Which system is better: NFL or Baseball

It's not a question of support. It's a question of competition. The NFL system of distributing revenue leads to a more fair and equitable competition, one in which every team's fans believe that competent management gives his/her team a shot to win the championship.
Pittsburgh, in the No. 22 TV market, proved that last year.
It'd be nearly impossible for a city of Pittsburgh's size to win a World Series now, even if Walter O'Malley were owner, John Schuerholz were GM and Miller Huggins managed.

 

Fourth post on the first page.

Oz can predict the future.

 

Easy prediction, really. You could see this coming from 20 pages away.

 

The nearest major league city to me is Minneapolis.

The Twins have had, most years, a much better shot at winning a championship in my lifetime.

They have won two. The Vikings have won none.

The Twins have a shot to make the playoffs this year, and if they do so, have a chance at winning a championship.

The Vikings will not win any championships this season. And when their chances are over, fans won't even have the chance to watch next year's players up from the minors.

Maybe I'm just a product of my environment.

I also think that with competent management, the Pirates could be a powerhouse again. That's a beautiful stadium they have. Build a winner, and people will come.

Oh, people will come.

BTW, believe is they key statement in your post.

Do i think the NFL does a much better job of PR and fooling the fans? Absolutely.

 

Thanks to Gary Anderson. And Chris Chandler.

 

Let's make sure Dennis "Fat-Dumb" Green gets some of the credit/blame.

 

He can't kick a gimme field goal which would have made it a 10-point lead with two minutes to go. Anderson could, though, and he missed it. Sorry, but I can't blame that game/season on Green, who did all that he could there.

 

Well, folks in these parts will never forgive him for kneeling on the ball to end the first half, but hey, drafting Demetrius Underwood is enough of a soiled legacy for me.

 

Seeing how two of the three are dead, you're right. Pittsburgh would have trouble winning with that management team in place. Give the Pirates an ambitious owner, a GM like Schuerholz or Beane, and a good manager, and I like its chances. The Tigers were dead in the water for years, and now they look like they could be strong for a while.

 

Leyland is a short-timer.

 

I have yet to read one logical argument as to how one team spending $100 million more than their opponent is not a distinct advantage.

 

Because spending the money stupidly does not result in any kind of advantage. See: Orioles, Baltimore and Phillies, Philadelphia.