In the National League, now that it appears the Cardinals are on their way to having a privately-constructed stadium, only the Marlins and Mets remain in older stadiums that beg to be torn down. The Marlins are in the same boat as the Devil Rays, in that they stink and have bad relationships with local political powers. And the Mets? Sure, the Yankees and Mets would both like new stadiums, but the sheer cost and difficulties associated with getting that kind of project underway makes it unlikely.
After the two parks open in 2004, there’s one new stadium coming in St. Louis and then it would seem we’re not going to see anything else for a long while. A more interesting question: Will these new, baseball-only stadiums have the lifespan that their multi-use parents did, or will they last as long as the old parks like Fenway and Wrigley Field, the models these new kids looked to for inspiration?
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five At last we’ve reached the bottom line. The table below ranks the 30 major league clubs from most to least profitable, net of revenue sharing. Team Income frombaseball operations 2001 revenuesharing Income frombaseball operationsafter revenuesharing Milwaukee Brewers $14,385,000 $1,744,000 $16,129,000 Seattle Mariners $34,266,000 ($18,791,000) $15,475,000…