I think there is some legitimate criticism in flaunting the fact that the yankees lose even though they have such a ridiculous pay roll. To say as if payroll has no effect on the probability of winning the world series is pretty ridiculous - sure there is the occasional team that is sub 130 million in total payroll that makes it and wins it, but the correlation is highly in favor of teams that have the ability to just sort of "snag" players with their ability. This is compounded by the fact that teams such as these tend to generate considerably higher revenue merely because they are able to win more, and thus buy even better players. It becomes a sort of vicious cycle, where cities such as Pittsburgh are completely fucked over, and cities such as new york get fans from all over the country and repeatedly win their division (though, again, the rays are that one exception of a team that didn't even make it through the first round).
I support a payroll cap.
On October 24 2010 02:39 Gene wrote:
Money doesnt win championships, or buy the best players. Thankfully, the yankees dont actually rely on it for either.
That's just not true. If anything, the yankees COMPLETELY rely on their money to buy the best players and win championships. The fact that they can't win even though they DO buy the best players (cliff lee to NY next year?) and STILL can't win means they are just bad at it.
Oh, and lets not forget who won the world series last year. And what their payroll was compared to the league average.
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