tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25417895.post2008738299260369396..comments2024-03-12T03:10:18.207-04:00Comments on Shey Hey: Fool for the Cit-ay.Coachiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11974339017277461426noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25417895.post-61022603349514678402009-07-30T12:39:50.790-04:002009-07-30T12:39:50.790-04:00This argument is silly.
Would anyone seriously ar...This argument is silly.<br /><br />Would anyone seriously argue that every baseball team has the same chance at winning the WS? <br /><br />When the Indians signed David Dellucci to a 3 year, $11.5M contract and found out he sucked, they played him for MONTHS because he was eating up so much budget. He got 9th and 10th tries. <br /><br />When the Red Sox paid Edgar Renteria 4 years $40M and found out he sucked, they shipped him to ATL and paid most of his remaining salary to get him off the team.<br /><br />As long as MLB has such enormous gaps in team quality due for economic reasons, the sport will continue to be unfair. How long before an unfair sport falls out of favor with the public? Time will tell.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344144732666943780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25417895.post-76345900759329306852009-07-07T15:47:37.062-04:002009-07-07T15:47:37.062-04:00You're right that most joy to the most people ...You're right that most joy to the most people wasn't really the point, and I would be glad if baseball, in fact, does that. (Though the NFL most probably actually does that, where the MLB is probably closer to "most joy to the same kind of people," i.e., people who live in top media markets.). <br /><br />Anyway, "most joy to the most people" is no answer to our suggestion as to how the game might further improve. Unless you're suggesting that a salary cap or more meaningful revenue sharing would somehow make for more fertile ground for dynasties in MLB, which would seem weird.Cleveland Frownshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403385708371305714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25417895.post-52761448004061107382009-07-07T13:57:56.714-04:002009-07-07T13:57:56.714-04:00I understand our points are different, but i still...I understand our points are different, but i still think it's important to point out that baseball is the most utilitarian sport, it provides the greatest happiness to the greatest amount of fans because it has the greatest amount of different teams winning it all. <br /><br />You are right, to an extent, that the smallest market teams have a tougher go of it. But we are talking about 8 markets below cleveland's. It's not as if it's close to a majority (balance). One of those 8 is St. Louis. Another of those 8 is Colorado, which was in the World Series 2 years ago. Another is Milwaukee, a feisty team. Another is San Diego, until this year usually a competitive team. <br /><br />And you know what, again looking at the recent World Series winners, is it that offensive if long-waiting teams like the Chisox, the Angels, and the BoSox instead of say, the Pirates or Royals? Does it make the sport better if a truly small town wins? Are they better fans? Are they more deserving? So be it, let the fans in those handful of small markets be apathetic then. <br /><br />Baseball is still doing a better job of bringing the greatest joy to the greatest amount of fans.coachienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25417895.post-67959842932909992382009-07-07T09:11:48.899-04:002009-07-07T09:11:48.899-04:00Again, we weren't looking at "competitive...Again, we weren't looking at "competitive balance" generally, as you frame it. We were looking at one aspect of it, which explains our growing apathy toward the league.Cleveland Frownshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403385708371305714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25417895.post-85844582988415106262009-07-07T09:09:28.732-04:002009-07-07T09:09:28.732-04:00This completely misses our point. We don't ca...This completely misses our point. We don't care how many different teams have won championships. The point is that smaller market teams in baseball don't win them, and this post does nothing to refute that. <br /><br />Fine that different big market teams win in baseball, but the smaller market teams still don't win.<br /><br />There are plenty of good reasons why the NBA is more prone to dynasty than the MLB, and we never said dynasties are a bad thing. We're just sad that, unlike in the NBA, a smaller market MLB team has no chance at one.Cleveland Frownshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403385708371305714noreply@blogger.com