I am taking some time off from baseball.

[ability]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

The Yankees have been spending big money forever now, it doesn't always equal a title (ask the Mets). So there offense (on paper) should be amazing this year, but in my opinion they have too many question marks on pitching.

[dieselboy]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

Same old, same old.

Not much is different from years past.

[dieselboy]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

Same old, same old.

Not much is different from years past.

[dieselboy]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

Same old, same old.

Not much is different from years past.

[CMH]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

A salary cap will never work.

First and foremost it will:

1. Never be accepted by the MLBPA
2. Only give some owners more reason to not spend money.

Instead, the real answer are simple:

1. Player salary cap (maybe 10 million)
2. Floor (the most important...you have to prevent teams from spending as little as they want.)
3. Two more teams in New York (maybe one in upstate New York and I guess one in New Jersey).
4. REAL Broadcast/Ticket Revenue Sharing. (as it is right now, the Yankees keep all their broadcast money and a huge share of their ticket sales. You want it even? 50/50 both ways.)

[CMH]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

A salary cap will never work.

First and foremost it will:

1. Never be accepted by the MLBPA
2. Only give some owners more reason to not spend money.

Instead, the real answer are simple:

1. Player salary cap (maybe 10 million)
2. Floor (the most important...you have to prevent teams from spending as little as they want.)
3. Two more teams in New York (maybe one in upstate New York and I guess one in New Jersey).
4. REAL Broadcast/Ticket Revenue Sharing. (as it is right now, the Yankees keep all their broadcast money and a huge share of their ticket sales. You want it even? 50/50 both ways.)

[CMH]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

A salary cap will never work.

First and foremost it will:

1. Never be accepted by the MLBPA
2. Only give some owners more reason to not spend money.

Instead, the real answer are simple:

1. Player salary cap (maybe 10 million)
2. Floor (the most important...you have to prevent teams from spending as little as they want.)
3. Two more teams in New York (maybe one in upstate New York and I guess one in New Jersey).
4. REAL Broadcast/Ticket Revenue Sharing. (as it is right now, the Yankees keep all their broadcast money and a huge share of their ticket sales. You want it even? 50/50 both ways.)

[Lex]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

The problem with much of what you have said is that it will cause an increase in ticket prices. They need a floor and a salary cap. While the baseball players union is the strongest among the major sports it seems to be weakening. Steriod testing is evidence of that.

[Lex]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

The problem with much of what you have said is that it will cause an increase in ticket prices. They need a floor and a salary cap. While the baseball players union is the strongest among the major sports it seems to be weakening. Steriod testing is evidence of that.

[Lex]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

The problem with much of what you have said is that it will cause an increase in ticket prices. They need a floor and a salary cap. While the baseball players union is the strongest among the major sports it seems to be weakening. Steriod testing is evidence of that.

[SPTO]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

Um, baseball is maxed out as it is YP. Instead of adding teams in NY maybe they should move the Devil Rays or Marlins to NY. Hopefully Brooklyn.

I agree with a player salary cap and a Salary floor tho.

[SPTO]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

Um, baseball is maxed out as it is YP. Instead of adding teams in NY maybe they should move the Devil Rays or Marlins to NY. Hopefully Brooklyn.

I agree with a player salary cap and a Salary floor tho.

[SPTO]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

Um, baseball is maxed out as it is YP. Instead of adding teams in NY maybe they should move the Devil Rays or Marlins to NY. Hopefully Brooklyn.

I agree with a player salary cap and a Salary floor tho.

[AI_Franchise03]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

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Some good points rsox, but you don't give any of the positives for the NBA system. The playing field is generally pretty even.

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Arguably, but the last time an Eastern team won was in 1998, and that was thanks to the great Micheal Jordan. That's 6 years ago today. As NBA stands now, no East team has a chance at the title. The West is so much superior to the East, it's not a joke. You guys in the small market have a better chance at a title then I do in a big maket. Which also leads me to my next point - This thread is idiotic. By the logic shared by this "baseball" fan, much less a "diehard baseball fan" , I can just as easily create a thread in the NBA forum announcing that I'm going to stop watching NBA because my eastern team, nor any other team in the East, doesn't have a lick of chance to beat a team out from the west, but nah, I'm more of a fan that that.

[AI_Franchise03]

Re: I am taking some time off from baseball.

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snepp said:
Some good points rsox, but you don't give any of the positives for the NBA system. The playing field is generally pretty even.

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Arguably, but the last time an Eastern team won was in 1998, and that was thanks to the great Micheal Jordan. That's 6 years ago today. As NBA stands now, no East team has a chance at the title. The West is so much superior to the East, it's not a joke. You guys in the small market have a better chance at a title then I do in a big maket. Which also leads me to my next point - This thread is idiotic. By the logic shared by this "baseball" fan, much less a "diehard baseball fan" , I can just as easily create a thread in the NBA forum announcing that I'm going to stop watching NBA because my eastern team, nor any other team in the East, doesn't have a lick of chance to beat a team out from the west, but nah, I'm more of a fan that that.