The biggest sign of an uneducated Yankee hater is the most common insult, "they just buy their team." I hate this arguement more than anything else in the world! Seriously, the argument doesn't stand and here's why.1. Most of the time this arguement is given by supposed fans of the large baseball teams like the Red Sox, Braves, Angels, and many others. Here's the thing. Sure, the Yankees have the highest payroll, but they are followed closely by the Mets and then by Cubs and Red Sox according to USA Today who compiled the list prior to opening day 2009. If you're Marlins Fan, who had the lowest payroll prior to opening day 2009, I might let you make that arguement, but if you're a fan of one of the big spending teams, I don't want to hear it.
2. Money isn't everything. The Yankees didn't win a World Series for 9 years even with the highest payroll. Also, according to "Money Ball" by Michael Lewis, the Oakland Athletics refuse to spend mass amounts of money on their team and they make the post season almost every year becuase of young players fresh from the minor leagues and good managers.
3. The Yankees are one of the most generous teams in Major League Baseball. The Yankees are donaing $500,000 to the Haitian Relief Effort in addition to the $1 million that Major League Baseball is contributing. The Prime Minister said the death toll may be in the hundred thousands and MLB is doing their part to contribute. To donate to the Haitian Relief Fund log onto mlb.com and there is a link where you can donate money.
"The catastrophic event has devastated an entire nation and will have far-reaching effects in the worldwide Haitian community. The Yankees hope their donation will inspire people throughout the United States to do everything they can to aid the people of Haiti in their time of need." said the Yankees in a statement.
Here's a link to the payroll list
Go Braves!
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