ocr: ettect in 1984, revenues trom network and localTV sources exceeded those ofticket sales. Although revenues from local TV contracts tended to favor teams that were located - - 1n the more lucrative localTV markets, the network TV contract 11 its final year of1989 promised a hefty $230 million for all clubs to divide. Nevertheless, 1t was too soon to write offthe old adage that "at the gate 1S baseball's fate." > - In 1985 ai reported decline in network TV advertising sales raised the speculation that the overeaposure oft televised sports programs would reverse the trend. Should ratings oft tele ...