Red Mosquito

And bring back Frank Thomas and Griffey Jr. to resume their home run record chase.

And let Tony Gwynn try for .400!

Hell yeah, the rest of the season is just one long Old Timers' Day

Bake McBride

Any gifs of Wade Boggs crushing 36 beers on one flight?

Bammer wrote:Any gifs of Wade Boggs crushing 36 beers on one flight?

It’s pretty clear the owners would rather not have a season.

Electromatic wrote:It’s pretty clear the owners would rather not have a season.

They're the worst.

philpritchard wrote:

Electromatic wrote:It’s pretty clear the owners would rather not have a season.

They're the worst.

and union-buster olney has been an owner apologist throughout this whole ordeal.

cutuphalfdead wrote:And let Tony Gwynn try for .400!

Chris_H_2 wrote:

philpritchard wrote:

Electromatic wrote:It’s pretty clear the owners would rather not have a season.

They're the worst.

and union-buster olney has been an owner apologist throughout this whole ordeal.

It's pretty hard to find a prominent baseball "journalist" that isnt a PR guy for the owners.

Even lil' Chucky Knoblauch was going for the doubles record in 1994.

The owners don’t want a season.

Just sell the damn teams.

If baseball is so unprofitable, sell the damn teams.

Manfred is a stooge.

Electromatic wrote:The owners don’t want a season.

Just sell the damn teams.

If baseball is so unprofitable, sell the damn teams.

Manfred is a stooge.

The sports talk station here in St. Louis was discussing the profit thing for major league baseball franchises. They had found some numbers (don't know where) and had talked to the President of Baseball Operations for the Cards, John Mozeliak. It was stated that the profit margins owners typically see are around 15%. That is small potatoes compared to other business dealings that can usually net a profit in the 30-50% range.

Mo' stated that they don't own baseball teams to be profitable. They are usually a long term investment. You are building the value of the team and that is the pay off in the end if you ever decide to sell or whatever.

It sounds like an interesting set up. Whether these numbers are true or not remains to be seen, and whether or not owners see larger profit than 15% is unknown as well since they don't discuss their numbers.

blueviper wrote:

Electromatic wrote:The owners don’t want a season.

Just sell the damn teams.

If baseball is so unprofitable, sell the damn teams.

Manfred is a stooge.

The sports talk station here in St. Louis was discussing the profit thing for major league baseball franchises. They had found some numbers (don't know where) and had talked to the President of Baseball Operations for the Cards, John Mozeliak. It was stated that the profit margins owners typically see are around 15%. That is small potatoes compared to other business dealings that can usually net a profit in the 30-50% range.

Mo' stated that they don't own baseball teams to be profitable. They are usually a long term investment. You are building the value of the team and that is the pay off in the end if you ever decide to sell or whatever.

It sounds like an interesting set up. Whether these numbers are true or not remains to be seen, and whether or not owners see larger profit than 15% is unknown as well since they don't discuss their numbers.

Boo freakin' hoo.

These billionaires buy sports franchises so they can show up to the rich guy party with the nicest, most rare car.

There’s a reason they would rather burn the sport to the ground than open their books, and I don’t think it’s to conceal 15% profit margins.

don't forget the antitrust exemption for congress. opening their books may prove difficult to convince people that baseball is not "commerce," but merely recreational.

Chris_H_2 wrote:don't forget the antitrust exemption for congress. opening their books may prove difficult to convince people that baseball is not "commerce," but merely recreational.

I dont think the AT exemption is much of a concern for them, a few timely donations will solve that problem.

numbers wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:don't forget the antitrust exemption for congress. opening their books may prove difficult to convince people that baseball is not "commerce," but merely recreational.

I dont think the AT exemption is much of a concern for them, a few timely donations will solve that problem.

if 1994 is any indication, they should be thinking about it as we enter a perfect storm after the cba expires.