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john/z28jd How do you know Jeter never did steroids? Have you seen his size difference from his early years till now? Besides steroids arent just for bulking up,they improve stamina and the ability to heal quicker and if every home run hitter is scrutinized then why isnt every guy who plays every day? Basically no one has proof he never did them so i wouldnt claim he didnt or use it to prove a point when its been said over 50% of players were using at one time.
I do agree with Rhett that his stats are inflated by playing everyday in a lineup like the Yankees have bought thru the years. Its also ridiculous to compare any other teams payroll to theirs because the difference between the Yankees and anyone else is enough to buy another great team of players.Theyre basically working with 3 average teams worth of payroll,or 4-5 below average teams.Until baseball has a salary cap they will keep taking advantage of their seemingly endless means and BUY teams that will make the playoffs every year.With a salary cap of 120 million which could only be afforded by a few teams anyway the Yankees would lose any advantage because of the fact they spent wreckless, taking advantage of their fans who pay ridiculous prices to watch games.Why not spend wisely and invest money into making the neighborhood fans walk thru safer?
They actually havent bought a world series winner yet but they will one of these years and you dont have to be a Yankees hater to realize that.Also their payroll is 220 mil,they added 20 from the Phillies and didnt cut any,and if you want to be technical you would include the luxury tax which is a direct cause of their payroll,and they wouldnt pay without it being so high....so really theyre at 250+ mil.When they win again with a payroll of 125 or less ill give them some credit but until then i just call it how I and everyone else not blinded by pinstripe glasses, sees it.