That’s why Marvin Miller is going to the hall of fame

This year. He paved the way for today’s baseball players and the current salaries. Whoever created mlb’s web and tv platform should get in as well. They allowed the teams to be profitable without needing to fill the stands.

In response to this post by 81_Hokie

Posted: 12/11/2019 at 12:10PM

More on Gerrit Cole - -- PhotoHokieNC 12/11/2019 08:47AM

Crazy. How long until the MLB salary bubble pops? ** -- HokieNoVA 12/11/2019 1:16PM

I don't know how they do it other than tv revenue, nobody goes to games ** -- fordham 12/11/2019 2:09PM

Wrong. Though, lol at Miami -- CPRVHokie 12/11/2019 3:21PM

Attendance IS down ... -- Beerman 12/12/2019 12:06PM

Just my eyeball test when I flip over to them in the summer -- fordham 12/11/2019 3:26PM

The stadiums are big enough to hold a crowd for the big games. There are 81 -- CPRVHokie 12/11/2019 3:30PM

I agree, heck nobody goes to nascar races anymore and they -- fordham 12/11/2019 4:15PM

Yeah. Baseball TV contracts are strong, too. 162 three hour games is a ton -- CPRVHokie 12/11/2019 4:22PM

Plus, paid attendance is different than actual attendance. If you have -- CPRVHokie 12/11/2019 3:35PM

1 mil a start, absolutely crazy ** -- fordham 12/11/2019 11:14AM

I think JV did that a couple yrs ago as well. He missed a few starts,IIRC ** -- 48zip 12/11/2019 11:33AM

Those prices will go up significantly in about Year 4 of that contract. ** -- hoosnowahokie 12/11/2019 10:17AM

Unit costs will get after ya. ** -- MP4VT2004 12/11/2019 10:17AM

But, did he marry this? -- 48zip 12/11/2019 10:15AM

He can probably afford one of those now... ** -- EDGEMAN 12/11/2019 10:23AM

He has done alright for himself... -- turkeywinghokie 12/11/2019 10:57AM

Hopefully got a prenup ** -- Brown Water 12/11/2019 11:08AM

They were an item in college (UCLA) so I doubt it. -- 48zip 12/11/2019 11:32AM

Too late now...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 12/11/2019 11:29AM

I remember when Nolan Ryan broke the $1mm a year -- GreenvilleVT 12/11/2019 10:06AM

I remember when Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale held out for $100k. ** -- AZHokie59 12/11/2019 12:34PM

Have a newspaper photo in my scrap book ** -- TomTurkey 12/11/2019 1:05PM

Remember Reggie Jackson? Just looked it up. 3MM for 5 years ** -- 81_Hokie 12/11/2019 11:38AM

That’s why Marvin Miller is going to the hall of fame -- GreenvilleVT 12/11/2019 12:10PM

My throwing shoulder is pretty much shot these days, but I bet... -- MP4VT2004 12/11/2019 08:49AM

They can just bring me in for 1/2 that to throw for the intentional walks. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 12/11/2019 09:00AM

German info redacted** -- 48zip 12/11/2019 10:16AM

Dangit, that sounds like a better gig. ** -- MP4VT2004 12/11/2019 09:01AM

Right?!? Think about it. There's probably 1 intentional walk per game. 4 -- Late 80s Hokie 12/11/2019 09:07AM

(whispers) MLB stopped requiring pitches for intentional walks in 2017. -- BB Hokie 12/11/2019 09:15AM

DAMMIT!!!!! There goes my retirement plan -- Late 80s Hokie 12/11/2019 2:07PM

Why you gotta crush a man's dream??? ** -- MP4VT2004 12/11/2019 09:29AM

It's fun ** -- Brown Water 12/11/2019 09:54AM

That’s why Marvin Miller is going to the hall of fame

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