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10-11-2005, 08:53 PM
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I'd say it more like a hot head stating a soft opinion 
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10-11-2005, 08:56 PM
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Oh GOSH! My job is so rewarding!!!
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Originally Posted by Buckeyeskickbuttocks
Blame MLB for that, not the Yanks or the Sox. That's one of the great things about the NFL, the way it's organized. MLB could learn a lesson or two about league managment if Parity is the goal.... actually, even if Parity is not the goal, MLB could learn a lesson or two from the NFL.
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Fair enough, but the benefactor of the lack of parity is the Yankees, therefore they get my hatred. The league management is so poor that they are almost undeserving of hatred for the joke of a league they have allowed to develop, with steroids being their latest blunder (why should I even believe they are testing players, when I know the next positive test will just be even more detrimental to their "popularity"?)
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10-11-2005, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Golferdow01
I'd say it more like a hot head stating a soft opinion |
sorry, i can't continue discussing this with a non-athlete like yourself.....my team is playing in the playoffs  |
10-11-2005, 09:01 PM
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I just want to state that I understand why so many people hate the Yankees. But, if you look in history, the years that the Yankees do well tend to be some of baseball's most popular years. The Yankees generate more money for other teams by traveling to their stadiums and selling out their games than the teams make playing other teams. One problem that exists is that since unlimited spending is allowed, certain owners don't spend the money they should and pocket it.
I'm not saying that unlimited spending should be allowed, but since it is, the owners need to compete better. So many owners make tons of $$$ off Steinbrenner forking over luxury taxes, but they just pocket it.
There are definitely problems in the current system, but I think many owners could handle it better. Overall, the Yankees hold baseball together pretty well, and the sport would suffer if it were not for their success
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Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27
sorry, i can't continue discussing this with a non-athlete like yourself.....my team is playing in the playoffs |
See BN27, these are all tedginn05 statements you are making...I'm waiting for something a little more thoughtful to come from your mouth...
Good luck to your team by the way 
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10-11-2005, 10:01 PM
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jesus gd, im just [censored]ing around.
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10-11-2005, 10:04 PM
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Jeebus BN...check out the smile in my last post, here's another more apparent one 
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10-11-2005, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Golferdow01
The Yankees generate more money for other teams by traveling to their stadiums and selling out their games than the teams make playing other teams.
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Maybe they should try selling out their own games first..
The last I had seen, a couple of months ago, they Yankees had only sold out 33 of 66 home games, that is truly pathetic.
For a team with that kind of payroll, star power, and winning percentage they should be sold out years in advance.
Look at the Tribes sellout streak, back at a time when baseball wasn't the most popular sport around (just after the strike), they went years selling out every game.
11+ million people cant sell out a stadium the same size as The Jake, thats bad.
But, I am sure they will buy another team for next year and make another run at the World Series, yawn.
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I looked it up, from the yesnetwork.com
"The team leads the league in total home attendance and average home attendance (50,455 in 80 dates) and has had 42 sellouts." (as of Sept 24th)
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