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46. Lets look at some more meaningful numbers.

Sun Dec 10, 2023, 04:08 PM

Dec 2023

These numbers pertain to the (U.S.) World Series:

In 2023 the average viewership on TV was 9.95 million
In 2001 the average viewership on TV was 24.5 million
In 1980 the average viewership on TV was 42.3 million

In 2023 the U.S. population is 332 million
In 2001 the U.S. population was 285 million
In 1980 the U.S. population is 226 million

Therefore:

Between 2001 and 2023 the population grew by 16.5% while viewership dropped by 60%
Between 2001 and 1980 the population grew by 47% while viewership dropped by 76.5%

Those numbers tell me baseball is failing. And BTW, TV revenue is also crashing. The only alternative is to raise in person ticket prices thus driving more average fans from the parks.

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Shohei Ohtani to join Dodgers on 10-year, $700M contract [View all] Yavin4 Dec 2023 OP

The rich get richer. The Dodgers got him for cheap at ten years. brush Dec 2023 #1

Who's on first? Roy Rolling Dec 2023 #2

I guess they do. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #3

Thank god the Cubs didn't get him. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2023 #4

I agree... bahboo Dec 2023 #45

"There are only two tragedies in life 303squadron Dec 2023 #5

10 years of pitching through your 30's would be tough on a shoulder. Wow. C Moon Dec 2023 #25

Appx 3 Billion people worldwide live on less than $2 per day JoseBalow Dec 2023 #6

Ok, and? Sal_NV Dec 2023 #8

That's it JoseBalow Dec 2023 #11

Some people are tone, deaf to inequality Whilex Dec 2023 #36

And some people, hint, hint, Sal_NV Dec 2023 #39

See, it's a fair salary, compared to nurses only if you know " the intricacies of baseball" Whilex Dec 2023 #42

Apparently MLB disagrees with you as do the Dodgers and all the other teams that Sal_NV Dec 2023 #43

The appeal to popularity fallacy Torchlight Dec 2023 #57

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Dec 2023 #61

Thank you for posting this democrank Dec 2023 #9

He will pay north of 50% of that in taxes. Calista241 Dec 2023 #10

He's as rich as I think Javaman Dec 2023 #16

And a parasite like Scooter Braun? speak easy Dec 2023 #24

he's a leach too. Javaman Dec 2023 #63

How can he feed his (non-existent) kids on a measly $350 million a year? Yavin4 Dec 2023 #40

Plus he'll have to pay state taxes in every state he plays in Sal_NV Dec 2023 #17

It's proportional though. Calista241 Dec 2023 #18

Exactly. nt Sal_NV Dec 2023 #19

That offsets DarthDem Dec 2023 #29

The one that is shocking to see is over $1,000,000 per week! C Moon Dec 2023 #26

MLB is a joke. Mosby Dec 2023 #7

Eh lonely bird Dec 2023 #13

The NBA has a salary cap. Mosby Dec 2023 #15

You most certainly can buy a championship Calista241 Dec 2023 #20

So lonely bird Dec 2023 #22

The Dodgers won't get their money's worth with this contract. ificandream Dec 2023 #12

If I understand correctly lonely bird Dec 2023 #14

I don't think they are jmowreader Dec 2023 #30

Dodger games draw a large fan participation. Tikki Dec 2023 #21

This brings new meaning to the term "Co-Prosperity Sphere"... First Speaker Dec 2023 #23

Fortunately as a job creator, he will have limited taxation. Gore1FL Dec 2023 #27

I'm wondering if the Dodgers are also trying to buy, cash on the barrel: usonian Dec 2023 #28

Almost $1.35 million a week, year round, $430k per game bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #31

Much of the money is deferred. The Dodgers will recoup a great deal of the money in off field business opportunities. Magoo48 Dec 2023 #32

Watch TV? No wonder it is so fucking costly. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #33

This is utterly obscene. It's a kids game. flashman13 Dec 2023 #34

Baseball is failing? Sal_NV Dec 2023 #35

We used to not being sympathetic to one percenters Whilex Dec 2023 #37

I have no problem with someone who gets rich by their hard work Sal_NV Dec 2023 #38

Lets look at some more meaningful numbers. flashman13 Dec 2023 #46

Think about this. In 1964 Mickey Mantle, one of the true greats, flashman13 Dec 2023 #51

Do you think Ohtani is 70 times better than Mantle? I don't. Sal_NV Dec 2023 #52

The highest paid professional athlete in American history is a non-American. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #41

Meanwhile, many hard-working parents cannot afford a babysitter Whilex Dec 2023 #44

And that has what to do with Ohtani earning what he's worked hard for? Sal_NV Dec 2023 #48

We don't invest in our kids on the same scale that other developed nations do. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #54

Immigrants tend to be hardworking Jose Garcia Dec 2023 #65

That and we don't invest enough in our people. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #66

I'm an Angels fan. I'm still in mourning. Initech Dec 2023 #47

Me too. Sal_NV Dec 2023 #49

I went to an Angels - Dodgers game at Dodgers Stadium, wearing my Angels jersey. Initech Dec 2023 #55

I would'nt go to that stadium for free miyazaki Dec 2023 #60

What does one do with $700,000,000, I wonder. IcyPeas Dec 2023 #50

I remember when Detroit Tiger Al Kaline Received a Million Dollar Contract back in the 70's Jacson6 Dec 2023 #53

Taxes in CA for $700M Jacson6 Dec 2023 #56

SS taxes on $700 million? $9932.40 LOL!!! Yavin4 Dec 2023 #58

Ridiculous amount of money. Owl Dec 2023 #59

proof Snoopy 7 Dec 2023 #62

"MORE AND MORE"............................MONEY.........HONEY!!!!! Stuart G Dec 2023 #64