tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post643609378182982316..comments2023-10-31T08:22:06.222-08:00Comments on Vitamin Z: Zachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00344385023364633170noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-85422155793676314302008-03-18T12:24:00.000-08:002008-03-18T12:24:00.000-08:00The Rays will be above .500 this year. Put that in...The Rays will be above .500 this year. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967786036284450804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-74438506813941458542008-03-17T07:34:00.000-08:002008-03-17T07:34:00.000-08:00Maybe the Indians didn't "screw it up" last year. ...Maybe the Indians didn't "screw it up" last year. Maybe last year is as good as they're ever going to be.<BR/><BR/>The Indians *could* have won the World Series last year, but they were beaten by a superior team with more playoff experience and homefield advantage. Odds are, every year the Indians are going to have to fight against teams with deeper pockets, more talent and more experience to get to the World Series and try to win it.<BR/><BR/>The deck is simply stacked against the Tribe. Their best is only going to be good enough if teams with more resources don't perform at their best. Unfortunately, the Indians learned firsthand what having a couple of playoff-tested aces, a lineup full of clutch bats and homefield advantage can do for a team going up against a opponent that has none of the above.<BR/><BR/>The sad fact remains that the Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers and their big-market ilk not only have more playoff experience than the Indians, they can go out and get even more at the trade deadline, whereas the Indians probably can't, at least beyond an ancillary piece like Kenny Lofton.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the Indians aren't stubbing their toes and constantly screwing over the fans by not bringing home the hardware. Maybe they're just going up against teams that are richer, deeper and just plain better. After all, water is supposed to find its level over the course of 162 games and playoffs, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>The Little Engine That Could pipe dream of winning a World Series with a $70 million payroll is just that. You want the prize? Spend the money. The Indians can't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-4449397264290043572008-03-17T07:08:00.000-08:002008-03-17T07:08:00.000-08:00Dingo, this blog is full of ignorance.I'd say that...Dingo, this blog is full of ignorance.<BR/><BR/>I'd say that your "experiement", as noted in your blog's headline, has failed. <BR/><BR/>This is terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-70584116000716465712008-03-16T21:02:00.000-08:002008-03-16T21:02:00.000-08:00The Indians comment has a bit of ignorance with it...The Indians comment has a bit of ignorance with it. NFL and NBA share their tv contracts equally among all the clubs. Therefore the Browns and the Cavs have roughly the same revenue from tv as every other team in their respective league. In the MLB this is not true. Bigger markets -- Yanks and Red Sox -- have much bigger revenue streams because of the high price they receive from the local market TV revenues. (Ad time in New York is more expensive then ad time in Cleveland because your ad reaches more people in New York adn comapnies are willing to pay more for that) The high market teams don't have to share this (directly, anyway i.e. payroll tax) with any other team. Therefore, it is not a matter of how many tickets they sell but instead their location in a smaller media market.Dingo Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066537484735598440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-23623032478398784142008-03-16T11:33:00.000-08:002008-03-16T11:33:00.000-08:00Don't you mean 60 years and counting?Don't you mean 60 years and counting?Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292799533074446021noreply@blogger.com