Comments on: The World Series of Wage Supremacy http://thesportsgeeks.com/2009/11/05/the-world-series-of-wage-supremacy/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pat Lussenhop http://thesportsgeeks.com/2009/11/05/the-world-series-of-wage-supremacy/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Pat Lussenhop Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:35:16 +0000 http://thesportsgeeks.com/?p=895#comment-436 Good points, and thanks for checking out the article. I know that NY and Boston fans have a lot of passion and likely always will and I appreciate that. At the same time, fans can be passionate for teams that aren't perennial powerhouses (the Cubs are a good example of that I think). From a pure business standpoint, a salary cap probably doesn't benefit baseball as much as allowing the big city teams to spend as much as they want. But from a competitive standpoint, it hurts the game and there's two ways about that. <br><br>You say that a team like Kansas City will never get an Arod or Tex etc...that may be, but without a cap they have absolutely no chance of doing so and we'll never know. Maybe the top notch players will still end up in LA or NY, but those teams won't be able to nab all the big names/players like they currently do. Teams will be forced to put the other (smaller) pieces in place around their big players.<br><br>New York cares about winning more than anyone else? I bet I can find groups of fans from each team who would strongly agree with you. Having the biggest stage to play on doesn't mean they care the most. There's a huge difference between a city caring and the owner caring enough to spend....and therein lies the problem.<br><br>The luxury tax revenue doesn't disappear with the cap. Teams can still go over the cap, and NY will probably just choose to do so but they will pay a stiffer penalty for doing so and the other teams will still get that kickback. Good points, and thanks for checking out the article. I know that NY and Boston fans have a lot of passion and likely always will and I appreciate that. At the same time, fans can be passionate for teams that aren't perennial powerhouses (the Cubs are a good example of that I think). From a pure business standpoint, a salary cap probably doesn't benefit baseball as much as allowing the big city teams to spend as much as they want. But from a competitive standpoint, it hurts the game and there's two ways about that.

You say that a team like Kansas City will never get an Arod or Tex etc…that may be, but without a cap they have absolutely no chance of doing so and we'll never know. Maybe the top notch players will still end up in LA or NY, but those teams won't be able to nab all the big names/players like they currently do. Teams will be forced to put the other (smaller) pieces in place around their big players.

New York cares about winning more than anyone else? I bet I can find groups of fans from each team who would strongly agree with you. Having the biggest stage to play on doesn't mean they care the most. There's a huge difference between a city caring and the owner caring enough to spend….and therein lies the problem.

The luxury tax revenue doesn't disappear with the cap. Teams can still go over the cap, and NY will probably just choose to do so but they will pay a stiffer penalty for doing so and the other teams will still get that kickback.

]]> By: Andy Dillow http://thesportsgeeks.com/2009/11/05/the-world-series-of-wage-supremacy/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Andy Dillow Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:04:32 +0000 http://thesportsgeeks.com/?p=895#comment-435 Great article, and well researched. I have also listened to the same Cowherd rants and tend to side with him. Even with a salary cap, the Yankees and Red Sox will still have more money to spend than anyone else because of the passion of their cities and fans.<br><br>The big name players will still end up with the big city teams because of these traditions. Kansas City will never get an Arod, Tex, or CC. Why would anyone choose KC if these other teams come calling?<br><br>If MLB goes to a salary cap, how would these small market teams make up for the loss of the luxury tax revenue the Yanks, BoSox, and others provide? Will a salary cap increase revenues? Say the cap is $100 million. How would that help the teams that already spend under that?<br><br>Again, loved the research and info. I just think you have to look at more than those numbers to see the whole picture. New York will always be New York because they care more about winning than anyone else. No salary cap can change that. Great article, and well researched. I have also listened to the same Cowherd rants and tend to side with him. Even with a salary cap, the Yankees and Red Sox will still have more money to spend than anyone else because of the passion of their cities and fans.

The big name players will still end up with the big city teams because of these traditions. Kansas City will never get an Arod, Tex, or CC. Why would anyone choose KC if these other teams come calling?

If MLB goes to a salary cap, how would these small market teams make up for the loss of the luxury tax revenue the Yanks, BoSox, and others provide? Will a salary cap increase revenues? Say the cap is $100 million. How would that help the teams that already spend under that?

Again, loved the research and info. I just think you have to look at more than those numbers to see the whole picture. New York will always be New York because they care more about winning than anyone else. No salary cap can change that.

