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1 posted on 12/15/2008 6:29:54 AM PST by Publius804
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Yea Baby leave it to the Yankees. SPEND SPEND SPEND! Can’t wait till April!


2 posted on 12/15/2008 6:35:04 AM PST by angcat ("When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe".)
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Baseball sucks.

The sport most of us grew up on is a farce of what it used to be.

Steroids.
Fake Records.
Mercenary Free Agent System.

The Cleveland’s, Milwaukee’s, Pitsburgh’s, KansasCity’s etc. can never compete on a consistent basis. They have been made the minor league’s to develop talent for NY, Phil, La etc.

The Yankees are just the final nail in the coffin of a once great sport.

Long live the Yankees.
Baseball is dead.

Note: The most successful sport competitively and financiall is the NFL. Get a salary cap before baseball dies.


3 posted on 12/15/2008 6:35:59 AM PST by rbmillerjr (2012: A GOP Conservative or I'm out)
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Meanwhile...on the "other side" of town....


4 posted on 12/15/2008 6:36:38 AM PST by musicman
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They can try to buy a WS but at some point they could have a bunch of guys making $20 plus million a year who are all over 30 years old and some pushing 40. Those guys break down and tie up roster spots. Burnett has a history of injuries, Sabathia is only going to get bigger, if they want Manny then they have to deal with his BS and while Texiera is a star player he hasn’t played in NY where expectations run high.

The Yankees would be a hell of a lot better off by returning to their model in the 90s where they developed great players and filled in some gaps when and where needed.


5 posted on 12/15/2008 6:43:46 AM PST by misterrob (Smooth talkers win at singles bars and in politics .. often with similar outcomes for the listener)
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I don’t have a problem with the money they spend. I’m sure many would like to have that luxury. The issue is that throwing money around doesn’t create a championship team. The last few years have demonstrated that. It doesn’t matter how much talent is on the roster if that talent doesn’t compliment each other.

I’m not a Yankees fan so I’m content watching them do this, but at a certain point you’d think Yankee fans would demand develepment of good players within their system instead of big pay days for star players.


8 posted on 12/15/2008 6:56:04 AM PST by Soul Seeker (Gov. Sarah Palin '08 -- President Sarah Palin '12)
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And, no, San Diego is not doing this to clear cap room for LeBron James in two years

Is this author an idiot?

10 posted on 12/15/2008 7:00:37 AM PST by Osage Orange (Congress would steal the nickels off a dead man's eye's...............)
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Before long, the federal government is going to call the NY Yankess and ask for a bail out loan from them to save the USA, since the Yankees seem to have more money than Fort Knox has gold!!!


15 posted on 12/15/2008 7:17:04 AM PST by RetiredArmy (My home is protected by the 2d Amendment!! Locked and loaded.)
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I have no problem with the Yankees spending. Clearly you cannot buy championships ... and with the starting rotation they had last year, they could use the help.

AJ Burnett’s overrated ... and Sabathia isn’t as good as that contract makes him seem. That being said, I’m glad CC Sabathia’s out of the NL Central.

SnakeDoc


16 posted on 12/15/2008 7:39:08 AM PST by SnakeDoctor ("You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas." -- David Crockett)
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To: Publius804

LeBron James is playing baseball for San Diego?


19 posted on 12/15/2008 8:00:11 AM PST by egannacht
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Stop going to the ballpark. That’s easy because the new stadiums in NY will cost a fortune to attend.

Stop watching baseball on cable or satTV. Call your provider and cancel your local baseball network and don’t buy MLB Pass.

Stop watching baseball on commercial TV. Boycott products on TV that advertise baseball games.

Start grassroots activism will stop tax payer money financing new stadiums without owner contribution.

Support little leagues. Support minor leagues. Support college baseball.

Do these things and you will regain power over this monster.


20 posted on 12/15/2008 8:15:39 AM PST by egannacht
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