04-09-2010, 12:07 PM
<!--quoteo(post=87399:date=Apr 9 2010, 12:03 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Apr 9 2010, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=87398:date=Apr 9 2010, 10:59 AM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Apr 9 2010, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Both of you are missing a key detail. The $800+ million purchase price included Wrigley and a share in Comcast Sports Chicago. I'm guessing the listed value is for the Chicago National League Ball Club only.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That is true, but then you would need to strip out the value of real estate and other assets owned by the team as well. Who knows what these totals include. You think the YES Network and NESN values are completely stripped out of the Yanks and Red Sox franchise valuations? I have no idea.
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Rok, I would think they are, but obviously don't know for sure. I've heard people say that YES Network is worth about a billion on its own.
That is true, but then you would need to strip out the value of real estate and other assets owned by the team as well. Who knows what these totals include. You think the YES Network and NESN values are completely stripped out of the Yanks and Red Sox franchise valuations? I have no idea.
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Rok, I would think they are, but obviously don't know for sure. I've heard people say that YES Network is worth about a billion on its own.