10-18-2004, 06:49 PM
They have merchandise, they have television and radio networks, corporate sponsorship, international sponsorship. Aren't these ways the Yanks make money? Who's to say that, now with satellite radio, it might be easier for other teams to get a national reaching radio network? Who's to say that in Seattle, Ichiro gets alot of Japanese sponsorship for the Seattle Mariners? Arent most of the team owners millionaires? Do they want to own a ballclub, or run a business? It's professional sports; you're in the business of winning championships for the franchise, which is supported by a city and its fanbase, and its national fanbase.