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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
But isnt a bandwagon fan one who supports a team after they are good?
If a team is already good why would they need bandwagon fans. I dont see how playing for the support of non loyal fans would inspire a team. But then again i dont know what playing for loyals fans (raiders) has done to inspire the
team the last 6 years.
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Because having additional fans support the team after it gets good gives the team the additional income it needs to retain the players that made it good. The biggest complaint we've seen here about salary inequities is that teams like the Yankees can afford to sign guys like Jeter and Rivera to gargantuan extensions while teams like Seattle couldn't afford to keep players like Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey, Jr. In theory, if additional fans had jumped on the Seattle bandwagon in the late '90's, they might have made enough money off the additional tickets and merchandise sales to be able to sign ARod to a $200 million contract.