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Originally posted by Aadik
And the 60 mil difference between the Red Sox and the A's, or the Royals, or Marlins- well, that makes no difference right ? You're too smart to take that as the point Draven- the point being that the Red Sox have no business complaining- the core of their team was acquired from other teams who couldnt afford them due to payroll. They also match anyone in spending bar the Yanks- to argue that being able to match 28 teams for talent and outbid them is irrelevant as compared to 1 is somewhat ridiculous.
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I never said the Red Sox weren't a large market team and didn't have a significant advantage over most of the teams in the league. As a Sox fan I feel spoiled and somewhat guilty about it at times. I also consider myself fortunate because I root for a team that is able to spend the money to keep their core of players together and surround them with good complementary players that poorer teams can't afford to retain.
That said, anyone going up against the Yankees is an underdog. The huge amount of money that The Boss throws around gives the Yankees almost unlimited room for mistakes that would cripple other teams. It gets frustrating for me when Yankee fans refuse to see and/or admit this.