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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/07/06 04:31 PM
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Don't jump the gun here, DA.
Knowing FS, he may not be criticzing the Yankees for spending all of that money; He may be making fun of them for being so dumb.
Personally, I agree with what you say. Let them spend whatever they want to. They're not breaking any rules, they're paying plenty to the other teams in luxury tax, and they're still not winning any championships, despite having a payroll about 80% larger than any other team's.
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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/07/06 04:35 PM
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Where in his post is FS bitching or complaining? Sounds to me like he's simply reporting. If the Yanks had won this year, then maybe the Yankee-haters would have something to bitch and complain about. But they didn't, so I think the Yankee-haters are simply laughing at them instead.
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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/07/06 06:57 PM
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This may be easy to say as a Blue Jay fan, what with Rogers suddenly giving J.P. Ricciardi the means and freedom to pursue stud players, but I think the whole Yankee payroll issue has been overblown. New York is the biggest English speaking metropolitan area in North America. New York is one of the biggest, most powerful and wealthiest cities in the world. The New York Yankees are arguably the most storied franchise in sports (Manchester United, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Lakers?). Yes they do have an enormous amount of money at their disposal and arguments could be made that they have bought World Series Championships. Whether you agree with this assertion or not, I think the last five years have proven that the best individual players do not always make the best team. I think true baseball fans will root for a healthy baseball market in N.Y. (not necessarily for the Yankees or Mets) because if baseball is healthy in N.Y. it is (usually) healthy all over North America. Whether the Yankee payroll is 200 million dollars or 2 billion dollars, on opening day every team in Major League Baseball has the chance to reach the playoffs. There are 162 games in the season and there are 3 series in the playoffs. I don't care if you have 10 million dollars or over 100 million dollars it takes hard work to win consistently enough to reach the next level.
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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/08/06 01:47 PM
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Originally posted by Irishman12: And fathersson, for all your b*tching, just where did the Yankees finish? Yeah that's right, they didn't win the Series (which I'm sure made you happy). So what are you complaining about? Word is Cashman has already cut the payroll down by $20 million this offseason (with the only major catch being of course Johnny Damon) Irish, with posts like these, I can now see why you don't get along well with others.  Why the anger? Sounds to me that YOU are the one upset that your team spent 80% more then any other team, and still didn't win the title. "Word Is" gives me the impression that it would be more like a rumor then real fact. Let us see what the teams really spend later in the season. In my first post the figures came from the Commissioners office, which I feel would have the real final figures for all the teams. Money is surely another tool in this sport. Much like NASCAR racing. The teams with the money can do more, have more and should do better, that is the way one would think. But, they don't win EVERY race either. 
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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/08/06 02:40 PM
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Originally posted by Don Jasani: This may be easy to say as a Blue Jay fan, what with Rogers suddenly giving J.P. Ricciardi the means and freedom to pursue stud players, but I think the whole Yankee payroll issue has been overblown. New York is the biggest English speaking metropolitan area in North America. New York is one of the biggest, most powerful and wealthiest cities in the world. The New York Yankees are arguably the most storied franchise in sports (Manchester United, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Lakers?). Yes they do have an enormous amount of money at their disposal and arguments could be made that they have bought World Series Championships. Whether you agree with this assertion or not, I think the last five years have proven that the best individual players do not always make the best team. I think true baseball fans will root for a healthy baseball market in N.Y. (not necessarily for the Yankees or Mets) because if baseball is healthy in N.Y. it is (usually) healthy all over North America. Whether the Yankee payroll is 200 million dollars or 2 billion dollars, on opening day every team in Major League Baseball has the chance to reach the playoffs. There are 162 games in the season and there are 3 series in the playoffs. I don't care if you have 10 million dollars or over 100 million dollars it takes hard work to win consistently enough to reach the next level. I couldn't agree more with you. I'm tired of people bringing up the issue. People need to just let it go. If it was another person's favorite team (a la the Florida Marlins) they'd be all for "buying division titles" etc etc etc. But because it's the Yankees and not their OWN team, there's a problem. Hypocrites! As you said, there's 162 games in the season and EVERY team has the chance to win it all regardless of payroll. As you pointed out, it's been 5 seasons since the Yankees won one. Get over it people, you are continuing to beat a dead horse here.
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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/08/06 04:12 PM
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Originally posted by Irishman12: Exactly! So why do you continue to bring this issue up? I see YOUR team didn't win either (unless of course you're a bandwagon White Sox fan now)  [/QUOTE] So why do you continue to bring this issue up? :rolleyes: You really are a piece of work, repleying to you was really a waste of my time. I will not make that mistake again.
ONLY gun owners have the POWER to PROTECT and PRESERVE our FREEDOM. "...it is their (the people's) right and duty to be at all times armed" - Thomas Jefferson, June 5, 1824
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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/08/06 04:30 PM
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Good to see you back in town, FS.  Stick around for a while this time, will 'ya?
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Re: The REAL Truth is Finally Told
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01/08/06 06:52 PM
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Originally posted by fathersson: [quote]Originally posted by Irishman12: [b] Exactly! So why do you continue to bring this issue up? I see YOUR team didn't win either (unless of course you're a bandwagon White Sox fan now)  [/quote] So why do you continue to bring this issue up? :rolleyes: You really are a piece of work, repleying to you was really a waste of my time. I will not make that mistake again. [/b][/QUOTE] Thank you! We don't want any thread space wasted 
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