Quote:
Originally Posted by flere-imsaho
The Ohtani situation has gotten me thinking that we coddle American sports owners too much, especially as there's no risk related to their poor management skills (of, say, relegation). There are simply way too many owners who have no idea what they're doing, or don't care (or both) and doom countless fanbases to hopeless fandom year after year.
So I propose a rule: if a team you own doesn't make the playoffs for 10 years straight, you're forced to sell the team.
|
Doesn't work, you devalue the sale price, as prospective owners simply wait out bad runs to buy in ... and even they become reluctant. Eventually you run out of owners with deep enough pockets to foot the bills.