]]> By: Pat Lussenhop http://thesportsgeeks.com/2009/11/05/the-world-series-of-wage-supremacy/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Pat Lussenhop Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:35:16 +0000 http://thesportsgeeks.com/?p=895#comment-332 Good points, and thanks for checking out the article. I know that NY and Boston fans have a lot of passion and likely always will and I appreciate that. At the same time, fans can be passionate for teams that aren't perennial powerhouses (the Cubs are a good example of that I think). From a pure business standpoint, a salary cap probably doesn't benefit baseball as much as allowing the big city teams to spend as much as they want. But from a competitive standpoint, it hurts the game and there's two ways about that. <br><br>You say that a team like Kansas City will never get an Arod or Tex etc...that may be, but without a cap they have absolutely no chance of doing so and we'll never know. Maybe the top notch players will still end up in LA or NY, but those teams won't be able to nab all the big names/players like they currently do. Teams will be forced to put the other (smaller) pieces in place around their big players.<br><br>New York cares about winning more than anyone else? I bet I can find groups of fans from each team who would strongly agree with you. Having the biggest stage to play on doesn't mean they care the most. There's a huge difference between a city caring and the owner caring enough to spend....and therein lies the problem.<br><br>The luxury tax revenue doesn't disappear with the cap. Teams can still go over the cap, and NY will probably just choose to do so but they will pay a stiffer penalty for doing so and the other teams will still get that kickback. Good points, and thanks for checking out the article. I know that NY and Boston fans have a lot of passion and likely always will and I appreciate that. At the same time, fans can be passionate for teams that aren't perennial powerhouses (the Cubs are a good example of that I think). From a pure business standpoint, a salary cap probably doesn't benefit baseball as much as allowing the big city teams to spend as much as they want. But from a competitive standpoint, it hurts the game and there's two ways about that.

You say that a team like Kansas City will never get an Arod or Tex etc…that may be, but without a cap they have absolutely no chance of doing so and we'll never know. Maybe the top notch players will still end up in LA or NY, but those teams won't be able to nab all the big names/players like they currently do. Teams will be forced to put the other (smaller) pieces in place around their big players.

New York cares about winning more than anyone else? I bet I can find groups of fans from each team who would strongly agree with you. Having the biggest stage to play on doesn't mean they care the most. There's a huge difference between a city caring and the owner caring enough to spend….and therein lies the problem.

The luxury tax revenue doesn't disappear with the cap. Teams can still go over the cap, and NY will probably just choose to do so but they will pay a stiffer penalty for doing so and the other teams will still get that kickback.

]]> By: Andy Dillow http://thesportsgeeks.com/2009/11/05/the-world-series-of-wage-supremacy/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Andy Dillow Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:04:32 +0000 http://thesportsgeeks.com/?p=895#comment-331 Great article, and well researched. I have also listened to the same Cowherd rants and tend to side with him. Even with a salary cap, the Yankees and Red Sox will still have more money to spend than anyone else because of the passion of their cities and fans.<br><br>The big name players will still end up with the big city teams because of these traditions. Kansas City will never get an Arod, Tex, or CC. Why would anyone choose KC if these other teams come calling?<br><br>If MLB goes to a salary cap, how would these small market teams make up for the loss of the luxury tax revenue the Yanks, BoSox, and others provide? Will a salary cap increase revenues? Say the cap is $100 million. How would that help the teams that already spend under that?<br><br>Again, loved the research and info. I just think you have to look at more than those numbers to see the whole picture. New York will always be New York because they care more about winning than anyone else. No salary cap can change that. Great article, and well researched. I have also listened to the same Cowherd rants and tend to side with him. Even with a salary cap, the Yankees and Red Sox will still have more money to spend than anyone else because of the passion of their cities and fans.

The big name players will still end up with the big city teams because of these traditions. Kansas City will never get an Arod, Tex, or CC. Why would anyone choose KC if these other teams come calling?

If MLB goes to a salary cap, how would these small market teams make up for the loss of the luxury tax revenue the Yanks, BoSox, and others provide? Will a salary cap increase revenues? Say the cap is $100 million. How would that help the teams that already spend under that?

Again, loved the research and info. I just think you have to look at more than those numbers to see the whole picture. New York will always be New York because they care more about winning than anyone else. No salary cap can change that.

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