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Old 08-28-2003, 03:20 PM   #17 (permalink)
JoeyB
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Originally posted by MikeyChalupa
What baseball needs is a MINIMUM salary cap. That would prevent firesales like we saw in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh this year. It would force owners and GM's to field a team that is competitive, not take the team's income and pocket it at the expense of the team and fans. Owning a major league franchise is not cheap, that's why none of us do. If you aren't willing to put the money into your team, fucking sell it to someone who will.

-Mikey

Thank you Mikey...once again, you brought sanity to the party.

I have no problem with a salary cap. If an organization wants to limit the amount of spending to increase competition, who am I to argue?

However....there should be a minimum standard for teams such as Detroit, Cincinnati and Tampa Bay. (by the way, since when is Detroit a SMALL market city???)

If you're not willing to invest enough money to be competitive, you have a choice, sell the team or fold. Every few years, there is a team which explodes to the top with a small payroll. This year it's Kansas City--and I think it's a wonderful story, but there are too many teams content with winning about .478 of their games, as long as they turn a bit of a profit.

Of course, a profit is the goal of any business....but sports is not like any other business. It's a combination of profit and success in the standings. Both work in tandem.

If you spend money, you can make money....if you make money, you can spend money.

If your starting staff makes as much as Albert Belle is collecting while sitting at home....something is wrong.
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