Many baseball fans are on the side of the players. After all, it is those “damn greedy owners” who are responsible. NOT SO FAST! I have some questions:
- How do the owners make their money?
- How do players make their money?
The owners make their money by playing games, selling tickets, and selling broadcasting rights to those games, and concessions. There are other ways, but that is substantially it.
The players make their money by playing and off of licensing. Their stock in trade is themselves. They don’t have to worry about stadiums, funding, ticket sales, negotiating TV contracts, and the like.