponsors the stream), host Pat Ryan, and Vistanet for sponsoring my MLB segment.