I understand the strategy completely and things can be exciting, but not nearly as much as football or basketball. I can watch a NBA Finals or Superbowl that doesn't have the cowboys or suns in it and that is every year, but i can't do that with the World Series or any other baseball game that doesn't have my team in it.100 times worse. The salary cap means squat, the Yankees spent hundreds of millions last year and were sitting at home with the Reds come October. The Yankees sale tickets, they sure sold a lot last year with the last year of the old Stadium and they'll sale a lot with the new one this year...but most of all they usually win and have a lonnnnnnnng history of winning, that sales tickets year in and year out. A lot of teams have chances to bring in good players but back out, how many times have those braves did that? These teams can win games, sale tickets/merchandise and you'll have money. Look at a Marlins game, see how many fans are in the stands? It'd be different if the Yankees won it all every year, but its been almost ten years since they have and they've outspent every team in those years...it hasn't made a difference. Look at the Rays, the Yanks and the sox outspent them by miles last year..but they mopped up the floor with both of them.


It doesn't reallt hurt them, but compared to 16 games it definitely makes a difference. I know you love the NFL and the boys duckmeat, but if it were 160 Cowboy games a year..would you geet into every game like you do now? Would you care as much if we just lost one game in a 16 game season or one where you have dozens and dozens more to make it up? Would you be more likely to miss some games if you had that many chances to watch more? You hit the nail on the head with the Sundays though, I think the dramatically shorter season then baseball or basketball for that matter helps the popularity insanely...wait longer for the season, the games are more important /costly etc. The anticipation is far greater, which means the popularity and excitement will be high too.