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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Let me ask everyone this: Why do we continue to hear about the Yankees' payroll?
Didn't major league baseball just decide limited revenue sharing was the way to go? (And when I say "limited," I mean, charge the Yankees for being successful by taxing them on the amount they spend over the "acceptable" payroll amount as agreed on by every non-Yankee club.) The Yankees paid the penalty this year to all the other teams in the league. Those teams pocketed that cash instead of investing it in their teams. I think it's fun to listen to rabid capitalists talk about how unfair it is for the Yankees to be able to outspend everyone else and demand money from them to even things up. What?
And where were the complaints when Steinbrenner spent like a prostitute in a "bebe" shirt shop back in the 80s? No one gave a shit then when he bought Jack Clark to deliver a pennant and we fell flat on our faces because we had no pitching. The only reason people are pissed now is because the Yankees are successful.
Of course more money buys better talent. But that ain't the only reason the Yankees are the Yankees. In the 80s we couldn't sign the best players even though we had the cash. We had to build a team that could compete. Showalter constructed the team that started the dynasty and then every player wanted to play in New York all of a sudden.
Post season wins increase revenue. Steinbrenner is committed to winning. He's an ass, but he cares about this team. He wants the cash brought in by the 57,000 fans at the stadium last night. He uses it to keep the dynasty going.
And don't weep for the Boston fans. They had the Celtics and you didn't hear a peep from them about how unfair that dynasty was.
TM
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God, I hate to say this.
But the 7th game gave me a lot of respect for this team. Torre RAN the game, made moves that mattered, and they behaved like a team. The Sox were playing well and on the verge of a break out, but they shut them down and then built their own offense, taking the opportunities when they came. I don't think payroll is what separated these teams in the end.
I will speak more nicely about the Yankees for the next two weeks.
After that, though, my undying hatred for them will resume.
