The first subway series in 44 years is upon you, and there is nothing you can do about it. October baseball belongs in New York the way the NBA Finals belong in Los Angeles and the Vince Lombardi trophy belongs in Green Bay. They have more money. It's just not fair. It sure is hard to argue with numbers, and the pile of green heaped upon the Yankees certainly reaches higher than any other team's.
Revenue is generated first and foremost by attendance.
The Twins drew a paltry 13,000 per game to the Metrodome this season. Take a look at this year's version of the Oakland Athletics. Oakland was a team that was not drawing a sufficient number fans to the park, so they built from within and produced a competitive team. Guys like Jason Giambi, Barry Zito and Ben Grieve are A's products. They'll have to pay these players soon.