Since nobody ever mentions it here

[Soreali]

Allow me...





That is all.

[Bubba Grizz]

Someone kick a Field Goal?

[Thess]

Go Yankees!!!

[Trek]

What ever, I tried to start baseball conversation a few times but nobody here wants to unless their team is good....or wins. I gave up on it, same with hockey

[Aslanna]

Probably for the same reason nobody discusses golf or bowling: It's boring.

(add basketball to that list!)

[Canelek]

I hate the Phillies slightly more than I hate the Yankees, so grats them, I guess.

[Bubba Grizz]

Bowling Rocks.

[Kluden]

baseball is a terrible sport...games are too long, season is too long. I was a yankees kid growing up...and I still don't care that they won. I apologize for all the baseball hatorade.

[Winnow]

AZ Spin: Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Yankees in one of the best World Series ever in 2001!

[Jarori Bloodletter]

Both My Seattle teams SUUUUUCCCKKKKKKKK this yr.. /cry

[Dakanaf]

But the sounders are in the playoffs!

[Chidoro]

I'm a Yankees fan but this link says it all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKvoIe0xRs

[Gonzoie - Luclin]

I'm a Yankees fan but this link says it all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKvoIe0xRs

Just ask any Dallas Cowboy's fan how he feels since the NFL instituted a salary cap. Im sure that's how Yankees fans would feel if the same thing happened in baseball. Yankees have the ability and the money to buy out all the best players. Yes that makes you the best team.

As a Phillies fan im not bitter about the loss in the series. I don't watch baseball because of how uncompetitive it is, but I do follow all the local sports teams. I just want to say that before the first series game this year, I already gave Yankees the win in my book. I didn't give them the win because they were the better coached and managed team. I gave them the win because they are able to spend twice as much to get the best players in the game than any other team in the sport. When the Yankees win it is because they did well, and when the Yankees lose it is because they played poor. When a team can only beat itself, its time to put in a salary cap.

[Funkmasterr]

I'm a Yankees fan but this link says it all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKvoIe0xRs

Just ask any Dallas Cowboy's fan how he feels since the NFL instituted a salary cap. Im sure that's how Yankees fans would feel if the same thing happened in baseball. Yankees have the ability and the money to buy out all the best players. Yes that makes you the best team.

As a Phillies fan im not bitter about the loss in the series. I don't watch baseball because of how uncompetitive it is, but I do follow all the local sports teams. I just want to say that before the first series game this year, I already gave Yankees the win in my book. I didn't give them the win because they were the better coached and managed team. I gave them the win because they are able to spend twice as much to get the best players in the game than any other team in the sport. When the Yankees win it is because they did well, and when the Yankees lose it is because they played poor. When a team can only beat itself, its time to put in a salary cap.

Yet there still should be a salary cap. That or they break the league into teams that have a bottomless pit of money to pull from to pay their players, and teams that don't. It's not fair, sportsman like, and it sure isn't interesting or exciting to watch the Yankees win year after year.

This coming from someone who doesn't care less about baseball, nor do I watch it (aside from a Twins game or two ever year when work brings us).

[Chidoro]

Jesus guys, just enjoy the clip, it's a pisser. "The San Diego Padres have 8 year olds in the outfield" or "I'm expecting Ryan Howard to sign and agree to play 2nd" comeon haha

[Xyun]

The reason i don't care for baseball is because the championships are bought.

[Winnow]

The reason i don't care for baseball is because the championships are bought.

Yep! The Yankees pay the most money. Even AZ forked out mega bucks to get their World Series Championship and would have kept on winning but they couldn't afford it. At least they were able to scrape up enough $$ for one!

[Canelek]

The reason i don't care for baseball is because the championships are bought.

Bullshit! My Mets had ~$150,000,000 payroll last season and they finished 4th in the NL East! I demand recompense!!

[Keverian FireCry]

The reason i don't care for baseball is because the championships are bought.

This is true with pretty much every major sport around the world, no?

[Spang]

Baseball is for juicers.

[Xatrei]

I used to love baseball, and followed it very closely. Over the last 10-15 years, I've gradually lost interest, and now I don't really care at all. I watched the final game only because it was on the TV while I was doing some other stuff in my office. That was probably more baseball than I've watched in the last couple of years combined.

[Soreali]

The reason i don't care for baseball is because the championships are bought.

1997 Flordia Marlins... Then again in 2003..by beating the yankees...

[Trek]

The reason i don't care for baseball is because the championships are bought.

1997 Flordia Marlins... Then again in 2003..by beating the yankees...

LOL that is great, didnt the Marlins buy their win in 97? wasnt that Sheffeild, Brown, Nen, Alou, Bonilla, Conine, Henandez, Leiter, Devo....meh I remeber that team well. They bought the series then shipped out every one of those guys within 2 seasons...I think many the very next season.

[Soreali]

Actually most of those guys were home grown if i remember correctly. Same thing with '03... they never had the money to "buy" a championship.

[Trek]

Fine, lets see


Kevin Brown - spent most of his career in Texas up until his 2 years in Florida making 4.5million 96 - 97

Dennis Cook - Bounced around until his 1 year in Florida 97

Alex Fernandez - 7 years with the White Sox before signing with Florida in 97

Rick Helling - Rangers before his 2 years in Florida in 96-97

Al Leiter - Blue Jays before his 2 years in Florida in 96-97

Bonilla - 97-98

Alou - 1 year 97

Jim Eisenriech - 97-98

Devon White - 96-97

Gary Sheffield - 6 years with Florida


Sure there are some guys that where 'homegrown' But I would say a lot of them where brought in for 1 to 2 years right then.

According to the baseball almanac Florida had a total payroll of 52million which coincedentally was only topped by Atlanta (who beat them for the division title) in the National league. They also list Florida having a 1996 payroll of only 25 million and a 98 payroll of 19 million.


So the Marlins more then DOUBLED their payroll for the 1997 season, im going to go out on a limb and say they didnt win on homegrown talent....really I think that was one of the most shining examples of how to buy a world series, not a team to prop up as a big underdog. The very next year they shed 33 million in salary whixh is more then their total payroll had ever been up until 97.