For those who care about baseball

Originally posted by SSOK Originally posted by choopie911 Oh man, the other day a really dumb friend of a friend was surprised to learn that the players on pro sports teams aren't all from the city they're playing for. They honestly thought every Vancouver Canuck was from Vancouver.   If that were the case, the NHL would cease to exist. The Canadian teams would stomp on the US teams, requring two seperate leagues

NHL really should cut about half their teams though. Have more Canadian teams, and less teams in the USA...all in places where it is actually possible to play hockey outdoors.

Originally posted by choopie911 Oh man, the other day a really dumb friend of a friend was surprised to learn that the players on pro sports teams aren't all from the city they're playing for. They honestly thought every Vancouver Canuck was from Vancouver.

Originally posted by Reb Cpl Originally posted by Frozen Balls Oh, and if the Yankees didn't have all that money to throw around you could kiss the lower salary teams in the MLB goodbye, since the Yankees luxury tax wouldn't pay to keep their sorry franchises afloat. You just shot yourself in the foot with this one. So....the YANKEES money is keeping other teams going? Neat, but tell me what chance these 'sorry franchises' have to become anything but when they're being supported by a corporation like the yankees?

Maybe they don't deserve a team if they can't make a profit...

I played baseball for 6 years, never really watched it, but I've always hated the Yankees

Originally posted by Reb Cpl Originally posted by __sneaky__ Originally posted by jerseypaint Drafts and Salary Caps FTW. Keeps stars spread out and makes sports interesting. This wins thread.   My favorite team is whoever is playing the yankees that particular week. Amen to that. One of the reasons I like Baltimore so much is that despite being an awful team, they can (or at least used to) beat the yankees fairly regularly.

Whenever someone asks me my favorite MLB team, I always answer the Orioles. I might not watch now, but when I was younger I always rooted for them.

Originally posted by jerseypaint Drafts and Salary Caps FTW. Keeps stars spread out and makes sports interesting.

This wins thread.

Drafts and Salary Caps FTW. Keeps stars spread out and makes sports interesting.

Edited by jerseypaint - 03 November 2009 at 7:04pm

Originally posted by Frozen Balls Let's imagine that a salary cap existed. Do you honestly think they would be much worse? If all 30 MLB teams offered Mark Teixeira the exact same amount of money, I guarantee you he goes to the Yankees anyways.

I don't know how you can even say that with any amount of certainty. It you take money out of the equasion, what would be the draw to the NY yankees? Why wouldn't people stick to geographic or sentimental reasons for going to/staying with a team like the old days?

No, if you take away the millions, the yankees empire would collapse and you would have what could be an interesting sport again.

Perhaps their farm team is the biggest source for their roster, but their checkbook is what ties these people to them.

Think about it. Teams like the Brewers or the Padres....you're telling me that they're just awful, and the fact that other teams out there are offering a single player a higher salary than their entire roster has nothing to do with them gaining/retaining talent? If that's what you're saying, you're as blind a fool as the rest of them.

.....no offense.

Originally posted by choopie911 Haha, sucks for you Reb, I've had several discussions almost identical to your post above my last one. They just buy the best team, it's stupid.

Let's imagine that a salary cap existed. Do you honestly think they would be much worse? If all 30 MLB teams offered Mark Teixeira the exact same amount of money, I guarantee you he goes to the Yankees anyways.

Roster Breakdown: 25 players
Acquired by Trades or Waivers: 7  (28%)
Yankees Farm System Products:  12 (48%)
Major League Free Agents:  6  (24%)
Rule 5:  0.


Edited by Frozen Balls - 03 November 2009 at 6:45pm

Haha, sucks for you Reb, I've had several discussions almost identical to your post above my last one. They just buy the best team, it's stupid.