Because of a dispute over licensing fees with Fox TV, Time Warner Cable has discontinued the telecast of Los Angeles Dodger games on Fox Sports Net 2 to its subscribers in the West Valley. So, the San Fernando Valley Business Journal asks: Should Time Warner increase the cost to cable subscribers in order to provide Dodger games on Fox Sports Net 2? Robert Pearlman Partner Grant Thornton LLP Woodland Hills Any action that reduces the number of Dodger games available for fans is a negative issue. My current views of the Dodger management has made it less favorable for fans to attend games as opposed to prior years, due to an increase in cost and low value-added services. Viewers are better off watching the games on television. Carl Schatz Chairman of the Board Encino State Bank Encino It’s a typical example of some large corporations who are more interested in the bottom line instead of the community. The important issue is that they disregard the needs and wants of consumers to satisfy their pocketbook. Robert L. Rodine Principal Consultant The Polaris Group Sherman Oaks The intrusion of cable broadcasters into a national pastime like baseball is criminal. It deprives millions of young Americans of exposure to what has been a national institution. Dodger road games should be broadcast for all to see on a regular basis. This is one institution for which the broadcast industry should not be permitted to demand ransom. But I am 62 years old and saw my first major league ballgame when the Dodgers played in the L.A. Coliseum. That was after having listened to baseball on the radio for free for years as a child. Barbara Oberman Account Executive Poms & Associates Calabasas If I were a big sports fan, I would be very unhappy. Both companies shouldn’t be so controlling. I feel viewers should be given an option to make a decision. It’s all about choice. Time Warner should have communicated and disclosed the issue before making the drastic pronouncement. Ian Thomas Partner Thomas Consulting Group Sherman Oaks I think the situation is truly sad given that, once again, the cable subscriber is getting the shaft while these two mega-corporations act like children. Mind you, this is occurring, ironically, during a season in which the Dodgers are National League pennant contenders. In time, Fox and Time Warner’s actions will force throngs of irate Dodger fans to ditch cable and switch to satellite TV.