From a fans point of view less games are good news for your preferred team during this time of year. Showing the ability to take care of business early is always a positive sign for a ball club. However for some this is not all-good news.
With the 2014 MLB World Series upon us fans across the country
are logging in, and turning to, the series that comes around once a year. This,
the showdown of the nations best.
Both teams have shown that they are able to take care of
opponents fairly easy with little to no drama. Teams are not cashing in as in
years past because the winners are making quick (possibly to quick) work of
their opponents.
The lack of games, and viewership means fewer profits are
being made by ball clubs, promoters, networks, and the league in general. As
explained in Forbes
Article: Shorts Series limit playoff profit… “MLB’s Rule 45 calls for 15% of all postseason game receipts to go to
the commissioner’s office. In addition, teams must contribute 60% of remaining
receipts for the first three games of the Division Series and four games of the
League Championship Series to the Players Pool. This pool is distributed to
players on postseason rosters with the World Series winners receiving 36% of
the total pool to divvy up (50% of receipts from the Wild Card games also go to
the pool)”.
There are also
set minimums to be distributed if the above formula does not achieve the
desired result. Here are the minimums:
World Series
Winner $2,416,450.00
World Series
Loser $1,611,000.00
League
Championship Losers (each) $805,500.00
Division Series
Losers (each)
$644,400.00
Non-Wild Card
Second Place Clubs
$161,100.00
In a nutshell
this means all the money made, even if it is a lower amount compared to other
years, must be split up into is sections. Less money made, means there is less
money to go around. Of course, the real money is in the increased ticket/box
sales each club might experience the following season, increased advertising
funds, a larger fan base and other sources of revenue are bound to see a spike
as a result of a club’s postseason appearance.
With all of this being said if we were to see ratings go
up from here for the World Series, don’t expect them to be what the NFL draws.
On Oct 12th, the Cowboys-Seahawks game pulled a staggering 30 million viewers. Last season’s deciding
Game 6 of the World Series saw 19.2 million viewers, and was the highest-rated
baseball game since Game 7 of the 2011 World Series.
With the Giants
taking the lead of the series 1-0 tonight in Kansas City with a score of 7-1 in
favor of San Fran, hopefully a potential 7 game series is upon us. My prediction
is that the Giants win it in 6 because of the strong showing tonight, and the
experience they have being in this situation.
Make sure you
tune in tonight to catch game 2 on Fox. Be apart of the experience, and as your
watching recognize that you are part of a much bigger working system. Welcome
to the World Series!
Until Next Time...
Keep moving forward
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