| Yankees all the way
and about the yankees buying all their championships, 5 of the yankes 9 regular starters (Bernie Williams, Jeter, Soriano, Posada, and Nick Johnson) all came up through the farm system and were not "bought". Same with Andy Pettite and Mariano Rivera. Plus, we havent won a championship since making our recent blockbuster free-agent pick-ups (Mussina in 2001, Giambi in 2002, Matsui and Contreras this year). The reason why the yankees have won so much is because of their home-grown talent (and the fact that george can afford to keep them). Before signing Mussina, the yankees didnt really have any huge free agent signings since Tino Martinez in 1996. Lots of little signings, but nothing huge
but yeah, i know the yankees payroll is astronomical, and i'll be the first to admit its ridiculous. but george makes a lot of money. and i'd rather he put it into the team than keep it all for himself |