Originally Posted by jpk

It sounds simple, but sports is a business. And like any industry, there are winners and losers. The winners are run by folks that are generally really smart, clever, hard working, and lucky. The losers are run by folks that are missing some of those things. You've got your New York Yankees, your Microsoft, and your StarBucks. Then you've got your Detroit Lions, your Pets.com, and your Krispy Kreme. (Heck, how DID Krispy Kreme manage to screw up a dougnut business that had a product people were willing to die for? Talk about a bunch of losers!)

For some reason, not every owner is a Steinbrenner or a Gates.