Just give the Yankees the championship already

1)Carl Pohlad Owner of the Twins, Net worth 3,6 Billion

2)Lewis Wolff & John Fisher Co-Owners of the A's Net worth 1.2 Billion

3)Robert Nutting Owner of the Pirates Net worth 1.8 Billion

Bring the correct information when you are arguing for the poor and unfortunate. Sorry, but as I stated earlier, the great Yankees once had empty stadiums, losing 100 games a year and did not have a cable station (local TV WPIX).

Braves do that thing too...Every Wednesday night. It's worth the price...but not as exciting as a Yankee game. Thats something the Mets should have done from August on...you know...when they were already out of it.

And the Yankees are treating the fans nicely. Yesterday they opened the gates at the Stadium so fans  could watch on the big screen. No charge for seats...sit anywhere you like. Thats pretty classy. Sure it's still $5.50 for a dog...but it's the thought that counts.  Not sure if they did that for the night games but I just remember hearing about it yesterday.

I'm so glad we're on the same side.

Ah DanTos, don't take it so personally. I know you like to root, root, root for the home team and all that but you know nothing about me as I know nothing of you. Let just stick to the facts of sports and not get personal, ok?? It's all good because in the end YOU must realize that we both will never make as much as the players and WE still have to go to work in the morning!!

I am from small market Wisconsin.  I have been a lifelong Yankee fan.  Why would I want to root for the small market Brewers.  The commisioner of MLB used to own that team and his tight ass let many GREAT players go to greener pastures.  I prefer to watch a quality product, and Mr. Steinbrenner isn't breaking any rules paying for quality!

Seriously? He died in 2009. What about last season, and the years before...you know...when he was alive. Not too long ago.

He died Jan. 6, 2009. His sons are running the team. Did you think they found a buyer in 6 months???? Come on Dude, you're making this too easy for me. If I told you that if you go to the Forbes list for each team and that their revenue exceeded their expenses then what would you say?? Why do you think the owners will NEVER open the books?? Come on Dan hop on board on the reality train!!

Sparky I read your posts everyday but hate to respond to any of the "it's easy to root for the Yankees" "The Yankees buy their Championships" blah, blah, blah crap. Yes I wish I grew up in Detroit and root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and Lions....... wait can I trade the Lions for the Bills???

Isn't that why you hire a general manager? And if he speant 200 million in one year, they'd be getting more than 70-80 million. Who doesn't want to see a team who wins 90+ games?

I wouldn't mind giving up the Bills and Jets... I'm a Giants fan. They are my main concern football wise.

The Steinbrenners were a huge ship building corporation when George bought the Yankees. He paid all his fathers debt and took the firm out of bancruptcy. And with the money from the Yankees, he REINVESTED the profit into the team. Again, if the other owners will treat it like a business and try to be successful and not like a trophy to hold up and say this is mine then too bad.

What do you want DanTos a loan from MLB??

So there it is .... the age-old question:

Should a Yankee fan even be considered a good fan of baseball, considering the spending advantage the Yankees have now, even over other big market teams?

Since I live in NJ and I personally know many Yankee fans and Met fans, I will say the answer is YES. Me personally? I can't get into rooting for Goliath. I was a fan of both teams since the mid-80's, until the Yankees finally figured out how to spend to win in the late 90's, and by 2000, when the Yankees won their 4th WS vs the Mets, I just couldn't get into rooting for the Yankees anymore. It was boring.

BUT ... for some reason, there are many baseball-intelligent Yankee fans in NJ who don't mind the advantage and they don't get bored. I don't know why, but that's the way it is. And by the way, most of the Yankee fans I know are not bandwagon fans. I actually have not even met a Yankee bandwagon fan in years. Maybe that just says I need to get out more, haha. Or, maybe all the hardcore Yankee fans who act like superior jerkoffs live in NY, and not NJ.

We only have cerebral schools here in NY. You know like Columbia, NY University, Cornell. But you're right if it didn't cost $500 a square foot for real estate we could turn one of our cow fields into a sports factory disguised as a University!!

For me Beantown85 once you crack the 100 million mark, you're not a "small market" team. The Phillies spend that much with the intentions of winning another World Series. You must apend money to make money.