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MLB 2022: The Long and Winding Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Starman, Mar 18, 2022.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    What do you mean by this?
     
    The Big Ragu, Oct 19, 2022
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  2. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    "Billionaire" is considered an insult by those who will never be one and are bitter about that fact.
     
    jr/shotglass, Oct 19, 2022
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  3. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    I'm oddly OK with being not a billionaire. And if I ever were, I wouldn't be for long. I'd donate most of it. How much money does a person/family need?
     
    Regan MacNeil, Oct 19, 2022
    #4131
  4. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    I’d hit Harper 1 and Schwarber 4. Get Harper more ABs!!
     
    qtlaw, Oct 19, 2022
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  5. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    It's not hard. A billionaire owner can provide the operating budget they desire. Have to spend money to make money.

    Will it always work? Of course not. But that's why it's POSSIBLE for every team to have a competitive payroll.

    Many choose not to because it's easier to suck and rake in that sweet, sweet revenue sharing and not reinvest it into the team.
     
    Deskgrunt50, Oct 19, 2022
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  6. Brian J Walter

    Brian J Walter Well-Known Member

    I believe I would like to try it out.
     
    Brian J Walter, Oct 19, 2022
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  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    It's probably because most of the owners don't think of the teams they own as charitable endeavors. At the end of the day, the typical team is is throwing off $20 t0 $100 million in income in any given year by all accounts. To have a $200 payroll instead of say a $95 million payroll, it would mean losing money for just about every mid and small market team.

    It's easy for any of us to say that someone else "should" operate that way, I guess. But I think the typical pro sports team owner cares about several things that might not really fall into how any of us think things "should" be. The value of owning a team for most people who can afford one is in the franchise value, not in the business itself. And to the extent they are owning on the hope that franchise values keeping exploding exponentially, they 1) typically love the attention of being a team owner (which they get either way), but 2) not so much so that they are going to spend tens of millions of dollars a year of their own money that isn't a necessity to own the team, especially when it doesn't guarantee that they will even win for it.
     
    The Big Ragu, Oct 19, 2022
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  8. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Holy fucking fuck, you're actually buying the owners' financial claims? Let them prove it by opening their books.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Oct 19, 2022
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  9. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I don't really disagree with any of this. Just drives me bonkers when they claim they can't compete. And I do believe that if they put the money into the team the revenues will follow, so that $200 million payroll wouldn't end up losing money in the long run.

    Baseball needs a salary floor, not a salary cap. Though I don't think it'll ever happen.
     
    Deskgrunt50, Oct 19, 2022
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  10. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    LOL Paders.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Oct 19, 2022
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  11. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    I'll tell you right now, the Padres are not getting four runs off Aaron Nola. Not at this point.
     
    jr/shotglass, Oct 19, 2022
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  12. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    OK, maybe one or two ...
     
    jr/shotglass, Oct 19, 2022
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