(11-30-2021 12:20 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(11-30-2021 05:55 AM)Erictelevision Wrote:  In WHAT UNIVERSE is Dallas NOT “ a big market”?

(11-30-2021 07:41 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Dallas-Fort Worth isn't a big market? With brand new stadium?

Texas is middle third in revenue. This is an interesting table (from 2019):



With a few exceptions (ARod and this offseason being good counter examples), Texas has generally behaved as a middle market team, in line with their revenue ranking. In 2019 (I'm looking for normal, non-covid impacted seasons), they were bottom half in attendance. If you want to make the argument that the new stadium and some big new contracts will fill their new stadium with fans, ok - they might start earning the kind of revenue that will make them look more like a big market team. But right now - they're simply not. And honestly, I'm a little dubious that a new stadium will give them more than a short term attendance bump. Texas is a football state and the Rangers aren't going to bring in more fans (and money) unless/until they can be a year-in, year-out contender.

Do you have the link? Arizona has criminal spending behavior (ie not putting a good product out there, yet raking in the money)