Yanks get Mark Teixeira

[HoustonGM]

Okay, well I'm definitely open to hearing alternatives.

I don't have any detailed system in mind. All I can say is that I'm in favor of an improved revenue sharing system, with someway to ensure that the money received from the league is being put into the team and not pocketed by the owners. Sorry it's vague heh.

[ohms_law]

See, what I've basically been saying from the start is that we're already there. Catknight can provide more detail maybe, but I know from his quoting of Noll-Skully ratios that MLB appears to have the second highest level of parity among the four sports. Now admittedly, I don't much like N/S as a measure, but it probably is the best intersport comparative measure that we've got. Also, as I've stated previously, I think that the NFL has too much parity.

My recommendation: do nothing. Baseball is swimming in cash and increasing viewership, and the players are well compensated, so why fix what ain't broken?

[kenny1234]

The Noll-Scully statistic isn't a very good measure for comparing parity across leagues. Actually, it isn't a good measure for measuring parity at all - because it is based on a single season measure. I think that parity for most people would mean that if we were to try and guess which team would be in the playoffs in 20 years - we wouldn't have a very good idea. And that can't be said about baseball.

Here's the test - if you had to put $20 (or $200) down on a team to win their division in 2025, who would you pick for each of the 4 major sports? My guess is that the spread of teams chosen in baseball is far narrower than the other 3 sports.

[TheNamelessPoet]

See, what I've basically been saying from the start is that we're already there. Catknight can provide more detail maybe, but I know from his quoting of Noll-Skully ratios that MLB appears to have the second highest level of parity among the four sports. Now admittedly, I don't much like N/S as a measure, but it probably is the best intersport comparative measure that we've got. Also, as I've stated previously, I think that the NFL has too much parity.

My recommendation: do nothing. Baseball is swimming in cash and increasing viewership, and the players are well compensated, so why fix what ain't broken?

could not agree more with the parrity... the only real think I would like to see is that teams that get cash cant pocket it. They dont have to go crazy and double what they get but say the Marlins get 25 million... they need to spend that plus 10 million or something liek that

[HoustonGM]

could not agree more with the parrity... the only real think I would like to see is that teams that get cash cant pocket it. They dont have to go crazy and double what they get but say the Marlins get 25 million... they need to spend that plus 10 million or something liek that

The Marlins, not the Yankees, are Killing Baseball

I think the title of the blog entry is hyperbole, as I basically agree with ohms in that I don't think there's a real problem in need of immediate fixing, but the article is very good. The Marlins get more money in revenue sharing than they spend on payroll. That's more of a problem than the Yankees spending their well-earned money to improve their team.

[ohms_law]

The Noll-Scully statistic isn't a very good measure for comparing parity across leagues. Actually, it isn't a good measure for measuring parity at all - because it is based on a single season measure.

I agree completely. However, it's the best measure (for use across sports) that we have really.

Great link HGM. Obviously, I agree completely with your statement, above. The autor of the article nailed it for me:

Football has parity, but it’s almost ridiculous how quickly teams change. There’s no team identity from year to year, and very few trades (which are exciting for the fans).

Too much of a good thing can be just as bad as too little.