User : Guest40608 Posts : 0 Read Mode : Topics Status : Guest   BGEEKS Stats ~ Sign-Up As New User ~ Message Areas ~ FAQ

Message #154 of 6634  *NEW* To :   All From :   Boogaman   Subject :   Baseball needs to regain balance Date :   2/17/04, 1:13pm Another news source describes the extent of the inequities and competetive inbalance that plagues major league baseball. • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #154 • Back to Topics 4862 reads 955 clickthrough(s) You cannot start a topic in the Headlines or Classifieds area... if you want to post a new message, try one of our other message areas!

Message #155 of 6634  *NEW* To :   Boogaman From :   Reedster   Subject :   Re: Baseball needs to regain balanc Date :   2/17/04, 1:34pm Key points from the article are at the end...The alternatives are to keep watching the Yankees control the game's agenda, or to watch Red Sox-style prices spread throughout the game as other owners try to keep up. (For those who are unaware, the average cost of a Red Sox ticket last year was $42.34. The next highest team was The Evil Empire itself at $24.86; the major-league average was $18.69.) To put it another way, the Alex Rodriguez deal makes it clear: baseball has two choices, a structure where there's the Yankees and everyone else, or one where the Yankees are in with everyone else. For the long-term health of the game, it should be obvious which choice is the preferable one.I think this Arod deal will be the beginning of the salary cap in baseball... • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #155 • Back to Topics 5753 reads

Message #156 of 6634  *NEW* To :   Boogaman From :   Reedster   Subject :   Re: Baseball needs to regain balanc Date :   2/19/04, 7:02pm Testing to see if this even works • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #156 • Back to Topics 5750 reads

RRBBS© Software, designed by Robert Reed. Copyright, November, 2002. All Rights Reserved.