UNLESS MLB QUICKLY COMES UP WITH A SALARY CAP THE BIG MEDIA
AREAS OF THE EAST & WEST COASTS WILL THROTTLE THE REST OF THE
SAMALLER MEDIA TEAMS!!
LOOK AT THE BILLIONAIRES FROM MANHATTEN AND START CRYING!!
WHEN THEY REACHED INTO THEIR SHIP BUILDING BILLIONS AND LAUGHINGLY
OUT BID ALL OTHERS AND SIGNED C.C. SABATHIA, A.J. BURNETT and MARK
TEIXEIRA TO LONG TERM CONTRACTS WORTH MILLIONS THEY PULLED SO
FAR AHEAD OF THE REST OF MLB THAT THEY WILL SWEEP TO WORLD
SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR YEARS TO COME!!
LOTS-A-FUN-HEY? IT’S SO TRUE THAT I’M CRYING IN MY BEER ALREADY.
WE ARE DOING RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT AND WILL PUBLISH OUR FINDINGS
IN THE WBWF WINTER QUARTERLY & THIS WEB SITE SHORTLY.
ONE THING WE ALREADY KNOW IS THAT SALARY CAPS SAVED THE NHL BY
BREAKING UP THE RED WINGS DYNASTY AND IT DID THE SAME THING FOR
THE NBA BY PUTTING A SCREECHING HALT TO THE SPURS JUGGERNAUT
STRANGLEHOLD ON THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE NBA.
REMEMBER THIS…THE BIG APPLE BILLIONAIRES PURCHASED , C.C., B.J.,
MARK, RODRIGUEZ, DAMON, SWISHER, AND MATSUI. NOT TRADED BUT
PURCHASED! WITH THEIR DEEP POCKETS THEY CAN AFFORD TO NOT JUST
SPEND BIG TIME…BUT, AND REMEMBER THIS…THEY CAN ALSO AFFORD TO
GIVE THESE PLAYERS LOOOONG TEEERM DEALS. EVEN IF THEY EXPLODE
IN THEIR FACES..LIKE SO MANY HAVE. THEY WILL STILL HAVE BILLION DOLLAR TV COMMITTMENTS AND 54,000 FANS AT EVERY GAME CHEERING THEIR HEARTS
OUT FOR THIS PHONEY BUNCH OF ROBOTS!
Bobby, I’m just as tired as you are that Steinbrenner just goes out and buys the best baseball players available & goes on to win the pennent. However, our business system of Supply & Demend has been killed by the exploited tax write off system. One reason is that all the big and small Corporations buy large blocks of tickets for their customers. It doesn’t make any difference if the seats are filled or vacant, the owners still make lots of money. Thus, the law of Supply & Demand doesn’t appear to apply here. There are more reasons but I’m not here to lecture.
Yes, I’m proud of being a “kid” in the 1940’s and 50’s. Fond memories of getting in free when I was a “Safety Patrol Boy” in school or watching the “Military Personnel” of World War ll get in free when they wore their uniforms. When I had only a one dollar bill, I could buy a 60 cent bleacher seat, a 10 cent score program, and the rest went for my lunch & streetcar fare to get back home.
What it boils down to is the issue of CAPS & even though we don’t like it, the owners have the right to pay their players any amount they wish just as an employer can pay his employee(s) any amount he wishes. It’s called the free enterprise system.
In my opinion, our “so called govenment” is interveaning and killing SUPPLY & DEMAND. Thus creating this mess.
Happy Trails,
Jer’
JERRY: THE CAP WILL WORK IN MLB JUST AS IT DID IN THE NBA & NHL. IT LEVELED THE FIELD
SO THAT THE SMALL MEDIA TEAMS HAD A CHANCE. IT BROKE UP THE DYNASTIES OF THE
RED WINGS AND THE SPURS.
IN 2009 THE BILLIONAIRES WON 103 GAMES AND WE PREDICT THAT THE WILL WIN MORE IN
2010 AND THEREAFTER WITH NO CHANCE AT ALL FOR THE SMALLER MEDIA TEAMS TO EVEN
COME CLOSE!
HERE’S AN EXAMPLE: COMING OUT OF SPRING TRAINING NEXT YEAR KC, CLEVELAND, CINN.,
OAKLAND, MILWAUKEE, MINNESOTA, ARIZONA, COLORADA, PADRES, AND THE ASTROS
W I L L N O T S T A N D A C H A N C E T O W I N N A W O R L D S E R I E S !!!!!
happy trails jer’
I Would Think That The Nine Owner’s Of The Teams Mentioned Would Want The Cap,—————————–Leveling The Playing Field a Little More Wouldn’t You Think ?————Making Baseball More Fun For The Average Fan,————-Going To See His Average Team Win Once In A While!!,—————You Would Think These Owner’s Would Be Thinking Of That Fan More!!————————–Maybe They Are Getting Paid Off By Georgous George Also In Way’s We Don’t Understand!!.
KEN…”getting paid off by Georgous George in ways we don’t understand” is a thought-
provoking concept. That’s one that never crossed our mind, and, it’s also one that will
remain under the table forever. Your comment was appreciated…bobby 11-11-09