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pan6467 · 03-31-2004, 02:42 PM

That's a good plan DJ, however, splitting ticket income also allows disparity. The Yankees hated or loved sell far better than say the Devil Rays or Royals. So say by Cleveland sharing 1/2 the ticket with the Yankees brings the Yankees a hell of a lot more than the Devil Rays. Doesn't seem like much, but ticket revenue is a major part that does add to the disparity.

This is due to ticket prices, Boston charges what now $40 average and Cleveland's is $20 so Cleveland has to sell twice as many? Then teams like Tampa, KC, Milwaukee and so on have a hard time selling at all. Splitting ticket revenue would only work if the teams all charged the same and had close to the same sales. Otherwise, it just keeps the parity going.

As far as communism, my plan is just saying MLB as a whole is a corporation and therefore all money is part of that corporation and should be split equally. Nothing communistic about that. Like I said, General Motors or Proctor and Gamble or any large corporation splits money amongst their divisions. Sometimes those money losing divisions end up making profits and adding more money to the pot. Sometimes those divisions lose and are discontinued after the losses become too much of a burden.

As far as regulating the dispersion, it makes sure there is a level playing field and every team has a chance. Otherwise you'll have owners living on the welfare of other teams that refuse to disperse funds. By having a minimum and maximum you do the same thing as control disbursement, just different language than I used. But by making sure each team spends relatively the same it evens up the playing fields and all the teams start drawing more attendance.

Use this plan only for a set amount of years and review what happens. I think what it will show is MLB will be the healthiest it has ever been and attendance everywhere is up.

03-31-2004, 02:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	That's a good plan DJ, however, splitting ticket income also allows disparity. The Yankees hated or loved sell far better than say the Devil Rays or Royals. So say by Cleveland sharing 1/2 the ticket with the Yankees brings the Yankees a hell of a lot more than the Devil Rays. Doesn't seem like much, but ticket revenue is a major part that does add to the disparity. This is due to ticket prices, Boston charges what now $40 average and Cleveland's is $20 so Cleveland has to sell twice as many? Then teams like Tampa, KC, Milwaukee and so on have a hard time selling at all. Splitting ticket revenue would only work if the teams all charged the same and had close to the same sales. Otherwise, it just keeps the parity going. As far as communism, my plan is just saying MLB as a whole is a corporation and therefore all money is part of that corporation and should be split equally. Nothing communistic about that. Like I said, General Motors or Proctor and Gamble or any large corporation splits money amongst their divisions. Sometimes those money losing divisions end up making profits and adding more money to the pot. Sometimes those divisions lose and are discontinued after the losses become too much of a burden. As far as regulating the dispersion, it makes sure there is a level playing field and every team has a chance. Otherwise you'll have owners living on the welfare of other teams that refuse to disperse funds. By having a minimum and maximum you do the same thing as control disbursement, just different language than I used. But by making sure each team spends relatively the same it evens up the playing fields and all the teams start drawing more attendance. Use this plan only for a set amount of years and review what happens. I think what it will show is MLB will be the healthiest it has ever been and attendance everywhere is up. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" Last edited by pan6467; 03-31-2004 at 02:49 PM..