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Sorry, Pirates Fans, But This Is How It's Gonna Be
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Documents leaked to the press show how some baseball teams, namely the Pirates, manage to be more profitable as losers than winners. It's all about getting revenue sharing and TV money and not spending it, then cutting payroll to the bone. The team objects to that characterization and says it spends on scouting, but the numbers seem to show that if there's a limit to how much they can make on gate receipts and local radio and TV, they're way better off spending nothing than winning and facing a bigger payroll situation. You can see some of the actual documents here. (ESPN)
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