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Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
Fat Old Frank wrote:Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
Wow
Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
Jim wrote:I do understand what you are saying about baseball ticket prices being more affordable for a family.
As far as other things being overpriced... if people didn't pay it, it would cost as much. Epi-pens are overpriced. Entertainment is not.
There is a reason that I eat before, or after, a game, but rarely eat/drink anything at the game itself.
Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
ville5 wrote:Fat Old Frank wrote:Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
Wow
He's not wrong. Nothing's going to change until ownership sees a drastic drop in attendance. Between the local TV contract, the welfare the Nuttings collect from the other owners and $50 million payout to each team for the sale of BAMtech, nothing's going to change.
And how many millions did they just slash from the payroll?
Daniel wrote:ville5 wrote:Fat Old Frank wrote:Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
Wow
He's not wrong. Nothing's going to change until ownership sees a drastic drop in attendance. Between the local TV contract, the welfare the Nuttings collect from the other owners and $50 million payout to each team for the sale of BAMtech, nothing's going to change.
And how many millions did they just slash from the payroll?
It seems that the welfare will be cut off this year. Because of the new system, teams are going to be paying a lot of money in luxury taxes, but it all starts over if they don't go over this year. Dodgers, Yankees, etc. are all likely to be under the threshold.
I think it is pretty hard to go .500 for 20 years, like the Pirates did. You almost have to do it on purpose, since even baseball is setup that poor teams get blue chip prospects.
BurghThing wrote:Daniel wrote:ville5 wrote:Fat Old Frank wrote:Jim wrote:Baseball is so incredibly boring that you have to be a bit off in the head to be a fan to begin with. So not realizing that your team is horrid and that the ownership has no intention of ever changing that is not surprising.
Wow
He's not wrong. Nothing's going to change until ownership sees a drastic drop in attendance. Between the local TV contract, the welfare the Nuttings collect from the other owners and $50 million payout to each team for the sale of BAMtech, nothing's going to change.
And how many millions did they just slash from the payroll?
It seems that the welfare will be cut off this year. Because of the new system, teams are going to be paying a lot of money in luxury taxes, but it all starts over if they don't go over this year. Dodgers, Yankees, etc. are all likely to be under the threshold.
I think it is pretty hard to go .500 for 20 years, like the Pirates did. You almost have to do it on purpose, since even baseball is setup that poor teams get blue chip prospects.
They don't get blue chip prospects, they get the chance to pick blue chip prospects. Have you look at the Pirates drafting record lately? Small market teams have got to develop in house talent to compete. Like most everything else this front office does, it sucks.
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