Baseball 2024

[KingsX]

Looks like @Golden Fox isn't going to start a baseball thread this year, so here goes.

 

Despite having to replace the irreplaceable Tito Francona, my Guardians are off to a good start.  I doubt they have the depth to make the playoffs; but they'll be fun to watch, and there's plenty of affordable seats at our ballpark.

 

As a topic to discuss, I'll start with this.  The vast disparity in player payrolls, fully as bad as in the Premier League.

 

RANK	TEAM	TOTAL PAYROLL
1	Mets	$308,302,508
2	Yankees	$307,632,786
3	Astros	$248,888,899
4	Phillies	$243,915,195
5	Rangers	$230,997,481
6	Braves	$229,988,101
7	Dodgers	$228,562,807
8	Blue Jays	$226,390,056
9	Cubs	$226,362,643
10	Giants	$197,837,901
11	Red Sox	$183,054,013
12	Cardinals	$174,886,396
13	Angels	$170,883,557
14	Diamondbacks	$168,960,961
15	Padres	$161,278,967
16	Rockies	$143,900,890
17	Mariners	$141,463,163
18	White Sox	$134,888,772
19	Twins	$129,010,047
20	Royals	$116,563,116
21	Nationals	$109,667,909
22	Brewers	$106,716,568
23	Tigers	$106,420,763
24	Orioles	$101,733,977
25	Reds	$101,687,437
26	Guardians	$100,541,698
27	Rays	$100,070,323
28	Marlins	$97,849,542
29	Pirates	$83,280,382
30	Athletics	$63,291,498

[Golden Fox]

55 minutes ago, KingsX said:

Looks like @Golden Fox isn't going to start a baseball thread this year, so here goes.

 

Despite having to replace the irreplaceable Tito Francona, my Guardians are off to a good start.  I doubt they have the depth to make the playoffs; but they'll be fun to watch, and there's plenty of affordable seats at our ballpark.

 

As a topic to discuss, I'll start with this.  The vast disparity in player payrolls, fully as bad as in the Premier League.

 

RANK	TEAM	TOTAL PAYROLL
1	Mets	$308,302,508
2	Yankees	$307,632,786
3	Astros	$248,888,899
4	Phillies	$243,915,195
5	Rangers	$230,997,481
6	Braves	$229,988,101
7	Dodgers	$228,562,807
8	Blue Jays	$226,390,056
9	Cubs	$226,362,643
10	Giants	$197,837,901
11	Red Sox	$183,054,013
12	Cardinals	$174,886,396
13	Angels	$170,883,557
14	Diamondbacks	$168,960,961
15	Padres	$161,278,967
16	Rockies	$143,900,890
17	Mariners	$141,463,163
18	White Sox	$134,888,772
19	Twins	$129,010,047
20	Royals	$116,563,116
21	Nationals	$109,667,909
22	Brewers	$106,716,568
23	Tigers	$106,420,763
24	Orioles	$101,733,977
25	Reds	$101,687,437
26	Guardians	$100,541,698
27	Rays	$100,070,323
28	Marlins	$97,849,542
29	Pirates	$83,280,382
30	Athletics	$63,291,498

I nearly replied to the previous one, but I've been sulking with the Giants poor start to the year after what seemed to be a promising off-season.

 

That list... Dodgers should be higher if it wasn't for Ohtani's salary fiddle. A's should be higher full stop. And staying in Oakland. Unbalanced payroll is one thing, but both those situations leave a bad taste in the mouth. 

[NJFox]

Great time to be a Phillies fan, but I'm sure this winning run will cool off soon. It's a looooooong season.

 

Will be flying over for the MLB London Series next month. How is the interest of the general public for this? Curious it will be filled more with UK baseball fans, or Americans visiting London for the occasion, like us.

[BlueSi13]

On 09/05/2024 at 17:13, NJFox said:

Great time to be a Phillies fan, but I'm sure this winning run will cool off soon. It's a looooooong season.

 

Will be flying over for the MLB London Series next month. How is the interest of the general public for this? Curious it will be filled more with UK baseball fans, or Americans visiting London for the occasion, like us.

Huge British Yankees fan here.

 

I went to the Yankees Red Sox game a few years back and it was a real mix.  There are lot's of UK based Americans and it looked and sounded like a lot of folks had flown over.  At the same time there were plenty of Brits in attendance.

 

Was an amazing day!  I'll be going again to the game in June (rooting for the Phillies!)

 

Hope you have a great time!