If the Padres can't afford to hold on to the one really dependable piece of their- pardon the expression- "offense," they should use what remains of their revenue-sharing money to close up shop. Yankee fans and Mets fans- among others- are subsidizing little league teams in San Diego, Pittsburgh and Kansas City. If their owners are not going to use OUR money to maintain competitive teams, they should hand it back to the owners of OUR teams.