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[gales0678]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

The Marlins bought two championships and in both cases had to immediately auction off all assets in order to make payroll the next season. They've hardly been competitive otherwise.

the atlanta braves made the playoffs more years in a row than the yankess, if that is not an example of how a mid market team can't compete you guys are hopless

the small teams have it tough , but that was the case long before george came into the picture

[slotdirt]

On what planet is Atlanta mid-market? Just curious.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by gales0678

the atlanta braves made the playoffs more years in a row than the yankess, if that is not an example of how a mid market team can't compete you guys are hopless

the small teams have it tough , but that was the case long before george came into the picture

Atlanta is freaking HUGE. How could they be a mid market team?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

Atlanta is freaking HUGE. How could they be a mid market team?

Yeah, but I don't think the owner had that much money?

[slotdirt]

Atlanta might have crappy pro sports fans (like NYC has crappy college sports fans), but it's the ninth biggest MSA and growing more and more every year. Not exatly mid-market. If that is the case, Boston is mid-market, as are Detroit, DC-Baltimore, and virtually every other metropolitan area that isn't New York, Chicago, or LA.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

the atlanta braves made the playoffs more years in a row than the yankess, if that is not an example of how a mid market team can't compete you guys are hopless

the small teams have it tough , but that was the case long before george came into the picture

They had a freakin superstation funding the team.

Let me explain it for you in simpler terms. If Scuds took over the Yankees and used his insane logic in putting a team together, they would still be competitive because they can just eat bad decisions. At least 1/2 of the teams in MLB would be crippled for years by one bad, Yankee-like contract.

The Red Sox are a lesser example but they too have the ability to pay way over market but they have usually not gone as far as NY, though the pitching signings they have made fairly recently are looking a little shaky (Dice K, Lackey, reupping Beckett).

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They had a freakin superstation funding the team.

Let me explain it for you in simpler terms. If Scuds took over the Yankees and used his insane logic in putting a team together, they would still be competitive because they can just eat bad decisions. At least 1/2 of the teams in MLB would be crippled for years by one bad, Yankee-like contract.

The Red Sox are a lesser example but they too have the ability to pay way over market but they have usually not gone as far as NY, though the pitching signings they have made fairly recently are looking a little shaky (Dice K, Lackey, reupping Beckett).

that was the case in the 20's and 30's , etc etc etc , it don't mean george made the game worse