What makes a ML baseball team?

[POINTER94]

The Yankee fans are beside themselves... I am very happy for them and I appreciate the desire to win. I do have a question, what is a world championship if they don't have Pittsburg, Minnisota, Montreal, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Tampa, and all the other small market teams competitive to the point where they are more than just an exhibition game to the large market teams.<br /><br />I guess if what it takes is unlimited resourses and revenues, large market television contracts, Radio deals, vending consessions, etc. I would have to look at this situation as an unfair playing field. <br /><br />No sour grapes here, I admire success, the stones and personal sacrifice it takes to accomplish it. My issue here is with the future viability of MLB. You can, at this time count on Boston, Chicago, LA, Atlanta, markets to field a team. But with the escalating salaries, (a bit rediculous) in a very short time there will be no baseball in greater than 50% of the existing markets. What would be the point. They would become, in reality the "WASHINGTON GENERALS".<br /><br />I don't have any good answers but I will say that my interest in MLB is at its lowest level ever. My team, Milwaukee, is nothing more than a farm club for the large markets. So why would we, as Milwaukee fans pay to watch what is esentially a farm team?<br /><br />I hope this works itself out, but it is a situation riddled with potholes, and anit-trust exemptions.<br /><br />Any thoughts...

 

[jtexas]

Re: What makes a ML baseball team?

Amen! Just another Yankee farm team here.<br /><br />If I had known back in 1993 that 11 years later the Rangers would send A-Rod to the Yankees I never would have voted for the tax increase that built the new Ballpark.

 

[KennyKenCan]

Re: What makes a ML baseball team?

POINTER94,<br /><br />I am a Yankees fan through and through, and I love the new line-up, but I think that you are 100% correct.<br /><br />I believe that there is a need for a salary cap on teams so that this cannot happen.<br /><br />It is really unfortunate that baseball feels that unlimited spending would create a better game...it does not, it degrades it!<br /><br />I feel that the unlimited salaries of the Yankees may produce the first undefeated team in baseball history, but where would the fun be in that???

 

[gaugeguy]

Re: What makes a ML baseball team?

Two words...Florida Marlins.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: What makes a ML baseball team?

There ain't no one on the face of this earth that is worth what they pay them players.<br />That is what has happened to the game.<br />Pay big salary, break finger nail and out rest of season, who cares, still get paid. WRONG!!!<br /><br />That's what's wrong.

 

[mellowyellow]

Re: What makes a ML baseball team?

while I agree with previous points, there have been<br />many teams in recent years who have spent the big<br />dollars and have nothing to show for it...<br />(look at NY rangers)<br />u just play better 4 some reason when u put on the<br />pinstripes? lotsa older players at the end of their<br />career end up a bronx bomber, but for some magical<br />reason, they always do better than expected?<br />the opposite is usually the case!<br />why?

 

[tylerin]

Re: What makes a ML baseball team?

Good question Mellow, if I had to answer it I would say Coaching. I don't think people know how good Torres and Zimmer really are.

 

[gaugeguy]

Re: What makes a ML baseball team?

Baseball is more individualized. Sure coaching makes a big difference (Grady Little killed us), but in baseball the manager doesn't have to get the players to gel together and play as one like in football, basketball or hockey. The Yanks have the best players, they will be awesome. Other sports teams that have the big names and payrolls NY Rangers, LA Lakers have lots of individual talent, they just don't play well as a team.