For realOriginally Posted by HarlemToTheBronx
Damn, that shot of A-Rod hugging Jeter and crying choked me up.
So happy for my guy. I always knew he had it in him.
Originally Posted by briannnnn
the Yankees (and some other teams with high payrolls) CONTRIBUTE to the luxury tax that is then given to all the other teams who have cheap owners who dont want to spend money on their teams.
Easy, fellas. I come here in peace and hope Yankee fans are enjoying their title, it's been a long time comin'.Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend
Originally Posted by briannnnn
the Yankees (and some other teams with high payrolls) CONTRIBUTE to the luxury tax that is then given to all the other teams who have cheap owners who dont want to spend money on their teams.
Please elaborate more. I'm on the right track with arguing with my ignorant "friends" on FB that keep on trolling with the "buying championships" comments, but I just can't seem to articulate the concept correctly.
Best I could find right now (from the somewhat reliable Wikipedia) :Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend
Originally Posted by briannnnn
the Yankees (and some other teams with high payrolls) CONTRIBUTE to the luxury tax that is then given to all the other teams who have cheap owners who dont want to spend money on their teams.
Please elaborate more. I'm on the right track with arguing with my ignorant "friends" on FB that keep on trolling with the "buying championships" comments, but I just can't seem to articulate the concept correctly.
I hope to see y'all in the ALCS!Originally Posted by DeadsetAce
well...not much to say besides congrats to the yanks and their fans.
httb, old man onewearz, proshares, dsk, briannnnn, jrp, bk, jordan, yoda, true3blue, and the rest of the crew...congrats. you guys are the champs and obviously had a great year.
and next year, we'll be looking to take that #%+* back to boston
enjoy it tho. go party
phillies fans...keep your heads up...repeating is tough as hell, you guys at least made it somewhat interesting.
Originally Posted by SHUGES
Some random comments:
- Newspapers will be TOUGH to come by tomorrow. Just a heads up for the people who want several copies.... WAKE UP EARLY.
- Sorry to keep harping on it, but the Boss not being there just makes it feel incomplete. Not a Yankee fan, but I've always loved Steinbrenner's do-it-NOW attitude.
- Ecstatic for Alex. So many demons have been lifted.... I look forward to him having a GREAT year next year. Wish he was a Met. Especially since we could have had him.
- Gotta give Girardi his props too. He made ALL the right moves despite what the critics (YOU guys and myself at the start of the year as well) have said.
- Yes, MOAR pics are coming up shortly.
http://content.usatoday.c...alpayroll.aspx?year=2009Originally Posted by ERASCISM
Easy, fellas. I come here in peace and hope Yankee fans are enjoying their title, it's been a long time comin'.Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend
Originally Posted by briannnnn
the Yankees (and some other teams with high payrolls) CONTRIBUTE to the luxury tax that is then given to all the other teams who have cheap owners who dont want to spend money on their teams.
Please elaborate more. I'm on the right track with arguing with my ignorant "friends" on FB that keep on trolling with the "buying championships" comments, but I just can't seem to articulate the concept correctly.
But like the bloke said above, I was interested to see if they really have a 201m payroll or if they were just taxed tens of millions. I did not know money was distributed to smaller teams, I just thought it went to the MLB to use for programs and development overseas. I'm a Dodger fan, so I'm not gonna front on high payrolls.
Originally Posted by iLLcognito
Deadset...hopefully I'm celebrating with you in February.
Can't wait to hear WEEI tomorrow.
