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Originally Posted by whycough
The Yanks: $201,449,000 The Phils: $113,004,000 Big win there also, Yankee fans.
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I don't understand your meaning. Would you be happier if the Yankees kept their payroll at $115 million (or some other abritrary number) and just made an additional $85 million in bottom line profit? Should the money just go to George rather than the players?
The fact is that Steinbrenner has built a business that generates more revenue than his competitors. It wasn't that way when he bought the team.
The best players want to go to the Yankees because, yes, they know they'll make the best money in the business, but more because they know they'll be expected to win, AND they know that management will give them every chance to win, every year.
There are many other owners who have more money than the Steinbrenner family. They just choose to not spend it on their baseball teams. That's their choice, but the fans pay the price.
Anyway, if you don't like this system, suggest an alternative.