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"...Montreal, Milwaukee and Kansas City (where owners continue making a solid return on investment based in large part on revenue sharing while their payrolls remain miniscule and their teams generally suck)"

--Granted, I'm exposed to the Brewers' propaganda machine known as the Milwaukee media, but I haven't heard anything about a solid return on investment lately. They made some pretty good dough a couple of years ago when their new stadium drew record gates (to watch AAA ball on the field), but I don't think they're making much money nowadays.

As for managerial incompetencies, well, I just don't know. The Brewers basically canned their entire front office last fall, including Bud's daughter Wendy. Whether or not the new guys continue to produce a garbage product is yet to be seen.