mr 86: congrats to you Yankees for BUYING a world series trophy
congrats to you Yankees for BUYING a world series trophy
This.
stoudman:Having no salary cap doesn't make things more interesting, it makes them MORE BORING.
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You can't fault the Yankees for signing free agents. If an above average to good player wants to cash in he goes to NY. There's a reason why teams in small markets generally don't do well in professional sports, they can't attrack key players or they have JP Richardi running their organization.
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Actually the number is closer to $1.8 billion, which is how much they have spent on payroll since the last time they brought home the trophy.
Worth. Every. Penny. Mostly because none of it was out of my pocket.
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lol Figured it wouldn't take long for the losing side to bring this up. Funny, I don't recall seeing a price tag on the trophy as they held it. No, it was a gift from the Phillies and their poor performance. Thanks Philadelphia!
Admittedly though, the Yanks do waste money, lots of it...and literally waste it. What was paid for CC, AJ, and Tex, something like 200-400 mil over the course of their contracts? Short of CC's pretty solid Game 4 play, and AJ's Game 2 start, the money looked wasted to me. They have their moments, but not 100 million dollar moments....AJ particularly. There's no need for that kind of spending, but if they've got it to throw around, more power to them. Other teams are owned by the wealthy...they're just a bit more penny pinching, and they can only fault themselves on that.
No, I think the 'homegrown' players instill more confidence in me when they play than these super priced newbies. Granted it'd of been hard to win the series without a few decent starters, but CC and AJ didn't make me all that confident on the mound, nor did they look it. Since they make up a large portion of that price point, I dont think you can suggest anyone bought any series.
A-Rod was another disappointing WS performance, yet he makes $300k a game. The contracts should be performance based.
Either way, it's just a tired statement to excuse a loss, even if they do throw cash around more than other, tighter management.
Not to mention that despite the Yankee win, it was a pretty exciting series; IDK what you were watching to suggest boredom. The ratings FOX was getting throughout the series were reportedly higher than they've had in years; I think since the Sox were in it in 04 they said. Apparently the viewing public were anything but bored as the Phillies put on a fine fight.
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Kenny007:CC and AJ didn't make me all that confident on the mound, nor did they look it. Since they make up a large portion of that price point, I dont think you can suggest anyone bought any series.
The Yankees pretty much went with a three man rotation throughout the playoffs which was rediculous, there should never have been that many days off to allow something like that to happen. The Yankees played 15 games and out of those 15 games CC & AJ started 10 games. That is insane and that also means that without those two players the Yankees would have had a lot of trouble winning the world series. So since they bought those two players it can then be stated that they did in fact buy the world series. But that is how it works in baseball so it isnt the yankees fault it is the leagues fault.
I know other teams like to bring up the price tag argument, but you can't buy a team. All the money and all the goods in the world can't make nine players with egos, needs, and grudges work together to the equivalent of a "sure thing".
I don't want a salary cap because I don't want another 1994 bitch fest with no championship and a bunch of replacement players holding the line. If we cap anything, let's cap ticket prices and go after those turdmonkeys making one million Ticketmaster requests a minute and reselling them for five times the price on StubHub.
It is all about teams buying a championship.
Teams like the Yankees and Red Sox can afford to keep their players when they become good, they can afford to draft players that want huge signing bonuses, they can afford to spend tons of money on overseas scouting and offer Asian players huge signing bonuses.
It is a flaming sack of crap that the Yankees can have individual players that make more than a whole team in salary. There is no way in hell that MLB has an even playing field.
Every team buys it's championship. Players don't play for free.
The yanks can take wild guesses on players with money while other teams might do better in the scouting department.
Everything is twice as expensive in NY anyways
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acsguitar: Everything is twice as expensive in NY anyways
Congrats on 2k.
And isn't that the truth! Though I found the subway surprisingly affordable when I visited.
mafafu: It is a flaming sack of crap that the Yankees can have individual players that make more than a whole team in salary. There is no way in hell that MLB has an even playing field.
So basically what you are saying is because other team owners are greedy and won't spend money on a team it's the yankees fault?Billionaire owners WON'T buy players because they are afraid of taking a risk. The Steinbrenners weren't afraid of that and they give the fans what they want. The whole "can't afford good players" is a total myth. All of those owners CAN afford good players they just wont'. They choose to live in mediocrity rather the compete.
acsguitar: mafafu: It is a flaming sack of crap that the Yankees can have individual players that make more than a whole team in salary. There is no way in hell that MLB has an even playing field. So basically what you are saying is because other team owners are greedy and won't spend money on a team it's the yankees fault?Billionaire owners WON'T buy players because they are afraid of taking a risk. The Steinbrenners weren't afraid of that and they give the fans what they want. The whole "can't afford good players" is a total myth. All of those owners CAN afford good players they just wont'. They choose to live in mediocrity rather the compete.
It's more the fact that other teams don't generate the revenue to make buying players profitable. Only the Yankees could turn a profit (or a minimal loss) after spending that kind of dough.
taintedzodiac: acsguitar: mafafu: It is a flaming sack of crap that the Yankees can have individual players that make more than a whole team in salary. There is no way in hell that MLB has an even playing field. So basically what you are saying is because other team owners are greedy and won't spend money on a team it's the yankees fault?Billionaire owners WON'T buy players because they are afraid of taking a risk. The Steinbrenners weren't afraid of that and they give the fans what they want. The whole "can't afford good players" is a total myth. All of those owners CAN afford good players they just wont'. They choose to live in mediocrity rather the compete. It's more the fact that other teams don't generate the revenue to make buying players profitable. Only the Yankees could turn a profit (or a minimal loss) after spending that kind of dough.
Exactly. The Yankees have an inherent advantage that teams like Toronto and Tampa Bay do not have. Look at Tampa - they had one good year, now they have to decide which players to get rid of, as they can not afford them all.
mafafu: taintedzodiac: acsguitar: mafafu: It is a flaming sack of crap that the Yankees can have individual players that make more than a whole team in salary. There is no way in hell that MLB has an even playing field. So basically what you are saying is because other team owners are greedy and won't spend money on a team it's the yankees fault?Billionaire owners WON'T buy players because they are afraid of taking a risk. The Steinbrenners weren't afraid of that and they give the fans what they want. The whole "can't afford good players" is a total myth. All of those owners CAN afford good players they just wont'. They choose to live in mediocrity rather the compete. It's more the fact that other teams don't generate the revenue to make buying players profitable. Only the Yankees could turn a profit (or a minimal loss) after spending that kind of dough. Exactly. The Yankees have an inherent advantage that teams like Toronto and Tampa Bay do not have. Look at Tampa - they had one good year, now they have to decide which players to get rid of, as they can not afford them all.
So, you're saying it takes money to make money?
If the management spent the money to build a solid team, would revenue rise with increased fan participation? Chicken or the egg? Spend or Spectate?!
In articles leading up to this years WS, many commented that Tampa Bay really didn't have the feel of a WS city...maybe its the area the team is in that is to blame, and the lackluster support of fans in that area, compounding the fact that the management have a tight fist on their cash?
HUH....look at this chart...Look at the rockies for example! (who I'm a big fan of)
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/33/baseball-values-09_The-Business-Of-Baseball_Value.html
Yankees LOST money operating this year
Look at these teams operating income!
#1 Marlins: 43 Million
#2 Nations: 42 Million
#4 Rays: 29.4Million
WTF! See they make a ton of money and DON'T put it back into their team. Here's a great article on the Marlins living on welfare
http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1970&Itemid=39
Florida finished only 6 games out of their divison, behind the Phillies, so considering their payroll I find that pretty impressive.
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