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<blockquote data-quote="wpr" data-source="post: 1454769" data-attributes="member: 4159"><p>Back in the 80's I read an article (don't ask me to provide a link to it today.) that shows franchises are more profitable finishing a close second than they are when they go all in and spend the needed funds to shore up the holes in their roster.</p><p></p><p>StL epitomizes this concept. With 3+ million tickets sold each year, they will never get their investment back in additional revenue by spending $30 million a year on Harper. They won't sell enough tickets, concessions, jerseys and other merchandise to break even.</p><p></p><p>The only reason to truly go all in no matter what is to be like Gussie Busch or Geo Steinbrenner and put a championship caliber team on the field without consulting with the accounting department.</p><p></p><p>Spending the money will only pay out in the form of more complacent fans. Since this is not Philadelphia or other markets with more vocally critical fans it doesn't matter to the front office and ownership. The fans will be there no matter what.</p><p></p><p>The DeWitt definition of "all in" is not the same as the fan's definition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wpr, post: 1454769, member: 4159"] Back in the 80's I read an article (don't ask me to provide a link to it today.) that shows franchises are more profitable finishing a close second than they are when they go all in and spend the needed funds to shore up the holes in their roster. StL epitomizes this concept. With 3+ million tickets sold each year, they will never get their investment back in additional revenue by spending $30 million a year on Harper. They won't sell enough tickets, concessions, jerseys and other merchandise to break even. The only reason to truly go all in no matter what is to be like Gussie Busch or Geo Steinbrenner and put a championship caliber team on the field without consulting with the accounting department. Spending the money will only pay out in the form of more complacent fans. Since this is not Philadelphia or other markets with more vocally critical fans it doesn't matter to the front office and ownership. The fans will be there no matter what. The DeWitt definition of "all in" is not the same as the fan's definition. [/QUOTE]
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