Log In
Create Account
SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ
Login
Create Account
Search
Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...
RSS Feed
Hosting by DigitalOcean
Support ST on Ko-Fi
Links Only
50 Results
100 Results
250 Results
500 Results
1000 Results
5000 Results
2 Weeks
2 Months
6 Months
1 Year
2 Years
5 Years
All Time
Live
Down to Post
Backboards:
Live
________________
1: Dec 12, 08:55
2: Dec 11, 23:59
3: Dec 11, 14:43
4: Dec 11, 11:29
5: Dec 11, 07:59
6: Dec 10, 18:15
7: Dec 10, 12:28
8: Dec 10, 09:30
9: Dec 10, 05:59
10: Dec 9, 17:07
11: Dec 9, 13:47
12: Dec 9, 10:33
13: Dec 9, 07:33
14: Dec 8, 17:50
15: Dec 8, 10:32
16: Dec 8, 06:23
17: Dec 7, 16:52
18: Dec 7, 07:17
19: Dec 6, 14:40
20: Dec 6, 10:07
Posts: 156
The only thing I would enjoy about an MLB salary cap would be the reaction of teams when the cap is double or triple their previous payroll. -- nm
Posted by
TFox
Dec 30 '08, 09:14
(No message)
Responses:
We didn't quite have that in the NHL, but several teams have been in danger of missing the salary floor
-
Reagen
Dec 30, 09:21
6
but then when was the last time theyt didn't suck? 1993? -- nm
-
mafic
Dec 30, 09:26
5
right, but "LA" and "small market" rarely go hand in hand in the thought process. -- nm
-
Reagen
Dec 30, 09:28
4
[deleted]
3
the kings actually had one of the better attendance records in the league, before they started sucking. -- nm
-
mafic
Dec 30, 09:32
1
I think we'd need another Gretzky to accomplish that again. Is there one? -- nm
-
con_carne
Dec 30, 09:39
but then Anaheim = big market. -- nm
-
Reagen
Dec 30, 09:31
my problem is more from a labour standpoint. you set a cap at a level attainable for all teams, and you have the yankees and red sox (who I presume
-
mafic
Dec 30, 09:21
7
And I think that's the point: it won't change small market spending, and will force Steinbrenner and Henry to keep more money.
-
TFox
Dec 30, 09:23
6
It won't and it will -
-
Reagen
Dec 30, 09:27
[deleted]
4
move their teams to Minneapolis or Seattle and see how much money they put back into the game -- nm
-
pigby
Dec 30, 09:30
as opposed to, say, lowering ticket prices? -- nm
-
mafic
Dec 30, 09:29
2
[deleted]
1
I have no problem charging (and paying) what the market demands, but let's not pretend they're doing it to give back to the game somehow.
-
mafic
Dec 30, 09:39
What teams will need a bailout just to keep up? -- nm
-
Mop
Dec 30, 09:18
1
It's hilarious to me. If you have a cap, your fans expect you to spend up to the cap. Which many, many teams have zero interest in doing. -- nm
-
TFox
Dec 30, 09:19
Post a message
top
Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.
