Congrats to the yankees and there 500 mil dollar payroll!

Quote Originally Posted by URISS2302:




Thats fine but people keep calling me clueless, when I wasn't!

Quote Originally Posted by yankees2k6:



You make points, regardless let it go, seems like your battling yourself here and bringing on more hate! By all means if this is what you would like to talk about on the day of Game 1 of the WS more power to you. 

Quote Originally Posted by sell24:

who cares about operating profit. . its one piece of the puzzle .. show me a list of total profit of every mlb team then pick a small market team and then tell me how u would able to sign a texiera and sign 24 other guys that can field a playoff team. and then after ur done tell me how ur gonna maintain those playoff aspirations year after year like the yankees do .. there is no competitive balance in baseball due to the market inequalities. . i dont understand how u cant see that

Quote Originally Posted by sell24:

im sure nutting(pirates owner) is pocketing some of the money. .as a bus man why would i spend  50 mil on a team that can win 70 games when i can spend 30 mil on a team that can win 50 games.. . .

the question will come when the pirates field a competitive team. . by developing their own players ..drafting smart . .continuing to scout well overseas and setting up academies in latin america and so on and then adding a piece or two for their run ..then nutting will be held accountable for using whatever money he has to keep what players he can and try to keep that small window of opportunity open for a ws ring  and by the way selig is a moron... he was gettin pissed at small market teams overpaying later round high upside draft picks cuz it was screwing up the economics of the draft . .not realizing that. . it was a way of small markets attempting to compete . .

selig needs to go. .he needs to learn from goddell and current commis on how to run a league he has done nothing but ruin the sport. . u need to step out of ur yankee mentality and look at the sport as a whole. . baseball is a joke. . and is losing its fan base rapidly. . before u know it nascar nba and even ufc will be ahead of what was the number 1 sport in america. . and the only cities that will care about mlb will be the new yorks las and bostons of the world

Quote Originally Posted by sell24:

lol comin from a guy who couldnt answer posts 1 -256

Quote Originally Posted by jpero:

I just realized you never posted operating income. This is the income/profit after paying team salaries, receiving money from the revenue sharing system, and paying luxury tax. keep in mind that these numbers do not include team own subsidies such as YES and other revenue avenues.

Also it should be noted, which you failed to note, that baseball teams are privately owned and their books are closed to the public so the #s Forbes comes up with are estimates to the best of their knowledge.

      
Baseball Team Valuations (# to left is team valuation rank; # to left is operating income in millions)

Rank     Team               
17     Cleveland Indians              34.6
10     Houston Astros                 30.2
22     Toronto Blue Jays              29.7
6     Washington Nationals          27.9
12     Atlanta Braves                   27.6
16     Texas Rangers                  24.7
26     Milwaukee Brewers            22.4
24     Pittsburgh Pirates              21.9
19     Arizona Diamondbacks       21.8
18     Chicago White Sox            21.7
14     Baltimore Orioles               21.0
25     Kansas City Royals           20.8
30     Tampa Bay Devil Rays        20.3
23     Cincinnati Reds                 17.9
20     Colorado Rockies              16.3
27     Oakland Athletics              16.0
9     Philadelphia Phillies             14.8
4     Los Angeles Dodgers           13.4
15     San Diego Padres              13.0
11     San Francisco Giants         11.2
5     Chicago Cubs                       7.9
7     St Louis Cardinals                 7.9
8     Seattle Mariners                    7.3
29     Minnesota Twins                  7.0
21     Detroit Tigers                       3.5
13     Los Angeles Angels             -2.6
28     Florida Marlins                   -11.9
3     New York Mets                    -16.1
2     Boston Red Sox                   -18.5
1     New York Yankees               -50.0

Also because of the Yankees new stadium they receive a tax credit/write off of $100 million which pretty much cancels out/covers their revenue sharing and luxury tax.

Quote Originally Posted by jpero:

I just realized you never posted operating income. This is the income/profit after paying team salaries, receiving money from the revenue sharing system, and paying luxury tax. keep in mind that these numbers do not include team own subsidies such as YES and other revenue avenues.

Also it should be noted, which you failed to note, that baseball teams are privately owned and their books are closed to the public so the #s Forbes comes up with are estimates to the best of their knowledge.

      
Baseball Team Valuations (# to left is team valuation rank; # to left is operating income in millions)

Rank     Team               
17     Cleveland Indians              34.6
10     Houston Astros                 30.2
22     Toronto Blue Jays              29.7
6     Washington Nationals          27.9
12     Atlanta Braves                   27.6
16     Texas Rangers                  24.7
26     Milwaukee Brewers            22.4
24     Pittsburgh Pirates              21.9
19     Arizona Diamondbacks       21.8
18     Chicago White Sox            21.7
14     Baltimore Orioles               21.0
25     Kansas City Royals           20.8
30     Tampa Bay Devil Rays        20.3
23     Cincinnati Reds                 17.9
20     Colorado Rockies              16.3
27     Oakland Athletics              16.0
9     Philadelphia Phillies             14.8
4     Los Angeles Dodgers           13.4
15     San Diego Padres              13.0
11     San Francisco Giants         11.2
5     Chicago Cubs                       7.9
7     St Louis Cardinals                 7.9
8     Seattle Mariners                    7.3
29     Minnesota Twins                  7.0
21     Detroit Tigers                       3.5
13     Los Angeles Angels             -2.6
28     Florida Marlins                   -11.9
3     New York Mets                    -16.1
2     Boston Red Sox                   -18.5
1     New York Yankees               -50.0

Also because of the Yankees new stadium they receive a tax credit/write off of $100 million which pretty much cancels out/covers their revenue sharing and luxury tax.

Quote Originally Posted by URISS2302:

And thax for posting taht cause again you just proved my point.... Now do all the numbers and tell me how much money Pittsbirgh has pocketed since 2005!!!!


Over 300 Million +

Quote Originally Posted by URISS2302:

And Pitt pocketed wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over 21.9 million last year not including their salary dump...


Where are you getting these numbers  fantasy facts.com

Quote Originally Posted by URISS2302:

Cardinals are one of the smallest markets in all of sports ... AND HAVE 2 teams in the state...  THEY PAY a luxuary tax, and share their revenue AND they are in the Smallest market

AHHHHHHHHHHH Do the research!

Quote Originally Posted by jpero:



THEY PLAY IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. They have 2 opportunities to make the playoffs.

In the American league the Wild Card is a given to go to either the Yankees or Red Sox. Only 4 times in the past 15 years has the Wild Card not come from the AL East.

Kansas City and St. Louis are 2 seperate markets on opposite sides of the state. And they are basically right on the border of another state so St. Louis draws from Illinois also.

Quote Originally Posted by URISS2302:

Still cant answer post 257 huh?  Didnt think so anyway im done with you



Your just still upset about Jeffrey Mayor robbing yo guys, and area huge Yankee Hater, which is fine, but the orioles suck, its no th the yankees fault