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TribeFanInNC · 10-17-2009, 09:45 AM

Two quick points:

1) Because it doesn't matter how much they spend, the top 10 will still be the top 10. The Royals and Nationals and Pirates are still only going to spend $50mil (or less) no matter what. The Players Union will never allow the cap to be so low to bring the rest of the field into play (I'm not all that sure they would agree to any cap).

2) I think some of the ratings are misleading. The World Series' over the last five years have been not been compelling matchups. No Game 6s since 2003. The last good matchup was probably Yankees-DBacks in 2001. Also any comparison using pre and post 1994 data is invalid; it was obvious MLB shot themselves in the foot then. There is no question MLB popularity is probably down and far less than NFL.

10-17-2009, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,498 Thanks: 85 Thanked 253x in 204 posts	Two quick points: 1) Because it doesn't matter how much they spend, the top 10 will still be the top 10. The Royals and Nationals and Pirates are still only going to spend $50mil (or less) no matter what. The Players Union will never allow the cap to be so low to bring the rest of the field into play (I'm not all that sure they would agree to any cap). 2) I think some of the ratings are misleading. The World Series' over the last five years have been not been compelling matchups. No Game 6s since 2003. The last good matchup was probably Yankees-DBacks in 2001. Also any comparison using pre and post 1994 data is invalid; it was obvious MLB shot themselves in the foot then. There is no question MLB popularity is probably down and far less than NFL. __________________ PEBA - Duluth Warriors