Woof. He said this one time. And he was probably right. They have an oversized investment in the gameday experience - from owning the stadium, the bars, a hotel, and even the network that televises the games. They also still had the debt ratio issue that required revenue be higher than it was...
He might have said it once, but he hasn’t exactly acted like he’s interested in being a major market owner
They literally paid the tax last year ... Theres one team currently willing to pay it every year. And its because Selig fucked up in court and gifted that team $3 billion.
Yes, they'll have outsized revenue because they own their TV Network. They'll also have significantly higher operating costs because they own their TV Network.
Spending 36% of their revenue is just not cutting it
Justin, yes he said it one time, that’s all it took, because it was in insane statement. Come on, man.
It was a stupid thing to say. But it was accurate. Their revenue had to match a percentage of their debt. It wasnt close to doing that. That wasnt a small problem.
I appreciate that you recognize that. I do.
The debt was literally the biggest behind the scenes Cubs saga for a decade. And its like people just forgot about it...
Agree to disagree. I don’t get why you’re carrying water for this when everything is *there*, but you do you, we’re both fans.
Because having a top-10 payroll during "re-tool" years and a top-5 payroll in competitive years isn't actually bad.
Some people just really love billionaires.
Bless ya, Conner.
