I would start by building an ownership oversight board that is the central governing body of the MLB. It should be built to be representative of the interests of fans first and would be empowered to place conditions on owners.
I would place the following conditions immediately:
1. Profits of all types associated with the team you have invested in must be sunk back into both the MLB and MiLB associates proportionate to performance. I'm other words, you want money out, you better have done your damndest to win.
2. The board, whose membership will resemble the US house in terms of population representation, shall be the exclusive body to determine where MLB teams play. Existing teams shall not be moved except under circumstances where the representatives of their region have agreed to such a move. The intention here is to eliminate the threat of an owner leaving to another city with that city's team.
3. Owners shall pay an annual fee to the league as a percentage of revenue which will be used by the league for maintaining and building stadiums and for programs that engage with the communities where baseball currently lives to promote the game. No public funds shall be used for building or maintaining stadiums.
4. All merchandise and related sales shall be apportioned to the associated team. If someone buys a Cal Raleigh jersey, the M's should see that profit. This revenue now directly benefits the team and therefore encourages them to market players and invest in big names. This revenue is exempt from the annual fee calculation, but includes in the performance calculation positively. Basically, the idea is, if you put popular players on the field, even if they don't perform as well for whatever reason, you've still put in the effort to field a good team.
5. Fan attendance shall be used as a factor for calculating the profit extraction calculation. This is intended to incent owners to charge less for tickets. More butts in seats means perhaps the same revenue, but the owner can extract more value annually.
https://rlincolnharris.substack.com/p/going-to-bat-for-pete-rose?utm_source=publication-search
It’s part of the fabric now, and dispiriting for sure. MLB, NFL, NBA et al. Yes, bring back the old days.
I would start by building an ownership oversight board that is the central governing body of the MLB. It should be built to be representative of the interests of fans first and would be empowered to place conditions on owners.
I would place the following conditions immediately:
1. Profits of all types associated with the team you have invested in must be sunk back into both the MLB and MiLB associates proportionate to performance. I'm other words, you want money out, you better have done your damndest to win.
2. The board, whose membership will resemble the US house in terms of population representation, shall be the exclusive body to determine where MLB teams play. Existing teams shall not be moved except under circumstances where the representatives of their region have agreed to such a move. The intention here is to eliminate the threat of an owner leaving to another city with that city's team.
3. Owners shall pay an annual fee to the league as a percentage of revenue which will be used by the league for maintaining and building stadiums and for programs that engage with the communities where baseball currently lives to promote the game. No public funds shall be used for building or maintaining stadiums.
4. All merchandise and related sales shall be apportioned to the associated team. If someone buys a Cal Raleigh jersey, the M's should see that profit. This revenue now directly benefits the team and therefore encourages them to market players and invest in big names. This revenue is exempt from the annual fee calculation, but includes in the performance calculation positively. Basically, the idea is, if you put popular players on the field, even if they don't perform as well for whatever reason, you've still put in the effort to field a good team.
5. Fan attendance shall be used as a factor for calculating the profit extraction calculation. This is intended to incent owners to charge less for tickets. More butts in seats means perhaps the same revenue, but the owner can extract more value annually.
Anything else that should be part of this?
Pay floors across all levels?
Pete Rose was an exceptional player - Pete had his human flaws, as we all do
Judging his past with the present doesn’t make any sense whatsoever
I don’t understand your comment as it relates to this post.