tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post3340151212509722626..comments2023-11-05T03:31:19.545-08:00Comments on Sideline Views: Major League Cheapskates?A.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03617669285297119500noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-36980313660457806182008-07-13T16:41:00.000-07:002008-07-13T16:41:00.000-07:00Moral hazard alert: Game theory would predict that...Moral hazard alert: <BR/><BR/>Game theory would predict that if the final is a matchup between one Mexican team and one MLS team the players should collude to ensure they get the larger player pot, i.e. the Mexican team wins.<BR/><BR/>Players from Mexican team offer X dollars to MLS team's players to ensure former's victory; X would exceed bonus MLS player would get for winning game.<BR/><BR/>This could explain why Abel Xavier's penalty kick last year was aimed at the Home Depot Center's tennis court.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-26335679588584359512008-07-13T03:28:00.000-07:002008-07-13T03:28:00.000-07:00@bmantx: I remember reading that article last year...@bmantx: I remember reading that article last year and was shocked. <BR/><BR/>I have no problem with them wanting MLS CUP to be more important but they could do that by, oh I don't know...raising the prize money for that? How hard would it be to get a trophy sponsor or a trophy presentation sponsor to throw in some more cash for MLS Cup? <BR/><BR/>Letting the FMF teams take the full prize and undercutting your own league is just DUMB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-86470417185186849172008-07-12T23:27:00.000-07:002008-07-12T23:27:00.000-07:00I think this is outrageous behavior for the MLS. ...I think this is outrageous behavior for the MLS. Not only is it false advertisement, but it also deprives the players (many of whom aren't making that much to begin with) of their rightful take. Some of these guys have to live on 12 or 17K per year in large cities.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to hear the league's explanation for this crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-10481410846283262262008-07-12T18:50:00.000-07:002008-07-12T18:50:00.000-07:00LB, below is what Grant Wahl wrote on 08.30.07. It...LB, below is what Grant Wahl wrote on 08.30.07. It still makes MLS look like cheapskates, but thats nothing new. It's just not a new story. <BR/><BR/>"There was a lot of talk about the $1 million prize offered to the SuperLiga's winning team, but here's something odd: While the Pachuca players said their portion of the winning pot would total $350,000, MLS had already mandated that the Galaxy players would only receive $150,000 of the cool million had they won the game. I'm told that one reason MLS gave was because it didn't want the SuperLiga-winning player pool to exceed the player pool that goes to the MLS Cup winners (which is $165,000)."bmantxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933053454444092451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-83539407804270129402008-07-12T18:26:00.000-07:002008-07-12T18:26:00.000-07:00If I am the players union, I am patting myself on ...If I am the players union, I am patting myself on the back right now. Isn't this exactly the same deal as last year? I don't remember the outrage then. Funny what a well placed story can do. I believe the Pachuca players got a better deal. $350k out of 1M. But even they didn't keep the majority. BTW, judging by the crowd I am seeing in DC tonight, don't hold your breath on the boycott thing.bmantxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933053454444092451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-65779452547148106682008-07-12T13:47:00.000-07:002008-07-12T13:47:00.000-07:00what the mls players can do is refuse to leave the...what the mls players can do is refuse to leave the locker rooms right before the games start to force the issue. this would put enormous pressure on mls execs to immediately resolve the issue or not have the tournament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-84047812751520227612008-07-12T13:45:00.000-07:002008-07-12T13:45:00.000-07:00Lame. You know, I like watching MLS games. But M...Lame. You know, I like watching MLS games. But MLS HQ seems intent on making themselves unlikeable through stupid, inexplicable rules. So now, on top of the idiotic discovery system and the weird allocation rules for returning Nats that seem designed primarily to keep Brian McBride out of MLS, we have the MLS being too cheap to let the players get the bonuses they earned. There's money for the MLS in ticket sales, money in television rights, money in sponsorship. If an MLS team wins, the $1m should be for the players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-75289384137705946592008-07-12T12:07:00.000-07:002008-07-12T12:07:00.000-07:00This was known about last year. I'm glad the union...This was known about last year. I'm glad the union is finally making a big deal out of it. I hope it forces MLS to change how it distributes the prize money.<BR/><BR/>I think the excuse I heard last year was that MLS didn't want the SuperLiga winner to get more prize money than the MLS Cup winner.CACuzcatlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615153839993436859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-43926406687527740672008-07-12T11:16:00.000-07:002008-07-12T11:16:00.000-07:00One more thing: Fans who don't already have ticket...One more thing: Fans who don't already have tickets shouldn't try to get any. Boycott SuperLiga because of this.Joseph D'Hippolitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571554907399914529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-48726449693320687812008-07-12T10:57:00.000-07:002008-07-12T10:57:00.000-07:00l.b., this is just another example of corruption i...l.b., this is just another example of corruption in soccer. MLS figures it can get away with this excrement because it treats its players like indentured servants. And why shouldn't MLS do this, since soccer players have become more show ponies who bring in revenue and serve to "market" and "brand" the sport than human beings who are playing one of the most taxing sports on Earth? Just look at the number of "tournaments" that have started over the last few years.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I know the European players make <I>beaucoup</I> bucks but a lot of players (in fact, I'd say the majority) don't.<BR/><BR/>I hope the MLS players' association goes on strike. I hope this costs Garber his job. Describing this scenario as bovine excrement is an insult to bovine excrement.Joseph D'Hippolitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571554907399914529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-86013676444381829992008-07-12T09:59:00.000-07:002008-07-12T09:59:00.000-07:00Hopefully there will be some MLS suits out at the ...Hopefully there will be some MLS suits out at the game tomorrow so we can ask them about this. The league might put out something later today or there may be some league reaction coming out of Houston or DC tonight. Whatever the case, I'm guessing they have to try and do some sort of damage control.L.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03932409909043501781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-17022119405939122042008-07-12T09:25:00.000-07:002008-07-12T09:25:00.000-07:00Wow. That's shadier than most shady MLS rules.Wow. That's shadier than most shady MLS rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-29199991004561360932008-07-12T08:29:00.000-07:002008-07-12T08:29:00.000-07:00Good story Luis. Thanks.Good story Luis. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241643295951886956noreply@blogger.com