re: Aaron Judge vs NBA rookies

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Mainly because 1 player doesn't make a huge difference in MLB. You also have that player (say Harper) standing around most of the game or sitting in the dugout waiting to bat. MLB could promote pitchers the way the NFL promotes QB's I guess, but that would be it.
It is much easier to watch a basketball game for 2 and a half hours and see James, Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Curry, etc for 90% of the game vs watching MLB and seeing Harper for 50% of it.

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This is true.

Also basketball shoe deals are so big because they push merchandise more than any of the big 3. Because of one simple reason, people actually wear basketball shoes when not playing basketball.

Companies know it is a better investment when people that don't play actually can wear the shoe in public.

You don't see cleat collections like you do with Jordan's and Kobe's.


I mean Klay Thompson just got an 80 million dollar shoe deal.