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In response to "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" by TFox

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

Posted by mafic Dec 30 '08, 09:21

are profitable) ownership just soaking up all that extra cash, and the players just kind of get screwed (relative to the owners, anyway). I like the floor/ceiling in the nhl, but then the teams fall within a closer revenue range there.

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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
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  - 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
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      - 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

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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

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