Baseball 2009

One game away from # 27. But not counting my chickens yet. I remember the 2001 World Series ooooo so well....

Sorry for not getting here instantly. Had to go harass all the belligerent Phillies "fans" that were around here yelling.

Phillies played well, gave us a run for the money but in the end...
Number TWENTY SEVEN!

Glad to see Mo get another one, and especially Jeter. No one deserves it more

Damn Yankees.............

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Yawn Yankees....

Greg W wrote: manofmystery wrote: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!   Been a tough 9 years (can't believe I was only 16 when they last won), what with having to watch those #$%^ing *&^%#$%^ers in boston get to celebrate twice, but it's great to see the World Series title back where it belongs.   been a good year for me sports wise   You're bitching about 9 years?? I'm a Cubs fan. Try waiting 100 years.Sheesh!   Congrats to the geniuses in NY for spending like a trillion dollars on the team and winning.   Baseball is f**ked up. Too long of seasons.November 4th is when it ends?? In a few years it will stretch to Thanksgiving! Pitchers and Catchers will be reporting in 11 weeks.!!?. Selig has really destroyed Baseball.    I'm done with it.

I am a fan of Cleveland sports. I win for constantly being depressed.

JJLehto wrote: I was waiting for someone to use the whole "Yankees buying a team" thing. I dont like it either,but that's how it is. You guys know if ANY other team had the same resources they'd do exactly the same thing. Besides f*ck yall. The Yanks core has been intact for years, and they developed quite a few of their players. CC, AJ, and Mark were just the final pieces to the puzzle. Not to mention all the lower name players they grabbed. Yanks finally built a TEAM this season.

Did they not also renew A-Rod's contract for a sum greater than most countries' gross national product?  The thing that is most strange about it though is that the Mets, Jets, Knicks, Rangers, and Islanders all have a shot at the same financial resources and advantages, but they all suck.  The Giants are the only other New York team that is competitive, but they really don't go out and buy the best players either. 

I hate to say it because I am all for free market, but I would really like to see a salary cap in baseball.  They did it in Hockey, and now the Red Wings, who used to be the Yankees of the NHL, have been brought back to the pack.  They can no longer go out and buy the best players available like they used to before the cap. 

Evolutionary_Sleeper wrote: JJLehto wrote: I was waiting for someone to use the whole "Yankees buying a team" thing. I dont like it either,but that's how it is. You guys know if ANY other team had the same resources they'd do exactly the same thing. Besides f*ck yall. The Yanks core has been intact for years, and they developed quite a few of their players. CC, AJ, and Mark were just the final pieces to the puzzle. Not to mention all the lower name players they grabbed. Yanks finally built a TEAM this season. This.

False. Back when Wedge was with the Indians he would have bought a team full of prospects then trade away the good ones.

EH. I was about to go on about how I do like the idea of a salary cap, but until then we have this system...most other teams would do the same....yadda yada

I don't really care. I'm just going to say this:
Jeter, Posada, Pettitte, Mo veteran yankees (Andy had that brief stint with Texas but fine)
Matsui the MVP....Yankee his entire career. Cano, Cabrera, Gardner, Coke, and Hughes all brought up through the Yankees farm system.
Aceves was NO big name player.
Marte and Nady were acquired with minor league players, Harriston and Hinske were no big name players, acquired by the Yanks for very little. Swisher was traded for a utility man.

I've made the point. The Yanks core has been intact for years, many of their players have been developed or acquired with out the BUY BUY BUY method. Sure there's A-Rod, Damon, and for 09 CC, AJ and Mark. But lets not say its ALL the team....we all love money. But a player still has the choice.

CC LOVED cleveland and was honestly upset about leaving. (Took out a full page ad in the paper thanking the city and fans). Why do it then? Because who could turn down $130 million? I could! I think he was making enough already.....
And besides player greed and the need for more money, anything think good players would still go the Yanks for the historical factors? And players who enjoy the history of the game are ones you want.
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