Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 09, 2007
A Series of Davids

The Good Phight points out how small market teams triumphed over larger market teams in each of the four series. My guess is the numbers somewhat underestimate the Red Sox market and somewhat over estimate the Angels market, but the point is well taken. What's more interesting to me is that three of the four teams in the LCS developed teams with a high percentage of home grown players (although the Phillies are a lot like that, too, and the Yankees are decently home grown). That's a good sign teams are learning you can develop young talent and still be successful, even if for only a short period of time.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:15 AM | League Division Series | TrackBack (0)
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Please. Boston has the second highest payroll, right after the Yankees.

143,526,214

Angels # 5 109,251,333
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070403/ai_n18786024

Posted by: rbj at October 9, 2007 01:53 PM

I can't buy the "Boston as a small market" thing. That's ridiculous.

And rbj's link doesn't include the $28 mil (pro-rated) to Clemens (nor the money Boston paid to Gagne), nor luxury taxes.

Posted by: JC at October 9, 2007 02:04 PM

Agree. To call the Red Sox David and the Angels Goliath is absurd.

Red Sox are:

First in ticket prices.
First in sellouts.
Second in payroll. (After Yankees)

Posted by: maynard at October 9, 2007 03:28 PM

The Red Sox market is really all of New England, save for Southwest CT. To limit it to Metro Boston is silly.

Posted by: Paul at October 9, 2007 09:08 PM

yeah boston's a small market team like the yankees are a small market team since their local market is the bronx. This article loses its credibility with this alone.

Posted by: sam at October 9, 2007 11:20 PM

Plus, on a nationwide level, the Red Sox are probably right behind the Yankees and in front of the Cubs in terms of out-of-market fans.

Posted by: Adam Villani at October 10, 2007 04:19 AM
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