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The title of this thread (subtitle at least) implies that Yankee fans aren't real fans, which I would disagree with, just wanted to point that out.  Did anyone else catch that?  Because obviously this trade didn't ruin baseball for Yankee fans.

I would argue with that...

 

It's a given that the yankees have the most fans in terms of numbers. But how many of those are the casual fan. One who maybe makes it to 1 game a year.

 

Best example... My best friend... Not a real sports fan... Grew up in the pits at drag racing events... Works for a small racing company... Cheered wildly when the cubs won the NLDS, Practically cried when they blew the NLCS... He only follows two Baseball teams, The scrubs and the spankmes... He couldn't tell you what the infiled fly rule was, define a balk, or know how to keep score at a baseball game. Let alone debate the most effective way to characterize a player's offensive or defensive performance, be it OPS or Range Factor...

 

Sure he's happy the Yanks got Pay-rod, if he even knows. But a collection of "fans" like him hardly notice when there's no baseball. A single move , be it a trade, signing, or even a strike, isn't going to make a big deal to them. Sure this trade didn't ruin baseball for them, Nothing would, they don't know enough no really have it effect them.

 

I'll take my Sox fans any day. They are perhaps the most knowledgable fans in all of sports. They question ownership & management, and make thier voices heard in terms of attendence, both good and bad.

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I would be fine with an 80 Mill MAX and 50 Mill MIN.

 

AND the rev sharing to put NFL to shame.

 

Think big people.

I'm sure the union would shoot for $140 million cap and $80 million floor. They would cite the phase in period and force the owners to account for increases in salary up to that time.

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Thats disturbing.

Is it any more disturbing than the following:

 

Bal - 37,669,770

Bos - 36,334,083

Det - 42,707,500

NYY - 44,785,334

Tor - 41,937,668

 

CWS - 38,413,835

Cle - 28,480,167

KC - 40,481,334

Mil - 23,375,513

Min - 27,641,500

 

Cal - 20,691,000

Oak - 33,169,500

Sea - 27,872,167

Tex - 32,423,097

 

Atl - 40,502,167

Fla - 20,275,500

Mon - 18,640,000

NYM - 29,890,324

Phi - 31,422,000

 

CHC - 35,717,333

Cin - 39,826,333

Hou - 32,041,500

Pit - 20,265,500

StL - 28,956,001

 

Col - 22,979,000

LA - 37,194,000

SD - 13,529,333

SF - 40,054,300

 

AND

 

Bos A 561,482

Chi A 339,163

Cle 524,229

Det 548,913

NYY 651,605

Phi A 365,901

StL A 234,125

Was 304,959

 

Bos N 490,000

Brk 430,249

Chi N 389,374

Cin 316,699

NYG 444,320

Phi N 460,802

Pit 363,508

StL N 495,683

 

 

Keep in mind that this data was collected from baseball's "Socialist Era" .....1994 and 1950 respectively.

 

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I would argue with that...

 

It's a given that the yankees have the most fans in terms of numbers.  But how many of those are the casual fan.  One who maybe  makes it to 1 game a year.

 

Best example... My best friend... Not a real sports fan... Grew up in the pits at drag racing events... Works for a small racing company... Cheered wildly when the cubs won the NLDS, Practically cried when they blew the NLCS... He only follows two Baseball teams, The scrubs and the spankmes... He couldn't tell you what the infiled fly rule was, define a balk, or know how to keep score at a baseball game.  Let alone debate the most effective way to characterize a player's offensive or defensive performance, be it OPS or Range Factor...

 

Sure he's happy the Yanks got Pay-rod, if he even knows.  But a collection of "fans" like him hardly notice when there's no baseball.  A single move , be it a trade, signing, or even a strike, isn't going to make a big deal to them.  Sure this trade didn't ruin baseball for them, Nothing would, they don't know enough no really have it effect them.

 

I'll take my Sox fans any day.  They are perhaps the most knowledgable fans in all of sports. They question ownership & management, and make thier voices heard in terms of attendence, both good and bad.

I guess you can basically do this with any fan base. I have a friend who is a white sox fan that is exactly the same way. My brother is a cub fan and is very knowledgable about his team and the game. I doubt I have seen or talked to enough Yankee fans to come to a conclusion about an entire or even the majority of the fan base, but the ones I have talked to seem to know what they are talking about. Both about their team, other teams, and the game. They do seem to get more casual fans than other teams as do the cubs. That may dilute each fan base in respect to the knowledge that they have.

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