Sick of tired of people saying you bought your way to the World Series...?

Question

Listen it's not my fault my city is huge and we pack our stadium and our owner is not pocketing all his cash and is paying big money for good players and has a general manger who knows how to deal with good players to get them here... So here's an idea to those fans who say the Yankees and Red Sox buy there way to the World Series... Get more people to come to your game and then you will be able to afford them too... Anyone Agree or Disagree?

Answer 1

That's a sour grapes argument.
The only team who bought a world series is the YANKEES in the late 90's and that is because they did it at a time when the sport hadn't adapted to a team with unlimited funds in a booming period of free agency. Now with the luxury tax & profit sharing buying a WS is all but impossible. It's all about drafting well and getting the right mix of free agents and veterens on your team...which the RED SOX have been doing since the new ownership took over in 2002. Half their team is guys they brought up through their farm system!!!
Plus, the RED SOX wouldn't even have to spend a fraction of what they do now if they weren't in the same division as the YANKEES, I'll bet the AL EAST spends more than any other division in all of baseball and that is directly attributed to competing with NY.
If you don't spend here you'll end up like the D-RAYS in the basement!
The fans of the 2007 AL CHAMPS BOSTON RED SOX willingly pay the highest ticket prices in th eleauge in one of the smallest parks in baseball because they know the money is going to help the team compete is the toughest division in ALL of baseball.
If you think the RED SOX "bought" this AL championship or their 2004 WS title look at the names on the rosters and point it out....it's all about chemistry not $$$!

Answer 2

I don't hate, and you are right. Spending that much money shows you care about the game and want to win. Dodgers are my team and I don't see why the Dodgers can't be a power house. It's L.A, spend that money, pack those stadiums and lets win some World Series. We have the best Sportscaster in the business, a beautiful ball park, 2nd most populated area in America and we can afford to purchase these big bats and strong arms. I don't want the Dodgers to go all Yankees buy all superstars and old washed up pitchers. I want a good manager that can give us grinders (Youkilis type), stars, good pitchers, and average players. I think too many superstars ruins the unitiy and that is what is preventing NY from getting to the World Series.

Answer 3

Well the main reason the Red Sox have spent so much is that they HAVE to in order to keep pace with the Yankees...the Yankees still had about $60 million up on the Red Sox this season (which is the payroll of entire teams in the league), and the Red Sox still got first place and to the WS while the Yankees once again whimpered out in the ALDS without putting up much of a fight.

The Red Sox still have some bad contracts on their team...JD Drew, Lugo, Coco Crisp...these are all guys they brought in and have been pretty bad (though Drew may have saved them in this series). And Daisuke has been extremely inconsistent for how much they paid to get him, he really needs to turn it around if he isn't going to be a complete embarrassment to the franchise. But they have also brought up some great young players, guys like Pedroia, Papelbon, Youklis, Ellisbury...not only do these guys all look very promising, but they've all shown up big time in the postseason.

But hey, the Yankees set the bar ridiculously high, and the Red Sox had no choice but to spend all they could to compete, and since they have a much smaller market than the metro NY area and a much smaller ballpark, they had to do everything they could to raise more money (cram seats into the stadium, put additional advertisements all over, etc.). It's going to pay off big time if they can win another WS.

Answer 4

I'm a Jays fan, but I hold no grudges towards the Sox and Yankees spending money to win titles. I think you're simplifying it a little by focusing only on attendance, though, because there are much bigger factors like local TV contracts that have a huge impact on spending ability.

I'm not a proponent of a salary cap, because I think baseball is a business in which the business owners should be able to invest what they like in their businesses. I have no problem with a luxury tax and revenue sharing, but a true cap won't work unless all the owners agree to work in a format similar to what the NFL has done, and I don't see that happening.

If your team wants to spend to win, more power to them. If the Jays were to do the same, I'd certainly be cheering such a move.

Answer 5

its not the sox fault that they sell out their games while the other teams cant afford to get +30,000 to every game...only when a team has a breakout year do the fans start jumping on the bandwagon. How bout the rockies? They got lucky to their way to the world series beating a dbacks team that doesnt even come close to all the teams in the AL postseason! SOX will always have money...whereas luck will eventually run out!(watch the world series to see what i mean...)

Answer 6

Obviously the argument hits close to home for you because you know it's at least partially true. The Red Sox used every advantage they had to put the team together and that included the ability to outspend almost every other team in MLB. They still had to win the games, but having the money to spend helped. Money isn't everything...but it's a lot.

Answer 7

Eh, it's just a copout, really...anyone can attempt to buy whatever they want, but as long as the players have the talent, drive, determination, desire, and, maybe just as vital, the mental toughness to succeed, then it's all these qualities that separate the truly special teams from those that may be lacking in some capacity.

Answer 8

I think the problem is that if you have bench-warmers who would be starters with other clubs then it definitely skews the odds in your favor.