Revenue sharing is helping small market teams like the Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays make money according to the financials on Deadspin.com (Miami is a big market, but the Marlins revenues put them in the small market category).

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In order for Major League Baseball to avoid asking teams like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies to pony up more money for low-revenue teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins this season, the Chicago Cubs will likely have to make up for their lower attendance this season by finding new revenue sources.

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On the flipside, the Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays have less than 50% of 2009 revenue locked up in player contracts through 2011 and therefore have lots of room to sign some expensive talent.

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But there's still hope for international pirates: Despite Sweden's membership in the WTO since 1995, The Pirate Bay's copyright sabotage campaign is alive and well.

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