kalbears13
12-01-2009, 08:48 PM
I didn't know where else to put this so...I am doing a presentation and I'm on the side that's saying the MLB shouldn't adopt a salary cap. Here are some of my points:
Winning:
-Winning Percentage of the top 8 teams and the bottom 8 teams are a lot closer
than those of football and basketball.
-MLB has had only one repeat World Series champion since 2001. Last year the
Tampa Bay Rays made it to the World Series with the 2nd to lowest payroll in the
league. The year before Colorado made it to the World Series with the 6th
lowest payroll in the league. The year before that in 2006, Detroit made it
with the 16th lowest payroll. In 2003, the Florida Marlins won the World Series
with the 6th lowest payroll. Since 1985 only six teams have won the World
Series with the highest player payroll in the game. Outside of the Yankees, no
team in baseball has won more than two World Series since 1975.
-Since 1999, the New York Yankees have had the highest payroll in baseball.
Since they won the World Series in 2000, the Yankees have increased their
payroll from 90 million to 200 million. Until this past year, the Yankees had
been to the World Series once since 2000 and lost in the World Series. The
Yankees organization tried buying championships but not until they hired a new
manager did they win a championship.
Money:
-Fans in the US are drawn to the large-market teams like the Yankees, Red Sox
and Dodgers and a lot of money comes from those teams like supply-side
economics.
-When any of these teams come to a smaller city, games get sold out.
-The majority of MLB merchandise sales come from the Yankees and Red Sox alone.
-Since the majority of fans are fans of large market teams, if the MLB puts on a
salary cap, the majority of the fans will be unhappy because it will be harder
for their team to consistently win.
-Almost all sports fans either love or hate the Yankees or Red Sox. It’s great
for media like TV and Radio because a lot of people like to watch them play,
especially if they’re playing each other. All in all, it’s good for baseball
because people are watching. The only time I get to see my favorite team play
is if they’re playing the Yankees, Red Sox or the local team.
-Having these popular teams gives baseball an identity. Baseball has caught on
all around the world. Basketball and football don’t have those “teams” that
grab people’s attention.
-With a salary cap you would be taking away from the players. Baseball is a
business. They are in a league but the league is run by the players where they
command huge contracts and the owners are greedy for talent so they pay them.
-What would happen to all these players’ contracts with their teams?
-Sports teams do the best with a good fan base and keen owners. It doesn’t
matter if there's a cap or not i.e. Indianapolis Colts and the New England
Patriots.
My professor allows us to send in our points and he'll give us a rough idea of what kind of questions he'll ask after our presentation:
Salary caps are thought to help small market teams. Even though NYY has only won the WS
a couple times over the past decade, that is two more than almost every other team. Most
small market teams never make the playoffs let alone win the WS.
Small market teams may do better when teams like NYY visit their ballpark, but otherwise
they are not doing well. Most MLB teams show a loss each year. Fan base is dwindling in
many small markets and MLB is having difficulty attracting and keeping fans against the
background of NBA and NFL success. (NBA goes into June; NFL starts up in September,
leaving only a couple months when MLB has a monopoly on time.) So, many feel that MLB
needs to explore salary caps, and expanded playoffs, to attract fans. This, along with shorter
games and a shortened season, would help.
I was wondering if you guys could help out and tell me if I'm missing anything or if something I wrote should be excluded from my argument. Also, what are some responses to what he said? And I also have to write a paper on this topic too.
Winning:
-Winning Percentage of the top 8 teams and the bottom 8 teams are a lot closer
than those of football and basketball.
-MLB has had only one repeat World Series champion since 2001. Last year the
Tampa Bay Rays made it to the World Series with the 2nd to lowest payroll in the
league. The year before Colorado made it to the World Series with the 6th
lowest payroll in the league. The year before that in 2006, Detroit made it
with the 16th lowest payroll. In 2003, the Florida Marlins won the World Series
with the 6th lowest payroll. Since 1985 only six teams have won the World
Series with the highest player payroll in the game. Outside of the Yankees, no
team in baseball has won more than two World Series since 1975.
-Since 1999, the New York Yankees have had the highest payroll in baseball.
Since they won the World Series in 2000, the Yankees have increased their
payroll from 90 million to 200 million. Until this past year, the Yankees had
been to the World Series once since 2000 and lost in the World Series. The
Yankees organization tried buying championships but not until they hired a new
manager did they win a championship.
Money:
-Fans in the US are drawn to the large-market teams like the Yankees, Red Sox
and Dodgers and a lot of money comes from those teams like supply-side
economics.
-When any of these teams come to a smaller city, games get sold out.
-The majority of MLB merchandise sales come from the Yankees and Red Sox alone.
-Since the majority of fans are fans of large market teams, if the MLB puts on a
salary cap, the majority of the fans will be unhappy because it will be harder
for their team to consistently win.
-Almost all sports fans either love or hate the Yankees or Red Sox. It’s great
for media like TV and Radio because a lot of people like to watch them play,
especially if they’re playing each other. All in all, it’s good for baseball
because people are watching. The only time I get to see my favorite team play
is if they’re playing the Yankees, Red Sox or the local team.
-Having these popular teams gives baseball an identity. Baseball has caught on
all around the world. Basketball and football don’t have those “teams” that
grab people’s attention.
-With a salary cap you would be taking away from the players. Baseball is a
business. They are in a league but the league is run by the players where they
command huge contracts and the owners are greedy for talent so they pay them.
-What would happen to all these players’ contracts with their teams?
-Sports teams do the best with a good fan base and keen owners. It doesn’t
matter if there's a cap or not i.e. Indianapolis Colts and the New England
Patriots.
My professor allows us to send in our points and he'll give us a rough idea of what kind of questions he'll ask after our presentation:
Salary caps are thought to help small market teams. Even though NYY has only won the WS
a couple times over the past decade, that is two more than almost every other team. Most
small market teams never make the playoffs let alone win the WS.
Small market teams may do better when teams like NYY visit their ballpark, but otherwise
they are not doing well. Most MLB teams show a loss each year. Fan base is dwindling in
many small markets and MLB is having difficulty attracting and keeping fans against the
background of NBA and NFL success. (NBA goes into June; NFL starts up in September,
leaving only a couple months when MLB has a monopoly on time.) So, many feel that MLB
needs to explore salary caps, and expanded playoffs, to attract fans. This, along with shorter
games and a shortened season, would help.
I was wondering if you guys could help out and tell me if I'm missing anything or if something I wrote should be excluded from my argument. Also, what are some responses to what he said? And I also have to write a paper on this topic too.