Are baseball jerseys worth buying?
I don't like buying jerseys that have a number on and a name on it and I'll tell you why. Who knows if your player gets traded to another team, that's why I usually don't like it. I have two Dodger Jerseys and one of them is one them is like this http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?pr... See this one just has "Dodgers" on it but no player name The other is a Kirk Gibson Jersey and we know he's not going to get traded since he doesn't even play anymore lol. http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?pr...
Why do people buy professional sports teams?
Pro teams are perceived as very good investments.For the longest time (I'm guessing from the 1950s until the 1990s), just about nobody lost money owning a sports team. As TV rights kept escalating, team values kept going up as well. I'm pretty sure that anyone who bought an NFL or MLB team in the 1960s / 70s / 80s made a lot of money. The risk / return profile of sports teams is perceived as favorable.These are trophy assets with bulletproof competitive positions, revenue streams, and customer loyalty. The teams are American institutions in leagues protected by government-sanctioned monopolies -> they are never going away, so there is a meaningful valuation floor.Sports television programming is uniquely valuable to television networks because it's the only type of programming that consumers want to watch live. In other words, sports programming is much less susceptible to DVR recording; pro sports games are the one type of TV program where people will reliably watch the ads. Blockbuster upside potential: There is always a bluebird possibility that a richer billionaire will buy the team from you at a crazy price. Internet billionaires, Russian oil billionaires, etc.To be clear, the market has rationalized over the past 10-20 years, with some owners losing money on their team investments -- in some cases, catastrophically. The rising values and profitability of sports teams has resulted in new owners paying huge prices, often with leverage. Stadium deals and related debt incurrence increased the risks in these deals. As team prices have skyrocketed, the success of these investments has depended on the team hitting aggressive forecasts re: (1) stadium / luxury revenues, (2) naming rights, (3) local TV deals, etc. Sometimes these forecasts don't pan out, especially if the economy corrects. (Big price team acquisitions often are based on the financial assumption that a good economy will stay good.)And to be clear, as Anon points out in their answer, owning a team has never been for the faint of heart. Teams require lots of investment -- in players, in facilities, in travel costs. It's a rocky road between buying a team and selling it; with or without deep pockets, it's a high-risk category.But notwithstanding any of these caveats, in general I think the answer to this question is -> Rich people buy teams because they are good investments and fun to own.
Why is there a Canadian basketball team, the Toronto Raptors, in the NBA? Why is there only one?
As a part of NBA's expansion to Canada, initially two teams were introduced, one in Vancouver and one in Toronto. The Vancouver Grizzlies relocated to Memphis and this was a business decision. The Toronto Raptors continue to be a part of the NBA. I hope this answers your first question. Its the league expansion to Canada that got a team in Toronto.Why is there only one? From what i hear in the news, the reason is lack of basketball fandom in the country. But seeing recent trends, i think soon enough Canada will have another franchise there. No offense to any other fanbases, but i personally like the Raps fanbase. There are a couple of reasons for me to do so:“We The North”. Best campaign currently. No one even comes close to it.Fanbase. Jurassic Park. I just went nuts seeing clips of the huge gathering of people enjoying the game. It gives out a level of camaraderie that just gives the game watching a whole new experience.I think if the NBA plan an expansion it may consider adding another team in Canada. But there are some issues there as well:TV ratings are not nearly as good as other teams.It would be a smaller market for any business in terms of ownership of a NBA franchise.Any major cities to start a basketball team? I am not completely sure of this one though.
Authentic Edge jersey made in Indonesia?!?
I was recently shopping around looking for authentic NHL jerseys, and came across a lot of different options, but decided if I'm going to spend 300 bucks on a sweater, I better check it out in person. Luckily I did, I ended up going to a little hockey shop here in Chicago (Gunzos) and got myself an Authentic Canadian made EDGE 2.0 Toews Jersey. Prior to my purchase though, I was very close to pulling the trigger and getting a jersey off the NHL shop, but noticed something strange, the jersey is advertised as Reebok Edge Authentic and the price is about $330 but is made in INDONESIA. Can someone explain what the hell is going on here? Is the quality even the same as the Canadian made ones the players wear on ice?
Is it possible to use a secondary DTH set top box from a different location?
The one word answer is a direct NO.I will try to make the things simple for you. Normally all the major operators like Tata Sky, Videocond2h, Dish TV, Airtel DTH or Sun Direct offer Multi TV or secondary connections.The primary purpose of a secondary DTH connection or multi TV connection is to provide additional connectivity to your existing other TV’s in other rooms. ( It is illegal to connect multiple TV’s to a single set top box)So basically you use the same dish for connecting all secondary set top box and this is the way the things work out. So when you want to use a DTH at a different location you have to go a new DTH set top box only. The secondary DTH connection or Multi TV connection can be availed only in a single home or apartment or adjacent houses.See pictures below. (The image are just for illustration purposes only)Useful Links:Tata Sky HD set top box, Videocond2h HD set top box, Dish TV HD set top boxAirtel HD set top box, Sun Direct HD set top box, DTH Recharges