Sunday, April 04, 2004
A Tale of Two Franchises
Troy Renck of the Denver Post compares, at length, the paths of the 2003 expansion teams, the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins:
"The Rockies believe they have had the superior business model from Day One. They have owned a better record in seven of 11 seasons. They have more than doubled Florida's attendance.
"The Marlins, survivors of a 1997 offseason roster filet, counter with two World Series titles."
Colorado has also had the higher payroll in nine of the franchises' 11 seasons, including the last seven in a row. Their 2004 Opening Day payroll of $67,390,000 is expected to be about 60% of the club's projected revenue of between $112 and $115 million.
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Troy Renck of the Denver Post compares, at length, the paths of the 2003 expansion teams, the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins:
"The Rockies believe they have had the superior business model from Day One. They have owned a better record in seven of 11 seasons. They have more than doubled Florida's attendance.
"The Marlins, survivors of a 1997 offseason roster filet, counter with two World Series titles."
Colorado has also had the higher payroll in nine of the franchises' 11 seasons, including the last seven in a row. Their 2004 Opening Day payroll of $67,390,000 is expected to be about 60% of the club's projected revenue of between $112 and $115 million.
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