Francona's book takes shots at Sox owners

Sex--it'll ruin a team every time!

And the hits keep on coming!

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Originally posted 09:09 AM ET  01.16 by /

They should have signed Kate Upton.Ashley Greene could have also pitched for them, she did OK in Twilight despite a rather odd motion.

Where is the ticket line again?

The Sox and Cubs are in the same boat, winning or losing the fans still come out.

this is what happens when your owners view the team as a toy or plaything a hobby so to speak.....

Owners use teams for capital write offs and increased Assets, they treat the teams as a kid treats there toys, the buy big cars, boats, homes and players, while the value of their franchise increases!
So the bottom line is, even when they lose in the sport, the franchise gains in value! Does that answer question Terry? Now go order some Chichen & Beer for The Club House we'll write it off!!!

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Originally posted 10:01 AM ET  01.16 by Not4Nutten

Owners use teams for capital write offs and increased Assets, they treat the teams as a kid treats there toys, the buy big cars, boats, homes and players, while the value of their franchise increases!So the bottom line is, even when they lose in the sport, the franchise gains in value! Does that answer question Terry? Now go order some Chichen & Beer for The Club House we'll write it off!!!

The big one is that each player is depreciated each year, like any piece of business equipment, so that he is a bigger write off at the end of a contract than the total value of the original contract. An accountants playground.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:37 AM ET  01.16 by Sgt. Schultz

this is what happens when your owners view the team as a toy or plaything a hobby so to speak.....

"I know now that you're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a string..."

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:37 AM ET  01.16 by Sgt. Schultz

this is what happens when your owners view the team as a toy or plaything a hobby so to speak.....

"I know now that you're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a string... "

The spinnies got me today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 09:51 AM ET  01.16 by /

They could have them play 2B and SS and bend over really low before each pitch with really loose fitting jerseys on...I think the Bosox pitchers would get the K looking every time.

And these tight shorts that show off everything....

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 10:01 AM ET  01.16 by Not4Nutten

So the bottom line is, even when they lose in the sport, the franchise gains in value!

That's true for a lot of teams, but there are always exceptions. The Cavs, for example, dropped 26% in franchise value after LeBron left. The Mets dropped 13% 2 years ago after the Wilpon's connections to Madoff were made public.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:37 AM ET  01.16 by Sgt. Schultz

this is what happens when your owners view the team as a toy or plaything a hobby so to speak.....

No, they view it as a revenue stream. A cow to be milked.

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 10:28 AM ET  01.16 by 50yearfan

The big one is that each player is depreciated each year, like any piece of business equipment, so that he is a bigger write off at the end of a contract than the total value of the original contract. An accountants playground.

A player is not a depreciable asset because they're not a piece of property that you own. They are employees that work for you under a legal contract. Their salaries are what you take as deduction on your return, but you can't also claim depreciation on them like you can on a rental property that you own.

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Originally posted 10:54 AM ET  01.16 by Amuro Ray

That's true for a lot of teams, but there are always exceptions. The Cavs, for example, dropped 26% in franchise value after LeBron left. The Mets dropped 13% 2 years ago after the Wilpon's connections to Madoff were made public.

It also depends on how your businesses are structured.
For instance the Yankees could always overspend for palyers because it did not matter whether they really made or lost money on the team when the success of the Yankees was a driving factor for building the Yes network and othe Yankee businesses.
Although, even Hal Steinbrenner is looking now at maximising profits from the overall Yankee team and Steinbrenner businesses.
In short, Yankee Global Enterprises LLC is really what the Steinbrenner family is most concerned with making money. If one part of the corpration loses money but contributes to other businesses within that corporation making money (Yankee team vis a vis YES Network and vis a vis Legends Hospitality) then the overall profit margin is very acceptable.
Simply put, The Yankee team as a business drives other businesses profits within the Global Enterprises structure.
The Red Sox do the same, only their Corpration is named New England Sports Ventures, LLC.
And while I don't not know about other teams overall busines structures, I would wager a guess that teams like the Cubs, Dodgers, etc... follow the same process.

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Originally posted 11:22 AM ET  01.16 by 4192jc (Don't give up!)

It also depends on how your businesses are structured. For instance the Yankees could always overspend for palyers because it did not matter whether they really made or lost money on the team when the success of the Yankees was a driving factor for building the Yes network and othe Yankee businesses. Although, even Hal Steinbrenner is looking now at maximising profits from the overall Yankee team and Steinbrenner businesses. In short, Yankee Global Enterprises LLC is really what the Steinbrenner family is most concerned with making money. If one part of the corpration loses money but contributes to other businesses within that corporation making money (Yankee team vis a vis YES Network and vis a vis Legends Hospitality) then the overall profit margin is very acceptable. Simply put, The Yankee team as a business drives other businesses profits within the Global Enterprises structure. The Red Sox do the same, only their Corpration is named New England Sports Ventures, LLC. And while I don't not know about other teams overall busines structures, I would wager a guess that teams like the Cubs, Dodgers, etc... follow the same process.

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