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Originally Posted by greendiver
To me the problem occurs in part because teams have exclusive rights, ie a monopoly, over certain territories. In any other industry, a lucrative market would attract competitors. Put three or four teams in the NY market and much of the disparity would go away even with a free market for player salaries.
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Look at what happened in 1957, in New York City. The Yankees, Giants, and Dodgers, all trying to get fans.
I believe that the Dodgers and Giants had a damned hard time drawing anywhere near a million peeps.