Molly Knight and I talked Fernando, World Series vibes and the extraordinary star power of this Yankees-Dodgers matchup — I mean, Shohei, Judge, Soto, Freddie and, of course, MOOKIE … let’s get this thing going already.
Liked the podcast but...Molly's comment about the Guardian's owner having more money than the Yankees owner and the point of choice on how to spend it felt off base to me. While I should appreciate Cleveland being compared to NYC (via owner's money), I think it was a stretch. The revenue and demographics of the two metropolitan areas pale when compared to each other.
I think I disagree - much of the payroll is covered by television revenue (for the moment), no owner loses money on a professional sports team, and owners love to complain about spending money and other owners spending too much. Any owner could spend more, they choose not to. But really, fans complaining about another team spending more than you when your owner has more money to spend is the crux.
Complain about the mote in your owner's eye first....
Liked the podcast but...Molly's comment about the Guardian's owner having more money than the Yankees owner and the point of choice on how to spend it felt off base to me. While I should appreciate Cleveland being compared to NYC (via owner's money), I think it was a stretch. The revenue and demographics of the two metropolitan areas pale when compared to each other.
I think I disagree - much of the payroll is covered by television revenue (for the moment), no owner loses money on a professional sports team, and owners love to complain about spending money and other owners spending too much. Any owner could spend more, they choose not to. But really, fans complaining about another team spending more than you when your owner has more money to spend is the crux.
Complain about the mote in your owner's eye first....