Comments on: Open Thread: Henry wants MLB to overhaul revenue sharing system

By: Report: Red Sox close to signing Lackey | River Avenue Blues

Report: Red Sox close to signing Lackey | River Avenue Blues — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:35:59 +0000

[...] to be similar to A.J. Burnett’s five year, $82.5M deal. It’s good to see the only the 16th largest market in the game able to go out an do something to improve their team. Posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at [...]

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:17:33 +0000

or even a “record” of 40-30-12.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:16:41 +0000

*But WAY less than basketball. Way less. Not to mention you had to go back 11 years ago to find it.*

FWIW, in 2007/8, the Islanders made the playoffs with a a redord of 40 W 30 L 12 OL (that is, 40 wins and 42 losses).

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:42:27 +0000

I didn’t realize how good of a year Lyon had. I think he’ll be looking for too much but I wouldn’t mind Cash taking a run at him.

By: Evil Empire

Evil Empire — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:26:37 +0000

Sure, people can bitch and moan for a cap, but I’d like to think any intelligent human being who can appreciate a job well done when he sees it would find no reason to further inhibit the Yankees. Any intelligent capitalist, at least.

No one acknowledges how the Yankees generate so much money. They just take it as a given that they have it, and that’s all that matters.

Its almost like the reverse of the Royals or Pirates, where the failures of the organization have been excused because they do not spend as much money on their product. The ineptitude of the organizations are covered by their financial restraints, which is a vicious circle.

By: The Honorable Congressman Mondesi

The Honorable Congressman Mondesi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:18:09 +0000

Eh, I misspoke a bit there. Of course part of their advantage is their built-in, NY advantage. But that part of the advantage isn’t nearly as big as the detractors would have you believe, is the point.

By: Evil Empire

Evil Empire — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:15:09 +0000

New post fail.

Didn’t mean this as a reply.

By: The Honorable Congressman Mondesi

The Honorable Congressman Mondesi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:13:47 +0000

Thanks… The thing is… I think people can still pine away for a cap or some other way to reign in the Yankees… I just think we have to be honest about what we’re talking about here. Comments like John Henry’s are built on a faulty premise – that the financial issues are totally dependent on market size (and, as TSJC noted, his numbers are fishy, to be kind). He, and other people, try to frame the argument that way because it serves their purposes – to punish one organization (the Yanks). But the Yankees don’t have their financial advantage because they just, like, do… They have their advantage because they built their advantage. I just wish we could cut through all the bullshit and have this conversation honestly, without the partisan bias built in.

By: Evil Empire

Evil Empire — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:13:29 +0000

Random note:

RE: Revenue gained from Hideki Matsui

This is something Buster Olney wrote in his blog today, as a follow up to his recent Matsui tweet:

“Heard this: Yes, the Yankees have signs in their ballpark that were sold after Hideki Matsui joined the team, and yes, a lot of Yankees gear is sold internationally. But the amount of money that the team makes because of Matsui’s marketability has always been very overrated and will not be a factor as the Yankees discuss a possible return for the respected veteran. If Matsui departs and the Yomiuri Giants sign at Yankee Stadium is not renewed, well, the Yankees will just sell the space to another company; there is a line of companies prepared to fill the signage space. If Matsui departs and fewer tickets are used by fans from Japan, well, somebody else will acquire the tickets; the ballpark has been mostly sold out in Matsui’s time with the team. The Yankees hats and shirts that are sold overseas are popular sellers, but keep in mind that the team’s slice of those sales is 1/30th — per Major League Baseball’s licensing agreement. So when the Yankees negotiate the possible return of Matsui or Johnny Damon, or the possible signing of a veteran replacement, it will be about landing the right player at the right place.”

http://insider.espn.go.com/esp.....ney_buster

By: ultimate913

ultimate913 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:05:33 +0000

“Marc Carig of the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports that if any free agents are curious about playing for the Yankees, Derek Jeter says they’re welcome to call and ask him any questions they might have. Jeter could save himself some time by simply mailing every prospective free agent a picture of his hand wearing five World Series rings.”

LOL! My respect for Jeter just went +2.