teams. Owners derive much of the disproportional revenues from regional television contracts. National television rights are shared equally by all baseball franchises. However, local rights accrue to the local team. It is these revenues that many owners feel provide advantage to some teams while disadvantaging others. Many agree with them. As Erik Brady (1999) notes: ôTV rights are the biggest single reason for the disparity in revenue between teams at the top and bottom of the revenue ledger. The Yankees will earn $55.12 million in local rights and about $14 million for national rights this season. The Montr
...