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So if payroll=talent=championships then Joe Torre absolutley sucks the last few years. His club spends 50% more than any other
New York Yankees $ 194,663,079
Boston Red Sox $ 120,099,824
Los Angeles Angels $ 103,472,000
Chicago White Sox $ 102,750,667
New York Mets $ 101,084,963
Los Angeles Dodgers $ 98,447,187
Chicago Cubs $ 94,424,499
Houston Astros $ 92,551,503
Atlanta Braves $ 90,156,876
San Francisco Giants $ 90,056,419
St. Louis Cardinals $ 88,891,371
Francona is getting solid contributions from his lowest paid players (Pap, Youk), while overcoming less than stellar results from Clement ($9.8M) Foulke ($7.8M) Tavarez ($3.3M). I dont think it's just money that wins rings. I'm not saying it's all coaching either but give the man his due. Best Sox Manager I've seen (Walpole Joe is a close second.)
I'm curious as to who you would rather have coach this team. I have a feeling he might be pissing some of these guys off from time to time. Only he's not like Ozzie "Hey, everybody, look, I have big cojones" Guillen. Keep it in the clubhouse, and outta the press.
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