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Guest4913 (IP: 68.85.175.96)^996
Re: Yankees Finished '05 Season With A Record $207.2 Million Payroll 
1/7/06, 10:32pm (<font size=1 color=white>Last Edited: 1/8/06, 12:38pm</font>)
MY POINT is that it's not about the friggin' salaries. Its about how well your team is managed.

A lot of small market teams are mismanaged. The brewers used to cut payroll and live off the revenue sharing (and make money doing it -- forget being competitive). The Royals fucked up their own farm system, and don't make the most of their major league roster either. Look what the marlins did this year.

LOTS of small market teams can be competitive. The A's usually are. Ever been to a Braves game? No crowd, but they still win. Etc. Etc. Etc.

The point? Its not about how much you're paying players, it's how you manage the team.

In basketball you have five men playing at a time. A salary cap is easier to manage with a basketball roster than with a 40-man MLB roster. Good teams know how to draft and recruit players from abroad. They get good coaches/managers and play good baseball. They develop players and they win.

Once again, before you guys miss the point, i'll mention Oakland. They are ALWAYS a good team with good players.

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