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Well, since you're being anal about this non-point

LOL. Non-point is right. You made an assertion (that the Yankees "abuse the system" that you cannot back up. All I did was demonstrate that fact.

take away a few of the Yankee's better players and replace them with league average players so that the payroll is similar to the next teams below them (who, btw, are also way above the rest of the field)...are the Yankees as good as their competition? Hell no, they wouldn't even make the playoffs this year.

LOL. OK. Yeah, take away some of the Yankees talented players and replace them with not-as-talented players, and the Yankees won't be as good. LOL. You should be a GM. That's brilliant. But of course, it has nothing to do with business.

First, there is no cap on payroll, so there is no reason for the Yankees not to set their payroll wherever they choose. Second, the question isn't what the Yankees can do with the same amount of money as the next team. The question is what is the return on investment. Are the Yankees making money hand over fist? Yes. Are they a winning ballclub? Yes. End of story. All the rest is applesauce. If the Mariners can operate their business at a profit with an 80 million payroll, good for them. If the D-Backs do it at 90. Fine. The bottom line is return on investment. The Yankees are getting that. End of story. LOL.

But I'll say it again, I would like to see some form of revenue sharing or cap to make the franchises more balanced in their resources. I'd like to see the Royals hang in there.

Conversely, I made the point about the Lakers winning titles with room enough to spare in their payroll to add the likes of Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, and Dirk Nowitzki and there would still be 2 other teams right with them. Why shouldn't I respect a title earned this way much more than vice versa?

You can respect whatever you like. It's a free country.

Yeah, LOL is right. You asked me to quantify a subjective opinion, which I did anyway despite the fallacy that you can't make a subjective opinion an objective fact...when called on that, the best you could do was a bunch of LOL's...figures. If that's the best you got, I rest my case.

Shhh...what's that noise? That must've been the sound of my point going way over your head. I think you need to add a few more LOL's...and the business side, which I wasn't even talking about but what the hey, if the Yankees can make a profit with a $300 million payroll...great...but remind me again, why should I care?