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Old 02-24-2022, 10:23 PM   #63
oldfatbaldguy
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Originally Posted by Sweed View Post
Markus stated they signed an extension with "both MLB and the MLBPA". I take that as they are separate agreements. IE not contingent on both MLB and MLBPA having to agree before it can be signed. IOW both organizations got 100% of the revenue for their agreement. No split was necessary.

Either organization could have decided to not sign an agreement. But why would they not take the money? Kind of a no brainer, right?
Yeah, I guess so. But you're talking about people who are throttling a golden goose with both hands, and no, I don't mean the players. The Yankees, just to use the most obvious example, have a player payroll of $211 million and a franchise value that is, depending on what source you believe, between $5 billion and $7 billion. With a dwindling customer base, in what could be used as a rebound year after a pandemic.

What was that about brains?
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