The Yankees, the Dodgers, Payroll's Relationship to Winning, and What It Means as Twins Face Ownership Changes

[TheLeviathan]

52 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Right, why have more than two teams then?

The 52 best players on the planet all playing together. Sounds fun. They could call it something like The All Star Game..

Look at the AMAZING ratings those are getting though!

[Major League Ready]

14 hours ago, NYCTK said:

I stand by it. A super team is good. Two super teams in the World Series helps grow the sport way more than, for example, last year's dull Rangers vs Diamondbacks series that no one watched. 

People are going to be watching Yamamoto, Ohtani, Betts, Judge, Soto, and Cole and be reminded that baseball is great actually. And this is good for every single team in the league. Even if the diehards hate these two teams and will not watch. 

Someone needs to tell the NFL and NBA they don't understand how to grow their sport.  

[NYCTK]

1 hour ago, Major League Ready said:

Someone needs to tell the NFL and NBA they don't understand how to grow their sport.  

Most watched recent finals were LeBron vs Steph so thank you for making my point for me. 

[Major League Ready]

8 minutes ago, NYCTK said:

Most watched recent finals were LeBron vs Steph so thank you for making my point for me. 

You have a remarkable ability to see only what you want to see.

[NYCTK]

1 minute ago, Major League Ready said:

You have a remarkable ability to see only what you want to see.

You think the NBA was ever upset LeBron (regardless of team) or those super teams in Golden State made the finals? Absolutely not. It was great for the sport, and great for the league. 

Basketball fans weren't disappointed they didn't get to see the Minnesota Timberwolves...

Same thing with baseball. This World Series will be the most watched, perhaps in decades, and a great thing for the sport of baseball.

Ohtani, the best player in history, in the World Series is great for baseball. 

[Major League Ready]

1 minute ago, NYCTK said:

You think the NBA was ever upset LeBron (regardless of team) or those super teams in Golden State made the finals? Absolutely not. It was great for the sport, and great for the league. 

Basketball fans weren't disappointed they didn't get to see the Minnesota Timberwolves...

Same thing with baseball. This World Series will be the most watched, perhaps in decades, and a great thing for the sport of baseball.

Ohtani, the best player in history, in the World Series is great for baseball. 

While you just ignore that these other leagues are thriving with a much greater parity.  

[NYCTK]

10 minutes ago, Major League Ready said:

While you just ignore that these other leagues are thriving with a much greater parity.  

I don't think parity drives success for these leagues, and I don't buy that the NBA has more parity than MLB, mostly due to the fact that one superstar can literally win championships. We saw the same NBA Finals on repeat for this reason. 

The NBA is successful because it's cool and exciting for children. Thanks to its superstars. I think the Ohtani obsession is over the top, but it might be just what the league needs to bring in a new generation of fans. 

Lastly, the Twins don't suck because the Yankees spend more money. The Twins have sucked because they care only about money. 

[spanman2]

Happy Friday all, 

Had ownership simply kept payroll where it was in '23 we wouldn't be having this conversation.  A shame that didn't occur.  As a fan I wasn't expecting a a $30,000,000 INCREASE, but I sure as heck wasn't expecting the DECREASE.  Pretty simple in my opinion.  Fan base did not deserve that.  Will be interesting to see what happens with the team up for sale.  WIN TWINS!

[SteveLV]

If the goal of the WS is to have the best players, why don't we just have an All Star game WS at the end of the year, with the best players in each league assembled for a final series?

Will a NY/LA series get good ratings?  Of course:  they are the two largest market teams.

Which just reinforces the whole point.  MLB is a disparate league, and in the end it will destroy the game because teams in the rest of the country will grow tired of supporting their local team which is playing against a stacked deck year after year.  Think the WS is getting good ratings in Pittsburgh?

[TheLeviathan]

The ratings are getting all sorts of attention without any nuance by market, but the numbers aren't all that stunning.  Only a third of New Yorkers are even watching it.

The game has localized itself so hard no one cares to watch as a casual fan.