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Re: Mike Sweeney claims to have been offered the 'juice' by K.C. teammates in '99 <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-1708">1708</a>]</b>
1/14/06, 11:54pm
     I don't really despise the Yankees per se.  My opposition is more directed towards George Steinbrenner and his sleazy tactics.  Overall, the Yankees have a fine history with Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and so on.  One of my favorite baseball movies of all time is "61", which depicts the trials and tribulations surrounding Maris and Mantle when Ruth's home run record was broken.  Unfortunately, Steinbrenner has tarnished much of the Yankees stellar reputation for the past three decades.  The team I really despise is the one from the Bay Area with the Halloween costumes.  They haven't won a single ring since their move to the West Coast, yet many of their fans have a pompous attitude and think that the Giants are God's gift to baseball.
     But, seriously, Mike Sweeney's latest revelation is more proof that a salary cap is needed in the game.  A small-budget team still can't compete with the Yankees even when several of its players are all juiced up.

[Jaydawg from Tarzana/CA]
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