MLB 2011 season

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For Scott,  the whole feeling bad for Sheen thing made me think

...a lot Yankee fans don't like the style they've adopted over the last decade, but realize "what are you gunna do?"

I mean always a big money team sure, but the Yanks of the 90's were not 
this star studded lineup of freakish players, they just worked as an 
amazing team. 

That's the sad irony....ticket prices make it impossible for a normal 
family like mine to go anymore and what has been the result? The WS was 
great but 1 over 10 years? For having the payroll of a small country? 
Doesn't seem worth it. Hell, that WS only came after years of the team 
finally gelling anyway.

Sometimes management makes great moves, picking up utility players, getting steals, and moving up from lower leagues. It's just they go and negate it with the $120+ million contracts and insistence on getting at least one big name free agent. It's trickled down to the fans: after not landing Cliff Lee there was legit outrage, and so many callers said they expect and want the team to buy buy buy. Even if it wasn't an ideal fit (unnecessary) they just needed someone to be bought. 

I'd rather see them build a top farm system, continue smart moves and reduce buying the mega agents to drop that payroll. Smaller teams can make the playoffs every year, I think the Yanks can manage the same without equaling the national debt  

But as a fan, I also am happy that until the offense falls apart and  pitching start consistently blowing it, they lead the division 

Edited by JJLehto - May 04 2011 at 13:58