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In 2004 the Yankees paid $85 million in revenue sharing on $315 million in revenues per AP report on ESPN.com.

• Sports Business Daily's front page Monday (5/19/08) notes a report 2007 Yankee Stadium income passed $319 million. It does not mention the amount the team will pay to MLB in revenue sharing, but using the 27% figure from 2004 it would be about $86 million. SBD and other articles may go into this elsewhere, but it's not on the front page.

The Biz of Baseball 5/19/08 notes Forbes says the Yankees lost $47.3 million in 2007 due to high revenue sharing payout and high payroll. The payroll of course triggers another large sum paid back to MLB in the form of luxury tax.

• The Hardball Times, 3/5/08, estimates the Marlins take in revenue sharing will be $200 million by the end of this year.

It costs a lot to go to Yankee Stadium--that's why many fans can't afford to go. Many articles highlight how "rich" the Yankees are. It remains to be seen how long this "richness" will continue--attendance languished for many years and much of the recent "riches" make the game inaccessible to fans.

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