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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com> |
| Subject | Re: F Sox |
| Date | Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:49:38 -0400 |
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> Seriously, how triumphant can a Yankees fan feel in being on >top when
they outspend everyone else? Isn't it a bit of a hollow >victory? (I won't
ask this question of the Sox fans as this is the first year in, how long?,
Since your team has been #1...)
>
Dave:
Greetings from Harrisburg!
As a lifelong Yankee fan, I've been hearing for years about how the Yanks
are ruining baseball with their free-spending ways, and the argument just
doesn't hold water.
There are two recent examples of why:
1. The Oakland As have among the smallest payrolls in baseball, yet their
economic model has enabled them to become one of the most competitive teams
in the game. As we saw this year, big spending does not always equal
results. Smart spending does.
2. The Florida Marlins, a small-market team similarly situated as the
Pirates, have gone to the Series twice in the last decade. Eventually,
everyone gets their turn.
I recall reading somewhere that even the worst teams are still going to end
up winning more games than they lose (The Tigers excepted, of course), and
pretty much everyone is on the same level of competition.
The game remains beautifully random. Despite the Yanks' domination for the
last few years, I vividly recall the years in the 1980s and 1990s when the
Yankees remained well out of the post-season.
Anyone watched the Chicago Bulls lately? I'm not saying I want that to
happen to my beloved Yanks, but it doesn't take much for a dynasty to
crumble. Everyone gets their turn.
And as far as the Pirates go, I have a Steel City friend here in the office
who likes to remind me that (after I tell him there's no MLB in Pittsburgh)
that minor league ball is still professional baseball. :)
Cheers,
John
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