noooooo you miss interpreted… the pirates themselves made 30mill that is their profit. while the steelers and NFL teams bring in tons more money… that is for theselves! my comment was that the pirates bring more money into the city (businesses, parking, hotels, airport traffic, etc etc) than the steelers do. its very simple… 81 home games vs 8 home games. yeah the heinz will pack in 60,000 for one game we averaged 22,000+ this year. so in a three game series is about equal to one steelers home game. so in aprx 24 games the pirates bring in (fans) what the steelers do for a season.
i know its hard pill to swallow becasue living in this city the steelers are treated like God and the pirates are treated like Dogs. But you can’t ignore 81 vs 8.
the NFL has way more lucrative endorsement deals than MLB. teh tv contracts, the corporate sponsorships, etc… And the fact that that is all shared is why those teams are pullin that kinda bank in… the yankees pull in that kinda bank. its the most valuable sports team in this country. but then you have a team like the nationals on the other end of it.