Sorry can't fire Marlin

[RaisingCajun08]

MLB ____ty Tv contracts is what is holding the leauge back ...I am able to watch division 3 Eastern European but not the Astros .

It's the main reason baseball has no mega stars on par with the NBA or NFL

Maybe because you live within the TV viewing area of the Astros. If you really want to watch the Astros, subscribe to a TV provider that has the station they play on.

I'm sure MLB has done the math and the TV contracts are not holding them back. Not financially at least.

[cajun_lannister]

Maybe because you live within the TV viewing area of the Astros. If you really want to watch the Astros, subscribe to a TV provider that has the station they play on.

I'm sure MLB has done the math and the TV contracts are not holding them back. Not financially at least.

AT&T sports on Uverse and offer no stand-alone way of viewing and not spending $150 a month on it when I can watch every Saints and Pelicans game on Hulu Live for $40.

MLB has never figured out how to market themselves like NFL and NBA, why Trout & José Altuve are not household names and Lebron and Rogers are

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ld-series.html

[CajunJeaux]

AT&T sports on Uverse and offer no stand-alone way of viewing and not spending $150 a month on it when I can watch every Saints and Pelicans game on Hulu Live for $40.

MLB has never figured out how to market themselves like NFL and NBA, why Trout & José Altuve are not household names and Lebron and Rogers are

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ld-series.html

I recall reading an article that states Trout doesn’t WANT to be a major name and repeatedly turns down opportunities to grow his name/brand...which with that said, anyone with half a brain and has ANY inkling of interest in baseball knows who and what Trout is

[cajuns80]

The salary cap is going up from this to next. Yes, its going up. The $3 million number I used was meant to be per team as they broke down the estimated loss and averaged it out per team. That is an estimate of course. The cap for this year is $109 million. Next year, it will be at $115 million. The "decline" that everyone keeps mentioning and where they are wrong is that the previous estimate had the new cap over $116 million. The reduction in the future estimate is perceived to be through the debacle that occurred in China and subsequent lost revenue. All of a sudden, the game is dead.......

Estimate is actually closer to 200 million

[cajun_lannister]

I recall reading an article that states Trout doesn’t WANT to be a major name and repeatedly turns down opportunities to grow his name/brand...which with that said, anyone with half a brain and has ANY inkling of interest in baseball knows who and what Trout is

According to YouGov’s ratings of active sports personalities, 91 percent of Americans have heard of LeBron James and 88 percent have heard of Tom Brady, but only 43 percent have heard of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, baseball’s best player.

[Turbine]

According to YouGov's ratings of active sports personalities, 91 percent of Americans have heard of LeBron James and 88 percent have heard of Tom Brady, but only 43 percent have heard of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, baseball's best player.

You are not wrong but longevity is partially responsible.

Rookie:
Brady 2000
James 2003*
Trout 2009

* His national hype show began in high school.

[CrazyCajun]

You are not wrong but longevity is partially responsible.

Rookie:
Brady 2000
James 2003*
Trout 2009

* His national hype show began in high school.

James has played in 3 major cities spanning west coast southern Florida and Midwest.

[CajunJeaux]

According to YouGov’s ratings of active sports personalities, 91 percent of Americans have heard of LeBron James and 88 percent have heard of Tom Brady, but only 43 percent have heard of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, baseball’s best player.

I have never heard of YouGov, so I just checked it out...according to them, Robin Williams is the most popular person of all-time. You believe that?

[cajun_lannister]

I have never heard of YouGov, so I just checked it out...according to them, Robin Williams is the most popular person of all-time. You believe that?

Ummm yeah pretty easily actually

[CajunEXPRESS]

Not a chance that’s correct