Posts Tagged ‘New York Yankees’
2009 World Series Deserves an Asterisk
Written by Sadler on November 5, 2009 – 9:41 am -ED NOTE- I promise to write something like this only once a year.
The Yankees won the title. They had the best players. They deserved to win. Yes, they played by the rules, BUT DON’T EVER TELL ME THEY DID IT FAIRLY.
While Major League Baseball continues moan and groan over the effect steroids had on the sport and its records, there is still an unfair advantage when it comes to salaries. The New York Yankees spent $201,000,000 in player payroll this year. The next closest team was the other New York Team, the Mets, at $149,000,000. Then you can start lining the others up: Cubs, Red Sox, Angels, Tigers, Phillies, etc. All of their payrolls range from 135 mil to 113 mil. Read more »
Tags: New York Yankees, Payroll, Salary Cap
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