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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
To coin a phrase, "He who pays the gold makes the rules".
Fans don't seem to realize, or at least most remain in denial, about the reality that sports have been sold to the networks and that butts in seats are increasingly irrelevant. It's a TV product first and foremost, in-person product is well down the list.
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This is the issue for MLB. The amount of shared money coming in makes it possible to have an empty stadium and still turn a profit if payroll is low enough. In fact, the easiest way for a lot of teams to make money is to not try.