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Old 12-15-2007, 11:39 PM   #105 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
Ticket sales aren't the only way a team gets their money. Local broadcasting contracts, merchandise, and revenue sharing plays a factor as well. A fan can give more financial support to their team by watching the game at home than to come out to the stadium.
And I stated that earlier. The teams make more from the cable, satellite, radio, and advertising than they do at the gate.

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The Yankees can afford to buy whatever player they want, but what people forget is that they have a well-developed minor-league farm system. Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, all came up through their farm system. Their big dollar acquisitions are hit or miss (Mike Mussina, Johnny Damon, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi, some were worth their money, others were a waste). Deep pockets doesn't always translate into a quality team. Just ask the Knicks.
That's just the point they can sign relative bums to high dollar contracts (Pavano, Giambi, etc) and have them bust, but what they did was make everyone else's contract price go up, so the end result is the teams that can barely make payroll can't even think about acquiring a true free agent or the missing piece or 2 they need. Thus they never truly contend, their fans get tired of waiting as the "team rebuilds" and the teams lose more money and have to get rid of their superstars because they can't afford arbitration or to extend. This results in having to go after "prospects", that they'll bring up give the "prospect" major league experience and have to trade away once he is developed. Thus the team will never truly contend, they maybe able to be a .500 team because of the youth and talent but as for making any true post season... unless they play in a weak division, forget about it.... and if they do get there, they won't last long.


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A general manager who knows what they're doing can develop a team without having to reach deep to sign them. If deep pockets was all it took, the Yankees wouldn't be in a seven year drought, and Cubs fans wouldn't be singing the blues about 1908
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Ah, but finances are a huge part of it. There are many great GMs right now (Beane, Bowden, Shapiro, etc) they are tremendous evaluating talent (or hiring the right scouts to) but unless they get ownership to fill the missing pieces and spend some money to keep the players..... doesn't matter how great they are. (I was not a Dolan fan but he did keep his promise and has spent the money to keep our "core" players (look for them to offer CC17-20 mill. but in a 3yr contract with options) but we are still lacking.)
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