DallasAg 94 said:
txag72 said:
Every major sport has a salary cap except for the MLB who does have a "Luxury Tax" which is also deemed a bit of a farce. Although you don't see the complete domination of franchises like you once did, very rarely do you not see the Yankees or Dodgers in the running for championships.
The fact that things are wide open with no limit to spending is absolutely going to ruin college athletics. You might as well go ahead and divide the teams up into 3 leagues with 10 each in league, 2 divisions each. Maybe that isn't so bad. But where else can it go without some kind of limits?
The Yankees and Dodgers are usually in the running because they are usually well run organizations. San Diego and the NYMets... both in similar markets and both free-spenders... are not always running for Championships. You can't argue that the Cubs and White Sox aren't in great markets. But, I still don't know what that has to do with anything. Baseball is a weird animal.
The Dodgers and Yankees have generally been more succesfful when they develop their own talent and don't accumulate talent.
1. San Diego is no way similar market to Los Angeles or New York. You realize they have lost the chargers, lost the clippers, lost every other franchise they have ever had. San Diego is not a real sports town. Mostly transplants that have never cared about the local teams and did not move there to follow sports.
2. New York Mets - the Mets are still a relatively young franchise. They have never had the brand equity of the Yankees and never will. The History of the Yankees is second to none and all the legends and hall of famers they have…… Mets will never compete with them. Hell the Dodgers and Giants could not compete with them so they went west.
3. The Cubs were completely mismanaged by the tribune and the loyal crowds of tourists and bleacher bums never cared if it was a winning product, so it never mattered. People *****ed and complained when they added lights and then later expanded the stadium, especially when they blocked out the view of the houses around the stadium. The people surrounding the stadium were selling tickets for more than in the stadiums. The crowds were small and only during the day. No one really cared if they won. New ownership tried to change that and did bring them a championship, but they still have a history of loveable losers.
4. The White Sox were ruined by the scandal, They were a powerhouse and a strong legacy that could have been built was thrown away. Also They are on the south side and not where the big money wants to be. Ownership should have moved the team probably. But there are not many places that really have the money that NYC and Los Angeles have.
5. Developed their own players. Yes the Yankees have developed some key players, but they are notorious for buying players and alway have. Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, Danny Tartabull (Seinfeld Fame), Dave Winfield, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, current players Stanton, Soto, etc. Everyone knows the Yankees can outspend anyone.
6. Same with the Dodgers, they buy players all the time. Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shoei Ohtani. They also had a good farm system, but they had the money to buy up all the players to keep in their farm system.
