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Posted By: tbob

I used to pull for the BoSox, being an infracanineophile (addicted to pulling for underdogs) but I couldn't this time. The Sox have the 2nd biggest payroll in baseball and have lost their appeal to me as that doomed and tormented bunch of guys who need my suport. With the Cards shelling out major bucks to bring Larry Walker on board, the 'Stros throwing around money to pickup Clemens, Petite and Beltran, the Cubbies tossing around their own huge money, only the Twins and A's have been contenders lately while trying to keep their payroll in sane limits and developing their own players through the draft and their farm system. The Twins have been my team since their beginning in 1961 when they moved from Washington, but I root hard for the A's now also. Maybe next year the Pirates will challenge also. Now their's really a team for underdog lovers to get behind