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MLB Sets Record For Revenues In 2017
Posted on 11/22/17 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 11/22/17 at 12:18 pm
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Major League Baseball continues to hit home runs on the business side. According to sources at the league, 2017 marks the 15th consecutive year MLB has seen record gross revenues, surpassing the $10 billion mark for the first time. By comparison, the league saw revenues approaching $9.5 billion at the end of the 2015 season.
The growth is due in large part to baseball’s compelling postseason play over the last several years, media rights—both traditional television and digital--and continued labor peace.
Television media rights continues to play a part in revenue growth for the league. The regional sports networks that support regular season broadcasts for the 30 clubs continue to be a ratings success and ratings were up significantly at the national level in 2017.
Baseball is dying, amirite MSB?
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Posted on 11/22/17 at 12:21 pm to RLDSC FAN
This cannot be true, only old people watch that crap.
Sincerely,
MSB NBA and NFL Cock gobblers
Sincerely,
MSB NBA and NFL Cock gobblers
Posted on 11/22/17 at 12:30 pm to RLDSC FAN
They still haven’t figured out a viable and effective way to market their young stars though.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 12:44 pm to Paul Allen
That’s what agents and publicists are for. It’s apparent they are doing a good job market their brand as a whole.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 12:53 pm to Paul Allen
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They still haven’t figured out a viable and effective way to market their young stars though.
They're doing a much better job of it today than even 2-3 years ago.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 1:28 pm to TheXman
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They're doing a much better job of it today than even 2-3 years ago.
Ehhh, I think that’s because maybe their biggest young star is Bryce Harper, who clearly wants attention and to be marketed.
I wonder if part of baseball’s issue with not marketing the young stars is because many of them barely speak English.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 1:44 pm to 632627
Idk, I think Altuve, Lindor, Machado have been marketed pretty well in the past year.
It's still not great, but better than it has been.
And if people are comparing it the NBA that's foolish.
First, the NBA is much more of an individually driven sport. Secondly, NBA fans tend to be way more 'star-obsessed' than MLB fans.
People root for Lebron or Curry. Not their teams. That doesn't happen in baseball.
It's still not great, but better than it has been.
And if people are comparing it the NBA that's foolish.
First, the NBA is much more of an individually driven sport. Secondly, NBA fans tend to be way more 'star-obsessed' than MLB fans.
People root for Lebron or Curry. Not their teams. That doesn't happen in baseball.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 2:14 pm to Paul Allen
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They still haven’t figured out a viable and effective way to market their young stars though.
In the last couple weeks altuve has been on Fallon, Altuve, bregman and springer were on SNL and Correa was on the Today show. Its better than before. Still a long ways to go though
Posted on 11/22/17 at 2:24 pm to Paul Allen
quote:Which sucks considering how many great players are in the league right now
They still haven’t figured out a viable and effective way to market their young stars though.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 2:27 pm to 632627
quote:Kershaw, Trout, Madbum, Harper, Bryant, Rizzo, Judge, Betts, Stanton, Votto, Arendo, Rendon, Turner, Posey, Goldschidt.... they have plenty who speak English.
not marketing the young stars is because many of them barely speak English.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 2:39 pm to tduecen
The thing is I’m pretty sure all these players are heavily marketed and gets ton of exposure in their areas. MLB as a whole just isn’t force feeding them down everyone’s throat which I think is kind of a good thing. MLB doesn’t necessarily need a face. I’d hate to see it where we’d give any particular player so much influence where it becomes like basketball and start having players dictate who plays where and how teams are run. MLB doesn’t need a Lebron James IMO.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 2:54 pm to papz
quote:I think it does in the sense for national appeal of the casual fan. Someone who if they're flipping through the channels would notice if he is up to bat and would stay.
MLB doesn’t necessarily need a face.
We saw what happened in the All-Star game where MLB/ESPN rolled out the red carpet for Judge and he delivered in the home run derby then didn't do much in the All-Star game itself. One player can not impact every game like one NBA player can, not even the same way a NFL QB can.
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it becomes like basketball and start having players dictate who plays where and how teams are run
That would never happen just due to roster sizes. It is one thing when you can have 3 great players and dominate. In baseball 3 great players need a help from 6+ other people. Look at the Nationals with Harper, Max, Rendon, Murphy, Zimmerman, and Strasburg they had a lot of great players but nothing to really show.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 3:04 pm to tduecen
I can understand the other side of the argument but at the same time, the numbers indicate the sport is as popular as ever. The causal fan who’s flipping through the channels is typically going to come upon a team that’s usually broadcasted in that market. That casual baseball fan who doesn’t really care about baseball isn’t going to care about player XYZ who plays on the other side of the country... someone’s who they won’t see play more than a handful of games as it would typically be blacked out in that region.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 3:14 pm to RLDSC FAN
where does it rank when adjusting for inflation?
Posted on 11/22/17 at 3:41 pm to 632627
quote:lol other than Gary Sanchez what other young stars don't speak English?
I wonder if part of baseball’s issue with not marketing the young stars is because many of them barely speak English
Posted on 11/22/17 at 3:48 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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barely speak English.
LOL, same can be said for NBA and NFL players. At least the Hispanic baseball players have an excuse
Posted on 11/22/17 at 3:48 pm to tduecen
quote:and Correa Machado Lindor Severino Bogaerts Perez Martinez etc
Kershaw, Trout, Madbum, Harper, Bryant, Rizzo, Judge, Betts, Stanton, Votto, Arendo, Rendon, Turner, Posey, Goldschidt.... they have plenty who speak English
Posted on 11/22/17 at 4:02 pm to RLDSC FAN
But the msb told me it was dying.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:14 pm to RLDSC FAN
I love baseball but they need to figure out a way to shorten the playoff games. Those 4 hour games with 72 pitching changes are fricking brutal.
Posted on 11/22/17 at 10:16 pm to BigPerm30
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I love baseball but they need to figure out a way to shorten the playoff games. Those 4 hour games with 72 pitching changes are fricking brutal.
It's why we cannot have the DH in NL, then 2 1/2 hour-3 hour games become typical AL, 4+ hour jobbies.
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