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11-11-2006, 07:36 PM
All,
Interesting comment buried in this Herrera update on espn.com mlb wire......
\"After accepting at least $25 million in revenue sharing money during a 14th consecutive losing season in 2006, the Pirates are facing pressure from Major League Baseball to step up their spending for players now that a new, five-year labor agreement has been reached.
Being more active on the international market is one alternative to signing big-ticket free agents, an approach the Pirates have eschewed for years.
The Pirates have said only that they plan to keep their payroll in the upper $40 million range, the same as last year and about one-fourth that of the New York Yankees. However, those projections were made before players and owners agreed last month to the labor deal.
The Pirates expect a drop in ticket revenues in 2007 because season-ticket sales are expected to be far below the estimated 11,000 sold last season, an increase of about 2,500 from 2005. Season-ticket sales jumped last season because purchasers could also buy All-Star game tickets.
My guess is that the dear old Nuttings are going to tell Uncle Bud to go pound salt.
www.sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=2654539
Interesting comment buried in this Herrera update on espn.com mlb wire......
\"After accepting at least $25 million in revenue sharing money during a 14th consecutive losing season in 2006, the Pirates are facing pressure from Major League Baseball to step up their spending for players now that a new, five-year labor agreement has been reached.
Being more active on the international market is one alternative to signing big-ticket free agents, an approach the Pirates have eschewed for years.
The Pirates have said only that they plan to keep their payroll in the upper $40 million range, the same as last year and about one-fourth that of the New York Yankees. However, those projections were made before players and owners agreed last month to the labor deal.
The Pirates expect a drop in ticket revenues in 2007 because season-ticket sales are expected to be far below the estimated 11,000 sold last season, an increase of about 2,500 from 2005. Season-ticket sales jumped last season because purchasers could also buy All-Star game tickets.
My guess is that the dear old Nuttings are going to tell Uncle Bud to go pound salt.
www.sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=2654539