[SunDevil]

Cody,

Using your updated storyline file, I ran into the owner in a ponzi scheme storyline that dropped the team's market size from 8 down to 1.

Originally Posted by SunDevil

After going through the seasons, I found were the SF Giants went from a value of 8 for their Market Size and to a value of 1 for their Market Size.

12/23/2013
San Francisco Giants Owner, Laurence Baer, Loses Money In Ponzi Scheme: A very frustrated Baer stood in front of a crowd of reporters today to let them in on the bad news. "My finances were wrapped up in the recent Ponzi scheme being reported on by the media," said Baer. "I am not yet sure of the full ramifications of what this means but one way or the other, it looks like the short term finances of my beloved San Francisco Giants will be reduced. By how much, I just don't know. Unfortunately at this point we will need to start trying to sell off some of our more expensive players and try to go a bit younger and less expensive. Rest assured, we will rebuild this team stronger than ever and bring it to the top of the National League Western Division."


So it was Storyline that dropped a team's market size from 8 to 1 and after 20 years it has never went back up to even a value of 2. It has a smaller market size now then KC and Tampa Bay.

Whether this happens in real life or not, please understand that my intention was just to make people aware that when you are trying to setup your finances for your league, might want to consider turning off storylines if you want those leagues to be more stable financially.

As for the people who wonder what exactly is the Market Size really made up (in real life), please refer to the links that I posted in a post on the top of the first page of this thread, to get an idea of how much goes into determining a Market Size.