Baseball Monopoly No Good as Business Model

Now that the baseball season has ended with a stunning victory by the Astros, two things are obvious. One — baseball is beginning to make a comeback. As NFL rating continue to plummet, more and more viewers are rediscovering our national pastime as an alternative to football. For the second year in a row, the World Series has achieved higher ratings than Sunday Night Football. It's a small step, but it's certainly a shift. Two — baseball as a business is booming. Major League Baseball is estimated to have revenues of over ten billion dollars a year. The average player salary is over $4 million, and the highest-paid players earn in excess of $20 million a year — not counting the $100 per day in meal money they receive.