World Series: Phillies vs. Yankees

[Franchise]

Originally Posted by PantherPaul

Bat for bat the teams IMO are the same.

didn't Howard set a strikeout record? can't have your best bat do that in the world series

[PantherPaul]

Originally Posted by Franchise

didn't Howard set a strikeout record? can't have your best bat do that in the world series

He either broke it or tied for the record by Willie Wilson. All around player I'd say Utley is the best Phillie. Average, Homeruns, RBI and defense.

Time to choose a new avatar

[Franchise]

Originally Posted by PantherPaul

Time to choose a new avatar

not really, because baseball stretched out the playoffs so much, it will be spring training before you know it.

[PantherPaul]

Originally Posted by Franchise

not really, because baseball stretched out the playoffs so much, it will be spring training before you know it.

True, but I usually change my avatar by the sorts season. Maybe a Tarheel 100th anniversary or National Championship avatar

[K-Town Rocks]

Congrats to the Yankees on # 27.

The Phillies had a great team but so did the Yankees.No doubt the two best teams in baseball this year met in the world series.The team that leads the majors in wins usually doesn't win the world series.The Yankees did this year.

It would not surprise me to see these same two teams in the series again next year.

[Golden Hammer]

Originally Posted by K-Town Rocks

Congrats to the Yankees on # 27.

The Phillies had a great team but so did the Yankees.No doubt the two best teams in baseball this year met in the world series.The team that leads the majors in wins usually doesn't win the world series.The Yankees did this year.

It would not surprise me to see these same two teams in the series again next year.

I think you'll see the Yankees continue in their tradition of playing in 33% of all World Series games as long as they continue to be willing to spend twice as much as other teams and more than the bottom 5 in payroll. Championships bought are the sweetest ones!!

[PantherPaul]

It's a catch 22. the players will fight a salary cap and the owners probably don't want it because teams like the Royals and Pirates have no intention of actually trying to win. They would rather trade off players when they are ready to cash in and will happily take the New Yorks and Bostons luxury tax money. I don't have a problem as much with the Yankees spending almost 100 million more than the Phillies to get to the Series but it is not IMO good for baseball when you have teams spending so much more and less than the average. If they want to spend so much why not just cut the number of teams in half and let corporations take over the teams and spend to their hearts content

[karlrocket]

Originally Posted by Golden Hammer

I think you'll see the Yankees continue in their tradition of playing in 33% of all World Series games as long as they continue to be willing to spend twice as much as other teams and more than the bottom 5 in payroll. Championships bought are the sweetest ones!!

It's how you spend your money. The Florida Marlins were a competitive team most of the year with the lowest payroll in the majors. They were still in the wildcard hunt going into the final month of the season.

Florida 87-75 record with a $36,814,000. payroll.

[dig-it]

Yankee and Phillie fans had a blast but the rest of the country don`t care. Baseball, like other pro sports, are pricing themselves right out of the market.

[Golden Hammer]

Originally Posted by karlrocket

It's how you spend your money. The Florida Marlins were a competitive team most of the year with the lowest payroll in the majors. They were still in the wildcard hunt going into the final month of the season.

Florida 87-75 record with a $36,814,000. payroll.

My grandmother smoked her whole life and lived a ripe old 93.....like the Marlins, she's the exception to the rule.

If you are really trying to say the Yankees spending twice what almost every other team spent has nothing to do with them winning the WS....you're out of your mind. Imagine what the Marlins could have done with 210MM.

[karlrocket]

Originally Posted by Golden Hammer

My grandmother smoked her whole life and lived a ripe old 93.....like the Marlins, she's the exception to the rule.

If you are really trying to say the Yankees spending twice what almost every other team spent has nothing to do with them winning the WS....you're out of your mind. Imagine what the Marlins could have done with 210MM.

No, I'm saying the Marlins put together a competitive team on the lowest payroll in the majors. They got "more bang for the buck" than most of their MLB counterparts. Until this year, the Yankees weren't getting the best return on their investment. They overspent every year, & finally achieved what they always set out to do:buy a championship!

[Golden Hammer]

Originally Posted by karlrocket

No, I'm saying the Marlins put together a competitive team on the lowest payroll in the majors. They got "more bang for the buck" than most of their MLB counterparts. Until this year, the Yankees weren't getting the best return on their investment. They overspent every year, & finally achieved what they always set out to do:buy a championship!

It's not the first one they have bought.......

[K-Town Rocks]

I think the Yankees won 20 world championships before they even had free agency.So they actually won championships more often before free agency came into effect.

[Golden Hammer]

Originally Posted by K-Town Rocks

I think the Yankees won 20 world championships before they even had free agency.So they actually won championships more often before free agency came into effect.

You probably want to take a look at how the pay system worked then....Yankees bought every farm prospect as well.

[karlrocket]

Originally Posted by Golden Hammer

It's not the first one they have bought.......

Maybe the Cubs should try it one time!

[K-Town Rocks]

Originally Posted by karlrocket

Maybe the Cubs should try it one time!

The Cubs actually had the 3rd highest payroll in baseball in 2009.A lot of good it did them.Not even a playoff appearance.

The Mets had the 2nd highest payroll in baseball in 2009.They had one of the worst teams in MLB this past year.Spending lots of money doesn't mean automatic success.

[karlrocket]

Originally Posted by K-Town Rocks

The Cubs actually had the 3rd highest payroll in baseball in 2009.A lot of good it did them.Not even a playoff appearance.

The Mets had the 2nd highest payroll in baseball in 2009.They had one of the worst teams in MLB this past year.Spending lots of money doesn't mean automatic success.

It's a shame isn't it? Alot of money being spent on players who aren't producing!