One of the great secret Internet successes is mlb.com. Owned by all of the major league baseball teams, mlb.com is worth billions of dollars should it ever become publicly traded. A recent article by New York Post columnist John Crudele (September 27, 2005) reported that the baseball owners have voted against an IPO for a variety of reasons including not wanting to divulge their profits to the players' union.

Mlb.com should be studied by anyone interested in the best in combining text, video and audio online. Added to this mix are numerous ecommerce offerings including a variety of subscription offerings.

Finally, mlb.com is forever free of competitive threats! What an investment!!