The A's and the 'C'-word
This article in the NY Daily News talks about how the A's disintegrating stadium deal (which is probably good news for the Rangers) actually may make them (as well as the Marlins) vulnerable to contraction if the economy doesn't get better.
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JBImaknee
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I really don't see
MLB contracting no matter how bad things get.
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by t ball on Mar 2, 2009 2:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Agree
The NBA…that’s another story.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 2, 2009 2:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
its just interseting that it is getting mentioned. And that it is the A’s.
The A’s stadium deal falling through is something that has not been discussed enough around here. That deal in Fremont was a bad omen for the Rangers. Instead, they’re going to be finding it harder and harder to keep up, especially since Beane published his competitive advantage a few years ago
by JBImaknee on Mar 2, 2009 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It is an interesting thought
but I’d think the teams would angle more towards increased revenue sharing, or salary caps/floors, or other ways to assuage the grief of teams blocked out of sweet stadium deals, since cities seem to be realizing what a horrible way to manage their money those are.
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by t ball on Mar 2, 2009 4:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Let's say the recession lasts five years. Is it worth contracting a couple teams just to expand a few years later?
How about ten years? Fifteen? I just don’t see contraction as a smart move. Forcing some sort of pay decrease seems smarter.
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
by Sky Kalkman on Mar 5, 2009 8:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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