Another Reason to Hate the Yankees?

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » February 17, 2004 9:10 am

Okay listen... I agree that you have to build the best team you can and I'm not one of those whiners screaming that this isn't fair... But good grief!Check this crap out!

Yanks might sign Maddux too now?

ESPNRadio here in the city is also saying that he is close to signing....

ZeroDuval · Post by **ZeroDuval** » February 17, 2004 9:19 am

AS IF, people need another reason!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » February 17, 2004 9:28 am

ZeroDuval wrote:AS IF, people need another reason!

Yep... That's okay though.. Cause the Yankees are gonna look pretty silly when the team across the river takes it all this year!!! (Yeah right!)

tommcat327 · Post by **tommcat327** » February 17, 2004 9:33 am

WHAT I FIND SILLY IS THAT PEOPLE GET PAID THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PLAY A F*&KING GAME!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » February 17, 2004 9:38 am

tommcat327 wrote:WHAT I FIND SILLY IS THAT PEOPLE GET PAID THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PLAY A F*&KING GAME!

Sorta like getting paid to post on BN all day eh?

i hear ya dude...

BuPHett · Post by **BuPHett** » February 17, 2004 10:18 am

I refuse to argue the point with anybody..anybody that attempts to justify the Yankees actions is a complete moron..is this baseball or Monopoly?

tommcat327 · Post by **tommcat327** » February 17, 2004 10:30 am

BuPHett wrote:I refuse to argue the point with anybody..anybody that attempts to justify the Yankees actions is a complete moron..is this baseball or Monopoly?

MONOPOLY IS MORE EXCITING

bumper · Post by **bumper** » February 17, 2004 10:33 am

Unfortunately Steinbrenner has ruined the game for the sake of inflating his own ego. Much the way Charlie Finnley tried to manipulate the 70's Athletics.

Okay,,I cannot resist..no cheating..who was Finnley's liason in Oakland while he was "mostly" out of town??

DrunkenIrish · Post by **DrunkenIrish** » February 17, 2004 11:01 am

this is good, right? Cuz if the Yanks keep abusing the broken system and keep snatching up all the good players because of their pile of money, baseball will HAVE to institute a salary cap, right? Right? Gawd, it would be nice to see the Brewers do well!

Pencil Thin (inactive) · February 17, 2004 11:29 am

DrunkenIrish wrote:this is good, right? Cuz if the Yanks keep abusing the broken system and keep snatching up all the good players because of their pile of money, baseball will HAVE to institute a salary cap, right? Right? Gawd, it would be nice to see the Brewers do well!

Not necessarily. MLB has tried to even the tables by instituting a luxury tax if you are over a certain amount on your payroll. This has not even made the Yankees or George blink. I heard that the amount the Yankees had to pay in Luxury tax last year, was somewhere in the range of $60 million

That number was more than several teams entire payroll

To me, baseball salaries are and have been, just like the giant snowball heading down a steep hill. It keeps getting bigger and gathering more speed, but when it finally comes to a big nasty crash....(which will be soon)....it ain't gonna be pretty. Especially for the fans

bumper · Post by **bumper** » February 17, 2004 11:33 am

Pencil Thin wrote:
DrunkenIrish wrote:this is good, right? Cuz if the Yanks keep abusing the broken system and keep snatching up all the good players because of their pile of money, baseball will HAVE to institute a salary cap, right? Right? Gawd, it would be nice to see the Brewers do well!
Not necessarily. MLB has tried to even the tables by instituting a luxury tax if you are over a certain amount on your payroll. This has not even made the Yankees or George blink. I heard that the amount the Yankees had to pay in Luxury tax last year, was somewhere in the range of $60 million That number was more than several teams entire payroll To me, baseball salaries are and have been, just like the giant snowball heading down a steep hill. It keeps getting bigger and gathering more speed, but when it finally comes to a big nasty crash....(which will be soon)....it ain't gonna be pretty. Especially for the fans

Agree, the strikes have taken phans to other sports, me included. For those who grew up with pinstripes and baggy uniforms have no taste for tight fitting polyester, diamond earrings and gold medallions that could knock a tooth out.

DrunkenIrish · Post by **DrunkenIrish** » February 17, 2004 11:35 am

Pencil Thin wrote:
DrunkenIrish wrote:this is good, right? Cuz if the Yanks keep abusing the broken system and keep snatching up all the good players because of their pile of money, baseball will HAVE to institute a salary cap, right? Right? Gawd, it would be nice to see the Brewers do well!
Not necessarily. MLB has tried to even the tables by instituting a luxury tax if you are over a certain amount on your payroll. This has not even made the Yankees or George blink. I heard that the amount the Yankees had to pay in Luxury tax last year, was somewhere in the range of $60 million That number was more than several teams entire payroll To me, baseball salaries are and have been, just like the giant snowball heading down a steep hill. It keeps getting bigger and gathering more speed, but when it finally comes to a big nasty crash....(which will be soon)....it ain't gonna be pretty. Especially for the fans

A tax just makes money for the league, it does nothing to cap the spending for each team, it's just a penalty. It'll be simple, you can spend X amount of money on players. End of story. We've made it work for football, certainly we can save baseball.

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 17, 2004 1:39 pm

DrunkenIrish wrote:this is good, right? Cuz if the Yanks keep abusing the broken system and keep snatching up all the good players because of their pile of money, baseball will HAVE to institute a salary cap, right? Right? Gawd, it would be nice to see the Brewers do well!

I think Bud is scared of Steinbrenner.

TheSecretsInTheCrust · February 17, 2004 2:32 pm

Ilph wrote:
DrunkenIrish wrote:this is good, right? Cuz if the Yanks keep abusing the broken system and keep snatching up all the good players because of their pile of money, baseball will HAVE to institute a salary cap, right? Right? Gawd, it would be nice to see the Brewers do well!
I think Bud is scared of Steinbrenner.

Ya think

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » February 17, 2004 2:47 pm

UPDATE: The latest report is that Greg Maddux has denied that the Yankees are one of the teams he is interested in. It is believed that it was just a rumor with little or no truth to it... But, who the hell knows... It is the Yankees! I'm surprised they haven't signed a Babe Ruth clone that no one knows about to a multi-year contract....

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » February 17, 2004 2:51 pm

When Maddux left the Cubs as a free agent he took less money from the Braves because he didn't want to play for the Yankees. The only way I see him coming to NY now is if no other team makes him a reasonable offer.

bumper · Post by **bumper** » February 17, 2004 5:26 pm

Okay give up? the liason hired by Charlie Finnley to keep him abreast of things while he was out of town..was......a very young 14 year old(if I remember his age) Stanley Burrell......aka

MC Hammer

Can't touch this.......

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » February 17, 2004 6:24 pm

nycparrothead wrote:Sorta like getting paid to post on BN all day eh?

Payed to post on BN? Where do I sign up?

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » February 18, 2004 10:22 am

I hated em when they won THE war

NYlandshark · Post by **NYlandshark** » February 18, 2004 1:39 pm

BuPHett wrote:I refuse to argue the point with anybody..anybody that attempts to justify the Yankees actions is a complete moron..is this baseball or Monopoly?

26 world championships. Justification enough!