Quite interesting, after two consecutive offseasons where baseball cuts down on spending until this one.
Pirates Owner Speaks Out
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Pirates Owner Speaks Out
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Quite interesting, after two consecutive offseasons where baseball cuts down on spending until this one.Tags: None -
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"What you don't want to see is some of these teams spend themselves into bankruptcy -- that's not good for any of the league, that becomes a liability on all of us," McClatchy said.
If teams can't afford to financially compete for players, then they can be contracted, and that would be better for the league.
Obviously this guy is going to bitch about teams overspending; he is being outwagered for players. If he doesn't like it, he should find ways to get more money so he can compete.
If he was the Yankees owner I doubt he would be crying too loudly about overspending on players.Enjoy football? Enjoy Goal Line Blitz! -
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"What you don't want to see is some of these teams spend themselves into bankruptcy -- that's not good for any of the league, that becomes a liability on all of us," McClatchy said.
If teams can't afford to financially compete for players, then they can be contracted, and that would be better for the league.
Obviously this guy is going to bitch about teams overspending; he is being outwagered for players. If he doesn't like it, he should find ways to get more money so he can compete.
If he was the Yankees owner I doubt he would be crying too loudly about overspending on players.Enjoy football? Enjoy Goal Line Blitz!Comment
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2 out of my 3 teams are the biggest spenders in baseball.
And with that said, I agree that there needs to be a restraint on players salaries. It's a joke 2 teams in the same division can have a payroll difference of almost 165 million.
The last CBA the owners signed off on is a complete joke. But at the same time I also hate cheap owners who don't want to spend money like the owner of the D-Rays and Brewers (although they just got a new one).
The luxury tax is a complete waste and might as well not even be in the CBA. My dream CBA would have a luxury tax threshold set at 65 million, and everything that goes over is a dollar for dollar tax. But at the same time everysingle team must spend at least 35 million on player salaries.Comment
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2 out of my 3 teams are the biggest spenders in baseball.
And with that said, I agree that there needs to be a restraint on players salaries. It's a joke 2 teams in the same division can have a payroll difference of almost 165 million.
The last CBA the owners signed off on is a complete joke. But at the same time I also hate cheap owners who don't want to spend money like the owner of the D-Rays and Brewers (although they just got a new one).
The luxury tax is a complete waste and might as well not even be in the CBA. My dream CBA would have a luxury tax threshold set at 65 million, and everything that goes over is a dollar for dollar tax. But at the same time everysingle team must spend at least 35 million on player salaries.Comment
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i am really getting tired of these owners who claim poverty & that they are not able to keep up, when the truth is they put the money into their own pockets & not into the team.. i really also love how it comes out this year that these guys are complaining more & more...Comment
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i am really getting tired of these owners who claim poverty & that they are not able to keep up, when the truth is they put the money into their own pockets & not into the team.. i really also love how it comes out this year that these guys are complaining more & more...Comment
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Originally posted by JimplicationObviously this guy is going to bitch about teams overspending; he is being outwagered for players. If he doesn't like it, he should find ways to get more money so he can compete.
Lets say that happens to 10 teams. That's 10 markets that go down the drain. Are the people in those cities going to want to watch the game anymore? Probably not, some of them will yes, but a lot won't. What happens now? TV ratings go down, which causes other teams to have even less money. And the same thing starts up again.
It will eventually cause one big circle. Simple change, put a limit on the salaries of players.Comment
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Originally posted by JimplicationObviously this guy is going to bitch about teams overspending; he is being outwagered for players. If he doesn't like it, he should find ways to get more money so he can compete.
Lets say that happens to 10 teams. That's 10 markets that go down the drain. Are the people in those cities going to want to watch the game anymore? Probably not, some of them will yes, but a lot won't. What happens now? TV ratings go down, which causes other teams to have even less money. And the same thing starts up again.
It will eventually cause one big circle. Simple change, put a limit on the salaries of players.Comment
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The worst thing that can happen to any league is where you know there will be a lot of teams that have no chance/little chance at even making the playoffs. MLB currently has that problem.
