A-Rod - Cubs "Rumor" Get a load of this!
Dear Diary, Are the Cubs becoming the Yankees of the NL??
I hope this is just a rumor, but this would be bad news to any NL Central team if this were to come true. From MLBtraderumors.com:
A-Rod, Partial Cubs Owner?
Deadspin's Will Leitch has an article in New York Magazine dissecting the Alex Rodriguez opt-out situation. Leitch, through a source, has a new piece of info for us sure to generate some discussion. He lists the Red Sox and Cubs as the teams most likely to lure A-Rod away from the Yankees, and lays out a unique Cub contract possibility: To read more check out: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
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Two things
- this is tampering.
- the player who can't win the big game going to the team that can't win the big game. Perfect.
by Hardcore Legend on Sep 23, 2007 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
MLB
Probably wrong...
Why not?
They maybe couldn't 'outspend' the Cubs but they could more than likely support a $140 M payroll if DeWitt wanted to.
by Hardcore Legend on Sep 23, 2007 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I was prepared to make an argument about
According to this site, which measures Fan Cost Index, it's only slightly cheaper to go to a Cards game than a Cubs game. The Cubs get extra revenue from parking, while the Cards don't see money from the parking around the stadium. The Cubs' concessions are cheaper, but they're also smaller, leaving the Cards fans with a better value. And since Busch III is so much bigger than Wrigley, it seems as though the Cards should be able to spend more than they do.
The Cardinals have the 3rd most expensive tickets in MLB, behind the Red Sox (1), and Cubs (2), and followed by the Yanks (4). The Royals are 30th in ticket prices.
I meant
Keep in Mind
Perhaps,
I wonder if the teams that sell more tickets, and charge more for those tickets, have higher payrolls, and thus are more likely to enter the playoffs. I know the SFGiants charge out the wazoo for a ticket, but they're not often contenders.
I agree it would be interesting to see what the revenue is from radio and TV.
Isn't $10/ ticket for 3.5 M tickets
by Hardcore Legend on Sep 24, 2007 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha ha
Okay, so that further proves my point. :)
And as an added bonus
I would assume that the cubbies make more
The Cubs actually only have 70 games on WGN
The Mets are on SNY (like Yankees YES).
The Cardinals could start their own baseball network if they thought to.
by Hardcore Legend on Sep 23, 2007 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
The one thing
Oh, and as Hardcore mentioned, the Cardinals could totally create their own network if they wanted. They would have viewers nationwide.

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