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Originally Posted by Marberi
I'd really like to hear a logical, unbiased reason that would make the Boston Red Sox better than the most recognizable, popular and legendary sports franchise in the entire world.
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Real Madrid!?? How'd we start talking about them??
What is "unbiased" in your opinion? A Yankees fan? A fan of neither team?
As a fan of neither team, I too dislike the Yankees greatly. To be fair, most of my complaints about the Yanks would apply to the Red Sox as well.
The vast amounts of money these teams toss around has greatly disrupted the balance of the game. It's now nearly impossible for most other teams to hold onto their core (likely most popular) players.
Take the great Jeter for example (or any of the Yankees core players). If he had been drafted by the Pirates, do you honestly think they could have held onto him his whole career?
It's not just the ability to toss hundreds of millions of dollars to sign a single FA player. It's the ability to keep the players you develop yourself. Then there is the ability to sign drafted players. If money was no issue, do you really think Wieters would be catching for Baltimore now?
I'm afraid that if this trend continues where a handful of teams continue to suck up most of the talent, the popularity of baseball with the fans and baseball's ability to attract the top athletes will continue to drop. That's just plain bad for the sport as a whole.