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And yeah we've made our points fairly succinctly I feel

So, pistols at dawn then?

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And yeah we've made our points fairly succinctly I feel

So, pistols at dawn then?

Let's see how we're feeling after tonight..

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So, pistols at dawn then?

Let's see how we're feeling after tonight..

Hopefully not "welcoming the sweet relief of death."

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The reason NBA small markets lose their stars to big markets is because of max contracts. If you're going to be making the same amount of money anywhere then you will prioritize big markets and more marketability to make money off the field. The reason it happens in MLB is because of the giant payroll differences between small and large markets.

The NFL doesn't have either problem. Just look at all of the star FA we have been able to lure to Jax recently. If we're the highest bidder we will more often than not get the player. Look at the teams Ramsey is rumored to be wanting to play for. Nashville and Vegas. Far from the largest markets.

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MLB has allowed the rich teams- NYY, BOS, LAD, etc- to attract the best players and, duh, they win or get close every year. What fun is that to watch for a KC, PIT, TB, CINN fan?

I addressed this myth earlier in the thread. KC has recently won a World Series and TB is currently in one of the wild card spots. In fact, TB just beat LAD last night at home and LAD is only eight games better than TB, and that's likely only because LAD's division is so much weaker then TB's. Also, TB has been competitive since their 2008 World Series appearance. And big money Boston isn't going to make it this year.

So, small market teams can flourish. Draft and develop properly and everything else will take care of itself. Now I must say, I'm not really behind JackCity's take of players being able to whine themselves off of a team. But to say small market teams wouldn't be able to complete if that happened isn't true. In fact, sometimes it's helpful to them. As a Ray's fan, I quite enjoy some big market team delivering the bank to some player we've already used up. Think Carl Crawford. I always laugh at the Red Sox for that one.

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