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So, some people would rather the Dodgers win so that they can say "See! The biggest spending teams win!", rather than have them not win so we can rightly laugh at them like the Padres and Mets of last year? The Mets who just got hit with a $100 million tax bill? Cut off your nose to spite your face, if that's what you're into. And really, salary cappers want the players to earn less money. They don't want them to be able to receive fair compensation as judged by an open market of buyers.
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If the long-term outlook for the Brewers salary was $20 million per year for the foreseeable future versus $200 million per year for the foreseeable future you can guarantee that the prices of tickets, merchandise, etc would be different. Saying that the largest expense for a company/team (salary) has no impact on the prices it charges flies in the face of every business everywhere, and plain old logic. Citing one teams temporary reduction in salary is not proof of anything. Yes, every business owner wants to make a profit, and if they can charge more without incurring extra expense, they will. Just like players would love to make more money with little to no extra work. This doesn't negate the relationship between players making more and fans paying more. Fans, after all, are the majority of the Revenue component of this business, if not ultimately the sole component.
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I want players to earn as much as they can. I want an affordable experience for fans. Unfortunately, these two desires are at complete odds with one another.
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Update: Brandon Woodruff is non-tendered.
TBBrewCrew replied to Jake McKibbin's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Me as I rub myself with a couple million dollars: "Oh no, they're treating me like a piece of meat." Fans complain when the team doesn't spend enough. And then fans complain when the team gives out contracts to players that don't live up to the contract. For all we know, the Brewers offered him a 2-year deal backloaded with a team option and he didn't want it. The thought that teams can just give someone $10million dollars to likely do nothing is a joke when you consider how many decisions teams have each year. If you universalized that kind of decision EVERY team would be bankrupt. It would be nice if players got compensated solely by performance. Play well, make a lot of money. But then they'd have to accept that if you suck, you get absolutely nothing. This is a much better system for the players. Every league and players union would agree. edit: and this is as someone who LOVES Woody. I have a sizable collection of woody autographed cards.