How does TB sell their product to the casual fan when they know they have no chance at a playoff spot? The same can be applied to the Jays, Brewers, Royals, etc....
The biggest reason for this is team payroll.
It doesn't take a genius to realize if Team A's payroll is 200 mil and Team B's payroll is 28 mil they're not on a level playing field. They further you can make everybody's payroll closer together the better off the league is as a whole.
Just look at the NFL as a perfect example. A team like the Giants doesn't have a huge edge over a team like the Packers even though one team plays in a huge market like New York while the other plays in a tiny market in Green Bay.Comment
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The worst thing that can happen to any league is where you know there will be a lot of teams that have no chance/little chance at even making the playoffs. MLB currently has that problem.
How does TB sell their product to the casual fan when they know they have no chance at a playoff spot? The same can be applied to the Jays, Brewers, Royals, etc....
The biggest reason for this is team payroll.
It doesn't take a genius to realize if Team A's payroll is 200 mil and Team B's payroll is 28 mil they're not on a level playing field. They further you can make everybody's payroll closer together the better off the league is as a whole.
Just look at the NFL as a perfect example. A team like the Giants doesn't have a huge edge over a team like the Packers even though one team plays in a huge market like New York while the other plays in a tiny market in Green Bay.Comment
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First of all there are a few owners who just CAN'T afford to spend the mega bucks. McClatchy is one of them if i'm not mistaken. David Glass of the Royals is another. I'd also like to point out that even if a smaller market team spends money most players won't wanna go there. The smaller market teams would have to overspend so much that it just wouldn't be viable.
I'm shocked to see how the CBA has failed in so many ways as the gulf between the haves and the have nots has widened even more!Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
"Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. ParkerComment
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First of all there are a few owners who just CAN'T afford to spend the mega bucks. McClatchy is one of them if i'm not mistaken. David Glass of the Royals is another. I'd also like to point out that even if a smaller market team spends money most players won't wanna go there. The smaller market teams would have to overspend so much that it just wouldn't be viable.
I'm shocked to see how the CBA has failed in so many ways as the gulf between the haves and the have nots has widened even more!Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
"Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. ParkerComment
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My thoughts are pretty scattered on this one. If I recall correctly, at the last labor agreement McClatchy didn't step up to make his voice heard regarding salaries and a cap. So he should've made his voice heard then if he was concerned.
On the other hand, he's in a tough situation. A team that's had a losing record for 13 straight years and no FA's that want to come here. Like SPTO said, he'd really have to overspend to get a guy to play for the Pirates.
He also raised ticket prices a few years ago and that really PO'ed some fans and attendance dropped. So that's not a real viable solution. However, he's been asked on numerous occassions to open the books to show where the money is going and he's declined each time. I doubt many owners ever show their books and how they spend money, but when they keep claiming that money is going back into the farm system, that raises a few eyebrows.
Then sentiment among many Pirate fans is that McClatchey is pocketing some of this money and not putting it back into the organization. It's really all speculation though.
So I'm not sure why McClatchey chose this time to speak out. If he's really concerned he needs to step up and do something about it at the next labor agreement. Until then, nothing's going to change.Comment
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My thoughts are pretty scattered on this one. If I recall correctly, at the last labor agreement McClatchy didn't step up to make his voice heard regarding salaries and a cap. So he should've made his voice heard then if he was concerned.
On the other hand, he's in a tough situation. A team that's had a losing record for 13 straight years and no FA's that want to come here. Like SPTO said, he'd really have to overspend to get a guy to play for the Pirates.
He also raised ticket prices a few years ago and that really PO'ed some fans and attendance dropped. So that's not a real viable solution. However, he's been asked on numerous occassions to open the books to show where the money is going and he's declined each time. I doubt many owners ever show their books and how they spend money, but when they keep claiming that money is going back into the farm system, that raises a few eyebrows.
Then sentiment among many Pirate fans is that McClatchey is pocketing some of this money and not putting it back into the organization. It's really all speculation though.
So I'm not sure why McClatchey chose this time to speak out. If he's really concerned he needs to step up and do something about it at the next labor agreement. Until then, nothing's going to change.Comment
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