Newsflash: Attendance means very little anymore

[Hoofhearted]

Reds are now worth 1 billion. Forbes breaks down the Reds $1 billion in value this way: 44% from the worth of the sport overall, 30% from the city of Cincinnati and surrounding area market size, 18% from the stadium and just 8% depends on the Reds specific brand.

The Reds also got a new deal with FSO. Since Bob has bought this team, he's almost doubled his investment from 2006.

Those teams values do not yet account for the impact of legalized gambling. If they cannot spend more than 150 million on payroll, they I don't see when we ever will.