Jesus Christ you miserable people, who cares how much $ went back and forth, were you going to get it? No. So shut up and enjoy the damn moment - smiling is still free.

Every other team CAN win, the Yankees are SUPPOSED to win. That's the difference and most years, it doesn't work out for the Yanks but this year it did, so NO BITCHING.

The yanks may have the largest payroll, but when teams like the mets are rollin in $135 million a year, the least they could do is make the playoffs.

the payroll argument is bullshit. get some new material. the yankees are a new york legacy and in this case, this year, the best team.

I find the whole "bought the series" salary argument absurd. At the end of the day what ever you call it a club, a team, an organization, etc...the NY Yankees are first and foremost a business. They invest in great talent as well as develop talent in the farm system. It takes a lot of work for a team to win and "buying" a championship implies simply laying down cash and having it handed over to you. It's amazing that the anti Yankee contingent can so easily disregard all the hard work it takes to get there. As as for the "we" and "us" argument in every single interview the players thanked the fans. If you've ever attended a game at the stadium then you are very much aware that the fan support is vital to the dynamic of the team.

I'm a firm believer in the best team always wins and in this case it was the New York Yankees. Don't like the Yanks? Suck it up and move along.

the Yankees literally went from not making the playoffs to buying the three best free agents available by outbidding every other team to go on and win the world series. what is it about this argument that you don't buy?

The payroll argument was sure as hell brought up when the Yankees weren't winning it all. It was shocking when the team with the highest payroll failed to make the playoffs last year. That a low rent team like the Tampa Bay Rays even made it to the World Series-the heresy!!!! The Yankee nation was stunned! Something must be done. Cashman must invest and get more players!!!So when they finally do win the championship, their payroll can no longer be discussed? They invested approximately $50 million in three players-Burnett, Sabathia, and Teixeira. They didn't buy the world series, they bought the best available players—assembling a wrecking machine in the process.

Has anyone ever noticed that the Yankee-hating whiners who whine about the Yanks' payroll are somewhat akin to the affirmative-action whiners? Oh, they're richer than us, so we can't do as well...it's not a level playing field...boo hoo. Instead, of overcoming disadvantages, they whine about it.

Professional sports is not your typical business. It's not like Toyota having the upper hand on GM because of cash on hand. It's SUPPOSED to be a level playing field, and when it's not it undermines the integrity of the game/business/industry. That's why other pro sports leagues have salary caps, revenue sharing and the like.

and i'll take it a step further. the nba has a cap and there has only been 5 champions over the past 10 years.

As level as in any pro sport? When the Giants play the Eagles no one talks about money. But the Yanks outspent the Twins by over 200% and the Angels and Phillies by around 85% each. How that can be as level as a league where all the teams spend roughly the same on payroll is a mystery to me. And the fact that the Yankees spent poorly in the past doesn't mean anything. Have some more Kool Aid.

when the patriots play the lions does anybody think the lions have a shot to win? no. why is that? because they are an inferior organization that was run by a moron for years. if anything, the fact that the lions CAN'T spend their way out of their problems makes it that much more difficult for the lions to succeed.

and you proved my point exactly. the yankees spent stupidly for years and won nothing. do you have your numbers to back up your argument because mine are above, disproving your lame argument.

you lay out the same tired salary cap/profit sharing/socialist agenda and ignore the results of what ends up happening in the long run. all the cap does is make it easier for the best teams to win year after year because they know how best to manipulate the system to their advantage.

so until you can prove to me that more teams are winning in capped sports (thereby trying to argue that 8

It's irrelevent to compare how many different teams win in different sports. Basketball is all about a few players. Team Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen with the Three Stooges and they'll still win the title.

The Lions suck because they draft poorly, are coached poorly and play poorly. When the Patriots draft well, are coached well and play well that's not manipulating the system, it's performing better than their opponent. But they do it within a set of fair rules that apply equally to everyone.

And finally, while you can't buy championships you can buy yourself a much greater chance of winning one. The Yankees have proven both those things to be true.

just like i said, ignoring the be all end all, which is which system breeds more different winners. a level playing field should mean that more are successful, right? it is hardly "irrelevant" to state which league sees more winners. in fact, it is the most relevant thing there is in this argument. you are choosing to ignore the outcome of the system in place.

in baseball, if you suck, you are allowed to spend to stop your team from sucking. in football, if you suck, you're going to suck for a long time because nobody wants to play for or coach a crappy team.

Yeah, you're allowed to spend. But if you don't have the money then you can't.

when carl pohlad, owner of the twins died, forbes estimated that he was worth $3.6 billion. forbes estimates george steinbrenner's net worth at $1.3 billion. try again.

You can't fault a guy for not subsidizing the team with his own cash. I doubt Steinbrenner does that. None of them are in business to lose money. Show me that the Twins turn a $135 million/yr profit (the difference between what they spent and what the Yanks spent) that they don't invest in payroll and I'll be impressed.

glad you asked

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/33/biz_baseball08_The-Business-Of-Baseball_Rank.html

actually, steinbrenner does subsidize his team. the yankees turned an operating loss of $47.3 million last year while the twins turned an operating profit of $23.8 million. the most profitable teams in mlb last year were the florida marlins and the washington nationals, two of the teams that take luxury tax money from george.

does this discussion need to go further or will you start paying attention to the facts/outcomes?

I think this guy sums it up better than anyone:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ben_reiter/11/05/yankees.construction/index.html

Money isn't the only thing, but it's an important thing. Nice talking to you.

Yeah, and according to that chart the two teams that "lost" the most money are the Yanks and Red Sox, who both happen to own their own television networks. Where's that money accounted for? Gimme a break. Here's a chart that's more relevant:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=4054660

Sucks for Nationals fans, but what do you say to Royals fans? They could sink their entire $7 million profit into payroll and still not make a dent. In fact, all these other teams could spend until they just break even and they still wouldn't come close to the Yankees.

the fact is that there is a level playing field. as level as in any professional sport. the fact is there have been 8 world series winners in the past 10 years. in your precious salary capped/profit sharing league, the nfl, there have been 7 super bowl winners in the past 10 years. 8>7, meaning that the playing field is more level in baseball? because more teams have won?

kind of destroys your theory when numbers are involved huh