tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post3979775101283919182..comments2024-02-16T02:12:08.305-08:00Comments on Fire Jay Mariotti: gregg doyel baits the line; despite my attempts to resist, i biteLarry Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-53795970949173307572007-07-23T11:07:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:07:00.000-07:00i dunno man, Ichiro may not be worth 18mil in a fe...i dunno man, Ichiro may not be worth 18mil in a few years purely by his playing abilities, but so many people who bitch about player salaries forget about other aspects of pay. Ichiro is adored in Seattle, and his presense alone boosts ticket and merchandise sales. He is the face of a franchise in a region with lots of Asians. His impact isn't just on winning ballgames. Why did the LA Galaxy risk so much money on David Beckham? Is it because he'll be the one player they need to win championships? They'd better not be, because as an all-around soccer player, he's mediocre. He's getting that much money because they are counting on his "star power" to boost the overall value of the franchise.<BR/><BR/>Sports is a business, and there is money in it. It's the exact same reason sportswriters like Doyle make good money. People pay to see and read about sports, be it directly (tickets, Pay Per View, merchandise, etc) or indirectly (advertising).<BR/><BR/>Although being a Rockies fan is frustrating at times because of payroll, over the past 7 years, payroll is not always an indicator of how well a team will do. Look at the Rangers. They have been in the top ten in payroll since 2000, and don't have jack shit to show for it. Meanwile, look at the past 7 world series winners' payrolls, and their respective rank in the MLB.<BR/><BR/>2006: 89 mil (11th)<BR/>2005: 75 mil (13th)<BR/>2004: 127 mil (2nd)<BR/>2003: 49 mil (25th)<BR/>2002: 62 mil (15th)<BR/>2001: 85 mil (9th)<BR/>2000: 92 mil (1st)<BR/><BR/>Jerks like Doyle like to bitch about stuff like this, and then 90% of their column space is occupied by Yankees, BoSox, Dodgers, and the Cubs. Part of the reason that teams like these make (and spend) a ton of money is because they are in such big markets, but it's also because they are so widely covered in national sports media. Who do kids from Iowa, or Montana, or Arkansas, or any other place without a nearby MLB team root for? It's the team they read about, hear about, and see the most. So you're part of the problem, Doyle. And please shut the fuck up.erizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086572927569320685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-19427222462833765422007-07-23T10:45:00.000-07:002007-07-23T10:45:00.000-07:00here's a link to an article that supports what i'm...here's a link to an article that supports what i'm saying:<BR/><BR/>http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0635,barra,74310,15.htmlChris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-55216627555727814662007-07-23T10:40:00.000-07:002007-07-23T10:40:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-9274199704468523652007-07-23T10:39:00.000-07:002007-07-23T10:39:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-547319644500772952007-07-23T10:34:00.000-07:002007-07-23T10:34:00.000-07:00Good Guy With Sports posted about this same articl...Good Guy With Sports posted about this same article on his blog, and this is the comment I posted re: it:<BR/><BR/>In re: to his Texas contract too, what is almost always ignored is the fact that the Rangers had a 250 million dollar tv deal offered CONTINGENT on signing A-Rod (to appeal to the large hispanic audience in the DFW area).<BR/><BR/>That is, as a condition of the 250 mil. deal (iirc) they had to sign A-rod.<BR/><BR/>So pretty much they broke even, if you consider increased ticket sales and having the best SS in baseball for, essentially free, breaking even (I acknowledge that they probably would have signed a lesser TV deal lacking the ARod deal, so this is slightly misleading...it probably would have been in the mid to high 100 millions, so essetially , the increase in TV revenue was probably about 50-100 mil, which means the net hit of A-Rod's contract was about 150-200 million).<BR/><BR/>However, now that you consider that they still have that television deal, PLUS they are only paying a partial amount of A-Rod's salary for the duration, it really doesn't seem like such a "robbery" on A-Rod's part, does it?Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.com