Did someone twist their arms to force them to trade a boatload of prospects for Juan Gonzalez who then walked away?
The Toronto Blue Jays were another team that sold out a year in advance before the present strip-mining ownership took over. If they are losing money, maybe it is because fans don't want to spend ever-escalating prices for ever more diluted talent.
And, yes, the owners are liars and, as I previously posted, you are taking their lies at face value. That is not OBJECTIVE evidence nor even very good evidence. It just happens to comport with your personal preferences.
If socialism (unearned revenue sharing) is the answer, it cannot have been a very good question!
You ignore the evidence presented but provide nothing to back up your point except the mantra, "the owners are liars".