Goooooo
10-23-2006, 02:37 PM
Id like your opinions on a idea I have to resolve the salary cap/revenue sharing problem that has MLB locked in what amounts to a class struggle resulting in fans in small markets abandoning the sport.
Since the players union refuses to accept a salary cap and big market owners are willing to indulge, lets work a parity penalty into the revenue sharing.
Heres the basics:
1. Take the salary difference between the two teams playing and award a corresponding percentage of the gate to the cheaper team.
2. Require these revenues to be paid out as signing or performance bonuses to players.
3. Include national television revenue in this as well but with requirements to expand the cheaper teams market with the revenue.
This might not produce true parity, but it could solve the problem of big talents gravitating to big markets and small market fans losing interest alltogether.
Since the players union refuses to accept a salary cap and big market owners are willing to indulge, lets work a parity penalty into the revenue sharing.
Heres the basics:
1. Take the salary difference between the two teams playing and award a corresponding percentage of the gate to the cheaper team.
2. Require these revenues to be paid out as signing or performance bonuses to players.
3. Include national television revenue in this as well but with requirements to expand the cheaper teams market with the revenue.
This might not produce true parity, but it could solve the problem of big talents gravitating to big markets and small market fans losing interest alltogether.