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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heyjoe4" data-source="post: 1074711" data-attributes="member: 13032">Agreed.  Contending MLB teams are still constructed with a lot of money, and that obviously varies by market size.Pete Rozelle had the right idea to introduce parity with the salary cap in the NFL.  Without it, as you note, Green Bay would be the doormat of the league, if it could assemble a team at all.Players can still try to play for a team in a market with more sponsorship deals.  But it seems like the big sponsorship deals are national anyway - I'm thinking of State Farm and Mahomes, Rodgers, et. al. - so even location isn't that important.And I think this is one reason the NFL is so popular.  Sure, a football game is a lot more exciting than baseball or soccer.  But fans stay tuned in (and advertisers love that) because they know their team is or could soon be competitive.  OK, Cleveland is an exception......And on the flip side, this makes MLB playoffs and the WS afterthoughts.  I can't count the years the Yankees and then Astros dominated the playoffs.  It's gotten a little better - but look at the last four standing - Seattle, Toronto, LA, and Milwaukee.  It is a credit to Brewers' ownership and management/coaching.</blockquote>

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