Believe it or not, the Mets get playoff shares

Crookednose posted 11/26/2007 from www.bugsandcranks.com [flag]

Because Major League Baseball shares it profits from the post-season with the second-place, non-wild card clubs, the Mets, Brewers, Tigers and Mariners actually earn bonuses for the 2007 post-season. Is this really necessary? [link]

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Postseason pays for Red Sox and Mets -- yes, Mets
Published 11/26/2007 by Beau Dure at Sports Scope
... . - Second-place finishers get postseason money even if they don't claim a wild-card spot. That explains why 41 people in the Mets organization will get $9,411.28 each. (Hat tip: Bugs and Cranks )

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