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Originally Posted by Charley575
Teams like the Marlins, Rays, Royals, and Pirates have become glorified AAA teams for the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, White Sox, and Mets.
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I wanted to respond to this simply because you mentioned the Marlins. Jeff Loria, who is one of the biggest tools in the sport, has ruined that team and it has nothing to do with not being able to afford to pay players. He's made more profit off that team than any other team has in baseball. They're only a AAA team for other squads because Loria has chosen to be a cheapskate.
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Originally Posted by Charley575
And in between these two extremes you have all the other also-rans who seldom make a twitch on the richter scale of post season appearances.
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You mean like the Rockies, Tigers, Cardinals, Astros, Indians, Angels, A's, Padres, Marlins, Mariners, Giants, Twins and Diamondbacks, who combined have accounted for 9 of the 14 World Series teams in the last seven years and 18 of the 28 League Championship combatants in the same period? Or do you mean the
other also-rans?