Winning Cures Everything.
So how can tanking, which makes the bad teams worse and good teams slightly better be good for the game?
Baseball over the years has had teams full of have’s and have-nots. Teams with money and teams without.
Right now, the teams that are restructuring themselves are doing so in a way to make themselves competitive in the long-run, that is good for baseball. In the long-run for Major League baseball that will make all teams better off after their businesses get better. The Miami Marlins are most definitely one of those teams.
No one can argue how great it was for the Chicago Cubs to break their curse and win the 2016 World Series. Not even a Cardinals fan. The only way that was possible was to sell players that would make a mediocre team, to gain a long-term dominant team that has now had 92 or more wins in three straight seasons.
This not only reinvigorated their fan base but inspired the St.Louis Cardinals who have always been ahead of the curve. They now have someone to chase again. It also ignited their rivalry which is also amazing for the sport.
The Houston Astros also had great success from their restructuring. They gave their fan base their first World Series ever! It brought so much more attention to the game of baseball as well. The World Series this season was incredible to watch.
The irony of all the tanking is that those two teams the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs are now stacked and prepared for long-term success. Their product on the field is much greater than what it was, and they both have huge fan bases to draw revenue from which is also great for the game.
For the Houston Astros, and what we see now with the Miami Marlins, is the poor attendance in the midst of the restructuring process. However, if they can break over the hump, fans always come back to support their winning ball clubs.
Winning cures everything Miami Marlins fans. I guarantee you will come back and support your franchise in the coming years. Give this process time to succeed.