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Originally Posted by Elmo
Maybe not this year but statistically speaking, buying championships does work, the yanks are proof of that.
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The red sox might be a better example. With the exception of nixon and varitek, almost everyone on the roster has been bought within the last few years. Not to mention, five players on the yankees' active roster have never played for any other team other than the yanks. If you look at the last time the yankees won the world series (2000), there were seven players then that have only played with the yanks. Facts and figures do show that the yankees obviously pay an insane amount of money on their players, just because they can. The red sox, on the other hand can't afford to pay their players as lucratively, however, they purchased a lot more players at a lower cost. If you look at it on the other hand, if the red sox did have the same money as the yankees, do you honestly expect that the red sox will still pay what they're paying now, or would they make the same offers the yankees make. All in all, the yankees pay more for fewer players, while the red sox pay less for more players...with that in mind, in order to beat the yankees, you gotta be the yankees; especially in this day and age where baseball, sadly, is now becoming more and more business-minded, rather than it just being a game.
Lastly, I think this rivalry has taken a turn for the worst, it probably started off innocently, but lately, after living in boston for the last two years, I can see that it's much more than a simple rivalry, it's full-blown hatred that should be toned down a lot. You guys beat the yankees, and finally got your world series trophy in an epic postseason series that no one will ever forget, now what more do you need?