The Pirates could have purchased a bunch of new talent & what did they spend their money on???? A new stadium.
They'd rather get the sure money from corporate boxes then roll the dice on better players for a run at the WS.
That's fact.
Hmmm, let's see. The NYY have broken no rules. To use as an excuse they win because they spend there own money to get the better players is nonsense. The other side of the coin is they PAY more to the smaller teams in revenue sharing then any other 2 teams combined pay. They are not only the most successful franchise in the history of sports as far as wins, they are the most successful franchise in sports history as far as earnings. Steinbrenner has taken a club he purchased for $10,000,000 in the early 70's and turned it into a $1,500,000,000 colossus. Yankee bashing is a tradition in America but all of it is born of pure jealousy.