[PGR88]

90% of the time, seemingly across all major professional sports, bringing in the the aging ‘star’ to put a team “over the top” is an expensive failure

The failure is even more pronounced when that “star” is expected to revitalize a failing team.

Of course there are examples of success, but IMHO, it usually starts with fan-base excitement “We got XYZ on the team!” sells tickets and jerseys, but ends with anger and disappointment.

[Dartoid]

So true. 1993 KC Chiefs. Montana and Marcus Allen.

[Gil4]

90% of the time, seemingly across all major professional sports, bringing in the the aging ‘star’ to put a team “over the top” is an expensive failure

It only takes one exception (Tom Brady to Tampa) to make idiots forget all the failed examples.

[Alberta's Child]

In recent decades, the only team that seemed capable of making that operating model work was the New York Yankees of the 1990s. They had a solid core of young home-grown players (Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera), but one of the keys to their success was that they were able to bring aging veterans on board who still had some value and were more than willing to check their egos at the door and accept whatever role they were given.

Guys like Wade Boggs, Darryl Strawberry, Cecil Fielder, Dwight Gooden, Jimmy Key, David Cone, etc. all seemed to resurrect their careers and be important contributors to those teams.

From everything I've read about that teams, this was mostly attributable to the quiet managerial style of Joe Torre and the respect he commanded among his players.