But ratings in the NBA finals!!!

Because that’s the problem the NBA is experiencing – it has difficulty being consumed locally, and generating revenues from that (see last year’s lockout). This is something that baseball franchises have taken advantage of, as well as monetizing the digital space (which the NBA is woefully behind on). I found this article:

Dallas’ profit woes are largely the result of their payroll exceeding the luxury tax limit. The luxury tax is a “soft cap” on team payrolls, and it punishes teams that exceed a preset payroll limit. The Mavericks spent $18.9 million last season just in luxury tax payments, and the team has been among the top luxury tax spenders for years.

12 teams posted five-year averages in the red, and the NBA’s least profitable team is the Charlotte Bobcats. The massive losses are the reason Michael Jordan was able to buy a majority stake in the Bobcats (he previously was a minority owner) in a deal that valued the franchise at the fire-sale price of $175 million in March 2010. Jordan also pledged $100 million to cover the team’s losses which have picked up in recent seasons. The team has lost an average $20 million over the last three seasons, $6 million more than any other team in that period.

Take revenue sharing out of the equation and lets see how “great” of financial situation Baseball is truly in.

They’re doing quite well, actually. Take the perhaps one of the least-interesting, shittiest franchises – the San Diego Padres:

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Padres-TV-Deal-Close-to-Completion-Report-146452075.html

MLB is bringing in record revenues

Take revenue sharing out of the equation and lets see how “great” of financial situation Baseball is truly in.

This seems like an absolutely moronic business idea.

TBL’s an expert in being a business fool.

imagine MLB ending reg season in august, wrapping by weekend before NFL starts. ZERO competition. would clean up

What would they clean up in? Ratings? Who fucking cares? At this point, caring about ratings is like caring about how many people listen to the radio on an AM/FM dial.

Maybe your point is to ruin the regular season and increase playoffs. I mean who really knows at this point, but I assume that’s likely part of your agenda, as it is a lynchpin in your desire to ruin college football.

If devaluing the regular season for playoffs is so vital to the success of sports league, then why is the English Premiere League the most popular league in the world?

This seems like an absolutely moronic business idea.

This is still a stupid way to judge things but it makes more sense than ratings so here goes: Andre Ethier just signed a $17M/year extension and nobody really gave a shit because the money seems to be unquestionably there to pay for it

This is true. I don’t remember where I heard it, but someone was talking about the finances, and making the point that salaries don’t drive ticket prices up (as in expenditures make a need for greater income), but rather increased revenue drives increased salaries.

imagine MLB ending reg season in august, wrapping by weekend before NFL starts.

Jason, it’s not often that I do this, but …

/ Claps

You’re welcome?

I hate it when the thugs from ESPN shows up at my door, straps me to the sofa, and makes me watch Skip Bayless all day.

Giving the guys at Gitmo new ideas.
What an assclown.

The thrill of ARod breaking Lou Gehrig’s all-time grand slam record should bring fans back, too.

a digital media group that is bringing in millions.

But they don’t make their videos available for free sans-ads on YouTube

Years ago MLB was considering going public with MLBAM and I think the IPO was estimated at over $2 billion. I wonder what it would be now. Several times that number, I reckon.

Arguing against it is like yelling at clouds for raining on you.

That’s my cloud you are yelling at. Stop it.

Hey! You! Stop yelling at my cloud!

This is still a stupid way to judge things but it makes more sense than ratings so here goes: Andre Ethier just signed a $17M/year extension and nobody really gave a shit because the money seems to be unquestionably there to pay for it

This one is the best:

Craig James made his wife a bowl of Captn’ Crunch for mothers day breakfast.

Cool, good to know there’s nothing in that thread worth wasting any time on.

My dad won a trip to the Skydome to see the Bluejays play, he was gonna take me — I was so amped. Then the strike happened. He ended up taking my sister to see Miss Saigon. What a bummer.

/This lifelong Indians fan never really came back to the game after that

Better to have spared yourself the torment of 1997