Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcb.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcb!pumphrey From: pumphrey@ttidcb.UUCP (Larry Pumphrey) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Length of the series Message-ID: <535@ttidcb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 11:59:41 EST Article-I.D.: ttidcb.535 Posted: Thu Nov 7 11:59:41 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 21:28:26 EST Organization: TTI, Santa Monica, CA. Lines: 10 > 3. The PLAYERS do not make any more money in a 7-game series than they > do in a 4-game series. The PLAYERS' SHARE is based on just the first > four games. The leagues, owners, etc. obviously do share in the proceeds > of all games played. But the players have no incentive to drag the > series out. I believe that proceeds from LCS and World Series games 5-7 go to the players _pension_ fund, so in a sense the players could have an incentive, albeit long term, to drag the series out.