Lip Man 1
08-31-2002, 02:45 PM
"We'll be watching closely to see if competitive balance improves via the new rules. I have my doubts.
During the four-year agreement, almost a billion dollars will be transferred from the higher-revenue teams to middle- and small-market teams. But there is no requirement that lower-revenue teams spend their gift money on payroll.
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who has wanted this deal forever, will be caught in the crunch of running a small-market-style operation in a major city. He'll be among those who benefit from New York and Boston tax money, but just the same, he has the sixth-highest local broadcast revenues in the majors--meaning he'll have to hand over some of that money to small-mid market teams.
My advice to Reinsdorf, having chased off his fan base by prioritizing the labor wars, is to pursue a couple of quality free agents this offseason. If not, he'll be exposed as an owner who really doesn't want to win as much as squeeze better labor deals.
Jay Mariotti / Chicago Sun Times
Tell us something we don't know about Jerry Reinsdorf! He's NEVER cared about winning, just trying to break the players union and show everyone in Chicago, fans, media, players and agents who is running the show. It's all ego with him, ego and power...period.
Lip
During the four-year agreement, almost a billion dollars will be transferred from the higher-revenue teams to middle- and small-market teams. But there is no requirement that lower-revenue teams spend their gift money on payroll.
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who has wanted this deal forever, will be caught in the crunch of running a small-market-style operation in a major city. He'll be among those who benefit from New York and Boston tax money, but just the same, he has the sixth-highest local broadcast revenues in the majors--meaning he'll have to hand over some of that money to small-mid market teams.
My advice to Reinsdorf, having chased off his fan base by prioritizing the labor wars, is to pursue a couple of quality free agents this offseason. If not, he'll be exposed as an owner who really doesn't want to win as much as squeeze better labor deals.
Jay Mariotti / Chicago Sun Times
Tell us something we don't know about Jerry Reinsdorf! He's NEVER cared about winning, just trying to break the players union and show everyone in Chicago, fans, media, players and agents who is running the show. It's all ego with him, ego and power...period.
Lip