2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

If the Yankees are willing to throw 21 million at a mediocre SS what in the world are they going to throw at Cliff Lee?? How long until we see a 250-300 million dollar Yankee payroll?

Probably not long considering the oddity that is MLB "finances."

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

the more money the Yanks waste on an over the hill shortstop.. Means the less money they have to sign other key free agents....

I'd love it if they overpay Jeter and pass on a more valuable long-term investment like Crawford.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I'd love it if they overpay Jeter and pass on a more valuable long-term investment like Crawford.

I'd love it also but we all know it's only another 3-4 years at the most before New York buys themselves another championship.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I'd love it if they overpay Jeter and pass on a more valuable long-term investment like Crawford.

we dont need an outfielder...

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

I'd love it also but we all know it's only another 3-4 years at the most before New York buys themselves another championship.

thats alright though because you said you were done with baseball after the Yanks swept you guys right?

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

thats alright though because you said you were done with baseball after the Yanks swept you guys right?

Done with the sport and done caring a lot about whether or not my team wins are two different things. I'm just a lot more indifferent towards my team than before.

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

the more money the Yanks waste on an over the hill shortstop.. Means the less money they have to sign other key free agents....

Oh if only that were true.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Done with the sport and done caring a lot about whether or not my team wins are two different things. I'm just a lot more indifferent towards my team than before.

im sure youll be here again complaining about the Twins come playoff time next year lol

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

thats alright though because you said you were done with baseball after the Yanks swept you guys right?

Cracking on a team with a fraction of the payroll your team has in a small market. Real gutsy. Actually both teams failed to win the championship this season. Only difference is your team has what, 4x the payroll?

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Cracking on a team with a fraction of the payroll your team has in a small market. Real gutsy. Actually both teams failed to win the championship this season. Only difference is your team has what, 4x the payroll?

yea thats not the discussion at hand at all though....

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Done with the sport and done caring a lot about whether or not my team wins are two different things. I'm just a lot more indifferent towards my team than before.

Pretty much the case for everyone. MLB is in the toilet in many ways. Their TV ratings are a disaster. More people watch regular season Monday Night Football than watch World Series games. MLB is basically filler time until football and basketball season.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

yea thats not the discussion at hand at all though....

Actually it was.

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Pretty much the case for everyone. MLB is in the toilet in many ways. Their TV ratings are a disaster. More people watch regular season Monday Night Football than watch World Series games. MLB is basically filler time until football and basketball season.

Expanded playoffs....that's a way to get viewers back!!

[toef]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Pretty much the case for everyone. MLB is in the toilet in many ways. Their TV ratings are a disaster. More people watch regular season Monday Night Football than watch World Series games. MLB is basically filler time until football and basketball season.

It's a tough comparison, and I don't think the NBA is doing great right now anyway. If the NBA playoffs were in October/November, I imagine they'd lose to the NFL too.

MLB had a record year for revenue in 2010, so it's not like they're really hurting. The playoff ratings might be a cause for concern, but purely as businesses, MLB teams will always have a good shot at making money, when they get at least 81 home games to bring it in.

MLB can't do anything about the NFL, because I think it's just the nature of the schedules, and the way the game is played (256 regular season games in an entire NFL season, compared to a single team's 162 in baseball).

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

Expanded playoffs....that's a way to get viewers back!!

The LDS are complete garbage. My interest with MLB greatly diminished when they expanded it to six divisions with a Wild Card. That effectively killed the once great playoff races.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Pretty much the case for everyone. MLB is in the toilet in many ways. Their TV ratings are a disaster. More people watch regular season Monday Night Football than watch World Series games. MLB is basically filler time until football and basketball season.

Football is def king of all sports and no way any other sport can compete, Baseball is def second but far behind NFL, and far ahead of the NBA & the NHL.. hell id put Hockey over the NBA if anything... higher attendance figures proves that...

Like Toef said although TV ratings might be a disaster... attentance and revenue has never been higher than where it is right now for MLB

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Football is def king of all sports and no way any other sport can compete, Baseball is def second but far behind NFL, and far ahead of the NBA & the NHL.. hell id put Hockey over the NBA if anything... higher attendance figures proves that...

Like Toef said although TV ratings might be a disaster... attentance and revenue has never been higher than where it is right now for MLB

I guess so. It's possible that I'm biased here since I live in Florida where practically nobody goes to MLB games and even our NBA and NHL teams draw better crowds and get more press than out MLB teams. I know there are old cities like New York and Boston where people still care about baseball.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I guess so. It's possible that I'm biased here since I live in Florida where practically nobody goes to MLB games and even our NBA and NHL teams draw better crowds and get more press than out MLB teams. I know there are old cities like New York and Boston where people still care about baseball.

Not here in California.. Baseballs very popular here ... Not sure about the A's & Padres but Giants have gone over 3 million+ attendance 8 out of the past 10 years... and the other 2 years were 2.8 million +... thats alot of tickets sold

I think even the Dodgers & Angels have one of the highest attendance as well...

[Navster]

Chad your def right about Florida not caring about baseball... they are bottom 20 in attendance figures.. here are the stats..

http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

Helps that we have 5 teams, but California alone has counted for 13,400,742 tickets sold...

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Not here in California.. Baseballs very popular here ... Not sure about the A's & Padres but Giants have gone over 3 million+ attendance 8 out of the past 10 years... and the other 2 years were 2.8 million +... thats alot of tickets sold

I think even the Dodgers & Angels have one of the highest attendance as well...

The Padres fans were pathetic, they we're the Rays of the NL.