01-27-2012, 01:03 PM
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How are the Tigers affording this? They have less than a million unemployed people living in the area.
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Detriot still revolves around the auto industry which I believe is having a banner year.
Plus, most owners don't purchase sports teams to make money. A sports team is, like the corporate jet, just extensions of the owner's ego. Illitch wants to win another World Series before he dies and this is his move.
My guess is that Tigers team salary for Detriot will come in around $125 - 130 MM for 2012 around what the Cubs spent last year.
How are the Tigers affording this? They have less than a million unemployed people living in the area.
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Detriot still revolves around the auto industry which I believe is having a banner year.
Plus, most owners don't purchase sports teams to make money. A sports team is, like the corporate jet, just extensions of the owner's ego. Illitch wants to win another World Series before he dies and this is his move.
My guess is that Tigers team salary for Detriot will come in around $125 - 130 MM for 2012 around what the Cubs spent last year.