6
1614
Guest4900 (IP: 67.81.156.61)
drrubb^994
Re: Marlins will meet with officials in Portland, OR about possible relocation next week <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-1625">1625</a>]</b>
1/7/06, 7:00pm
And to me, no disrepect to baseball, the NFL is far more entertaining because you don't really know who is going to win the championship from year to year. Do you really think it is about good management? Do you think Joe Torre could have the same kind of success in Tampa Bay or Kansas City as he has had with the Yankees? I'll give Torre this, he is a good manager. But even I could manage the Yankees to a 500 record or better with their money, even though I have no managerial experience, other than fantasy football & baseball which obviously don't count. Do you think Torre could lead the Devil Rays to even just a winning record, say 82-80, with Tampa Bay's very low budget? Tampa Bay had Pinella as a manager. He is a very good manager also, atleast many baseball people believe so. What has he ever done in Tampa? You can't convince me that money has nothing to do with it. Sure, a mid range market team can get to the World Series once in a while, like the Astros & White Sox, but they can't do it or atleast challenge for it every season like the Yankees do. Bottom line, Steinbrenner & the Yankees have the money to put a winner on the field consistantly. It may not guarantee success, but it sure as hell helps! Small market teams do not have that luxury. It is way way harder for a small market team to compete like the Yankees or anywhere close on a year in & year out basis. 

[drrubb from Panama City Beach/Florida]
Replies: