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Posted By: barrysloate

Jay- I'm not criticizing Steinbrenner for not spending enough money or trying hard enough to win- my beef is with sinking huge sums of money into players who are near the end of their career. Put some money into some young pitching arms, and build up through the minor leagues. There's nothing more compelling than a young pitcher with a live arm. Kevin Brown should retire and I'm predicting that guys like Randy Johnson and to some extent Mariano Rivera have thrown a few pitches too many in their careers and I think as the season winds down you aren't going to see much production from them. I say Yankees miss the playoffs this year. And the Mets- well, they simply don't have enough talent, yet they could be exciting to watch if we could actually see them (their games are blacked out in NY because of a hissy fit between two billionaires).