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Playoff baseball vs. regular-season NFL

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by spnited, Oct 26, 2009.

  1. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    That's the thing. Some franchises can give out a contract like Hunter's knowing he won't be worth it by the end, but it helps them win in the short term. As great as the Twins' recent run has been, they lost at least one playoff berth due to money. No way that team misses the playoffs in 2008 if they keep even one out of Hunter and Santana. The Yankees, Mets or Red Sox would have been able to keep both.
     
  2. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Latest numbers I could find were for 2007 season:

    http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/33/biz_baseball08_The-Business-Of-Baseball_Rank.html

    And please don't try to make me feel sorry for the poor, poor Pohlads, among the richest owners in baseball.
     
  3. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    I am confident it will be this thread that finally solves this debate. Really. I am.
     
  4. spnited

    spnited Active Member


    should have saved that for 5,000, lono [/crossthreading]
     
  5. amraeder

    amraeder Well-Known Member

    Damn, that won't feel good.
     
  6. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    Orlando Cabrera.

    Jury still out whether he re-signs.
     
  7. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    As far as the length of games is concerned, let's compare apples to apples.

    I looked, but could not find, a Super Bowl box score, the NFL equivalent of a World Series game, with the "time of game" included. I'd be shocked if it was less than four hours; Super Bowls seem to last the entire afternoon.

    As far as competitive balance goes, since 2000 (inclusive, not including 2009) six ddifferent franchises have won Super Bowls and 11 franchises overall have advanced to the SB. Eight different franchises have won World Series and 14 different franchises have advanced to the WS.

    There's been more parity in baseball, it appears.
     
  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Mauer is going to be interesting. He is a Minnesota guy and you would think the Twins will do everything possible to keep him. He will only be 28 years old when he is eligible for free agency after next season, but perhaps being a catcher with a history of injuries will keep the price reseaonable.
     
  9. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Again, you are relying on putting words the mouths of those who oppose you beause you know you aren't winning on the facts.

    That is one year, too small of a sample size, with numbers disputed by MLB. To me, the most important column is annual revenue. The Yankees are at $327 million for 2007, more than double that of the Twins.
     
  10. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Also, Yankees I believe own their own network so they may be operating at a "negative" while they pay bloated prices to their network, thereby propping up the network.
     
  11. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Then I'm sure you'll be able to tell me why they have a .525 winning percentage against the National League as a whole over the last 12 years.
     
  12. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Yeah, I'd rather have football, where the Buffalo Bills can play the worst game ever in three successive weeks against teams from three different divisions.
     
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