08-13-2013, 10:07 AM
Last year, the Cubs' revenue was $274 M (source) to the Dodgers' $245 M (source), a difference of $29 M.
Under the Dodgers' old TV deal, they were bringing in $41.5 million/year from local broadcasting (source).
The Dodgers signed a deal in the offseason that will pay them $8.5 billion over 25 years. That's an average of $340 M/year. That leaves the Dodgers with, ho hum, just about $270 M/year more in revenue than the Cubs.
($245 M - $41.5 M old TV = $203.5 M + $340 M new TV = $543.5 M Dodgers - $274 Cubs = $269.5 M difference)
Under the Dodgers' old TV deal, they were bringing in $41.5 million/year from local broadcasting (source).
The Dodgers signed a deal in the offseason that will pay them $8.5 billion over 25 years. That's an average of $340 M/year. That leaves the Dodgers with, ho hum, just about $270 M/year more in revenue than the Cubs.
($245 M - $41.5 M old TV = $203.5 M + $340 M new TV = $543.5 M Dodgers - $274 Cubs = $269.5 M difference)
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena. ![[Image: ITgoyeg.png]](http://i.imgur.com/ITgoyeg.png)