Yankees gave $25 million to Tigers
The lucky recipients could spend it on anything they wanted, but Yankee fans had to pay no matter what. Revenue sharing receipts at the end of 2005, mostly from the Yankee fan and his family to multimillionaire owners:
- $25 million to Tigers
- $22 million to Twins
- $19 million to A's
- $6 million (approx.) to Padres
posted by susan at
10/07/2006 03:17:00 PM
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susan, at 10:35 PM
Your premise is false. The Yankees didn't give $25 million to the Tigers. The Yankee's net pay-ins to the revenue sharing system were $76 million of a total of $312 million in transfers throughout MLB. That's about 24%. The Tigers got $25 million, but only $6.1 million of that came from the Yankees.
Moreover, revenue sharing comes from net local revenue, which includes many revenue sources that do not include fans--broadcast rights chiefly among them. In the Yankees' case, this is likely YES Network advertising revenue, which they probably underreport to keep their revenue-sharing bill down (any club that owns its TV network--including the Red Sox and Mets--probably does this, btw). The bottom line is that the $6.1 million paid to the Tigers from the Yankees is probably lower than it should be by contract and includes sources of revenue not related to fan outlays of cash.
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Anonymous, at 2:06 AM
I don't know what you mean by "transfers throughout MLB." I'm aware of the $76 million figure. There's also the $34 million in luxury tax, also from the Yankee fan. The Yankees paid more into revenue sharing than anyone else (plus luxury tax). What is the origin of the $312 figure you name? And therefore the 24% figure? Most importantly, ALL REVENUE COMES FROM THE FAN. Broadcast rights, YES network, etc. Cable bills are very high. The fan is involved in everything, not just ticket sales. Why do you suggest the Yankees under report? Where are the records of all the other teams? Where are the records of exactly how they've spent the free money from revenue sharing? Maybe you're just joking, unless you're a very powerful person who's used to manipulating people. People like that view baseball fans as malleable, weak
slaves to a bunch of elitist criminals who exist just to rob the tax payer.
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susan, at 2:25 AM
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