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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.

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.

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Posted by lsufball19

Franklin, TN

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 7/10/17 at 1:50 pm to Mystery

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

I don't know why baseball doesn't take advantage of this like they did with Griffey. I feel like that is the only baseball player to ever have a shoe that people bought and wore in public (I still have mine from when I was 12, although they don't actually fit anymore

). I don't know, maybe he was just that marketable, but those shoes were still popular enough for Nike to re-release a retro version a couple years ago.

This post was edited on 7/10/17 at 1:51 pm

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Posted by MontyFranklyn

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Posted on 7/10/17 at 2:08 pm to Mystery

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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.

They don't have to be cleated to sell them

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