Phil Castellini surprised that Opening Day tickets still unsold

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With the amount of money given to both MLB clubs in general (via TV, radio, and other rights) and the Reds in particular (via revenue sharing), it would shock me if Red owners didn't skim tens of millions off the top every year.

If you are talking skimming off the top in nefarious way, I seriously doubt it. If you are talking about them pocketing that money (or distributing it among the other owners) it wouldn't shock me.

But consider this, I can't find out how much of the Reds Casetllini actually owns. According to one internet article its around 15%, he just owns all the controlling shares. I had thought that the Williams family owns a majority of the Reds, but can't find that information. If he would want to distribute any of that money, he would get far less that the other silent owners would get. And if he were doing something nefarious, IMO he would be forced out. You know, if you are a majority shareholder and the minority shareholder is screwing you, he is gone.

Its an interesting dynamic and I wonder if there are many in baseball like that.