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also you have to take into consideration television deals - i'm sure the red sox receive millions upon millions more for their deal with NESN than, say, cincinnati.

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yes, this is what I was referring to above. astute teams like BOS and NYY took advantage of their situations and built a cash cow in their local TV deal; revenue which they don't need to share with other teams.

this isn't possible in all cities (perhaps Cinci is one of them), but it's one of those opportunities that smart business people will take advantage of. it's part of the reason why the Red Sox were sold for so much money - NESN was to be included in any deal.

does anyone know what the deal is with the Cardinals TV deal?