How bout those bronx bombers baby
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It make some people very happy others miserable.
Kinda like Earl Strickland, Jack Nicklaus (years ago) Ali (years ago and sadly still today), Mike Tyson, John McEnroe. I think you get the point.
Paul Mon.......a fan from age 4, a fan 4 ever
And when you say "The Yankees threw more money at him than anyone else could" you really meant to say, "The Yankees threw more money at him than anyone else thought they're team was worth."
I hate to break it to you but George is nowhere near the richest MLB franchise owner. He just spends the most.
How about Carl Pohlad who owns the Twins? This guy is one of the richest men in America who is worth something like $3 billion and he pockets the luxury tax he gets from the Yankees. Reportedly, Pohlad is the richest single MLB team owner. Are you saying he doesn't have the money to spend?
How about the true richest owners in baseball? Let's start with Liberty Media that owns the Braves along with Starz and significant holdings in Viacom and Time Warner (Time Warner owned the Braves before Liberty). Then there's Nintendo which owns the Mariners. Surely, the Yankees are no match for those bundles of cash.
George loves his team more than life itself. Albeit, he's an idiot manager and the kids might be worse but there's no denying his passion. George isn't even rich enough to make Forbes but he'll sell everything else before he sacrifices the Yankees.
Well, then. That explains it. :grin-square:
All good things come from my neck of the woods! It's the place where champions are made. :wink:
Wow I guess thats what happens when you buy an all star team.
Alright brother.......BOMBERS ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!
And for all who said we bought a all-star team, well, ummmmm.....Yea ok your right............LOL LOL LMAO
Liberty Media has pretty much locked our payroll at about $90 million, which means that we were never going to be able to re-sign Tex, who ended up going to the Yankees.
And a corporation owning the team is a lot different than an individual - we're part of some entity's bottom line, which means the less they spend on the Braves, the more they pocket.
So don't go saying that we've got a rich owner. We're more like a division within the company.
If only we could buy a championship...
Sorry but the NFL will not have a salary cap next year... looks like it's going to be like baseball very soon with the Redskins and Cowboys being like the Yankees!
The Yanks are great and they should be. They are the highest paid as they are among the best players, but they still have to play as a team. Hope that they keep winning it.
I really don't care who wins. Doesn't help my life or pay my bills but is good entertainment and doesn't really cost me anything as I can't afford to go to any games. Although we do indirectly pay for it thru the advertisers. That is why I don't buy anything that is advertised because I can't afford that either so I buy the cheaper no brand stuff if possible. Bud and Miller would be a lot cheaper if they cut their advertising budget but that is also why they are so successful, because they are both the largest advertisers. I can only afford to drink Old Milwaukee, Milwaukee's Best or Pabst and that is when someone else is buying. I have cheap friends. :lmao: :yeah: :rotflmao:
I really don't care who wins. Doesn't help my life or pay my bills but is good entertainment and doesn't really cost me anything as I can't afford to go to any games. Although we do indirectly pay for it thru the advertisers. That is why I don't buy anything that is advertised because I can't afford that either so I buy the cheaper no brand stuff if possible. Bud and Miller would be a lot cheaper if they cut their advertising budget but that is also why they are so successful, because they are both the largest advertisers. I can only afford to drink Old Milwaukee, Milwaukee's Best or Pabst and that is when someone else is buying. I have cheap friends. :lmao: :yeah: :rotflmao:
