Yankees for the 27th time.. WCs!!

[Jerhart]

Congrats on buying your 27th.

Haha...This is true. Baseball needs to be capped.

[Repsrul]

Maybe if the other team owners spent money on the team and put less in their pocket, they could have a better chance of winning. Look at how much money the Steinbreners give to MLB. Just because they pay a lot does not guarantee they will win.

[Jerhart]

Maybe if the other team owners spent money on the team and put less in their pocket, they could have a better chance of winning. Look at how much money the Steinbreners give to MLB. Just because they pay a lot does not guarantee they will win.

I think you need to look at the financial infrastructure of the marketability of franchises city to city.

...if it was capped, all franchises would have the same cap space to work with regardless of their market. When the NFL goes uncapped (unfortunately) you will see teams in the larger cities prosper, while small market teams such as Green Bay, Jacksonville, and so on will struggle...

[J.Vandegrift]

Maybe if the other team owners spent money on the team and put less in their pocket, they could have a better chance of winning. Look at how much money the Steinbreners give to MLB. Just because they pay a lot does not guarantee they will win.

I am sure the other teams would spend the same amount if it was possible. Being in such a huge city allows a massive amount of payroll flexability that other teams just don't have. You act like the smaller market teams owners are just rolling in profits. That is just not the case. Most usually are lucky to break even. Oh and the Steinbreners don't give that money to MLB out of the goodness of their hearts.

[Repsrul]

I am not saying a cap would not be a good thing. But even with the big salary they do have it took them 9 years to win another title. Just remember we where not the ones that started paying A-Rod 25million a year. Big salaries or not it does not guarantee a title.

Salary caps are good!

[Repsrul]

Oh and the Steinbreners don't give that money to MLB out of the goodness of their hearts.

I never said that Personally I can't stand Hal Steinbrener.

[reptidude1]

Yeah yankees woooooooooooo

[Jerhart]

I am just throwing this up there so others know what we are talking about...
On a side note, congrats to the Yankees, I really didn't care who won...I don't even watch baseball often because I think the sport being uncapped takes the strategy out of the game. Sure there is still strategy I know that...but I am talking about how a team decides on who and where to spend their money. When you have a bottomless wallet as the Yankees do...that strategy of how you allocate your payroll no longer exist...let's just buy everything! ...BORING.

2009 MLB Salary from http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/salaries

1. New York Yankees $201,449,289
2. New York Mets $135,773,988
3. Chicago Cubs $135,050,000
4. Boston Red Sox $122,696,000
5. Detroit Tigers $115,085,145
6. Los Angeles Angels $113,709,000
7. Philadelphia Phillies $113,004,048
8. Houston Astros $102,996,415
9. Los Angeles Dodgers $100,458,101
10. Seattle Mariners $98,904,167
11. Atlanta Braves $96,726,167
12. Chicago White Sox $96,068,500
13. St. Louis Cardinals $88,528,411
14. San Francisco Giants $82,161,450
15. Cleveland Indians $81,625,567
16. Toronto Blue Jays $80,993,657
17. Milwaukee Brewers $79,857,502
18. Colorado Rockies $75,201,000
19. Arizona Diamondbacks $73,571,667
20. Cincinnati Reds $70,968,500
21. Kansas City Royals $70,908,333
22. Texas Rangers $68,646,023
23. Baltimore Orioles $67,101,667
24. Minnesota Twins $65,299,267
25. Tampa Bay Rays $63,313,035
26. Oakland Athletics $62,310,000
27. Nationals $59,328,000
28. Pirates $48,743,000
29. San Diego Padres $42,796,700
30. Florida Marlins $36,814,000

[pavlovk1025]

That was pretty pathetic.

No doubt the Yanks were the better team. I would just like to see how many championships they would have if there was a salary cap like every other sport. At least the phils can afford a pretty good payroll, but half the teams in the league are eliminated before the first pitch of the season is thrown. You do admit that the yankees are at a huge advantage over every other team due to the size of their city and the type of salary they can afford to carry right? Just last offseason they spent almost half a billion dollars on free agent contracts.

Its all in good fun, I promise.

I dont care about the salary caps or lack thereof. I enjoy sports for their entertainment value, and to see my hometown team dominate other teams is a source of entertainment. I agree with you completely, perhaps if baseball were capped then it might come down to the skill of the players that you have, not the skill of the players you can afford. But that's boring. Just my opinion.

[Hyper Joe]

Congrats on buying your 27th. Maybe they can take their payroll over 400 million for next season.

Tell the Lakers that hehehehe