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Old 10-26-2009, 03:57 PM   #122 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Goody View Post
Regardless of who owns a team they shouldn't be paying out of their own pocket and looked down upon if they don't.
I don't think people expect owners to draw down their personal wealth to put out a competitive team (well, most people don't). I do think people expect that owners shouldn't be allowed to add to their personal wealth by not fielding a competitive team, though. It's a fine distinction, true, but personally I'm outraged that supposedly poverty-stricken teams like Pittsburgh and Florida are allowed to take in more money from revenue sharing than they spend on salary, with all that extra money just disappearing into what I can only assume is the owners' pockets.
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