tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126503.post6051018518333148874..comments2023-10-07T09:41:09.740-04:00Comments on Random perspectives from Cleveland: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126503.post-69248318578840819702007-11-30T14:53:00.000-05:002007-11-30T14:53:00.000-05:00You guys keep talking about crappy organizations. ...You guys keep talking about crappy organizations. Don't you think those crappy organizations would be better if they had been able to keep their players?<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't Kansas City be better if it still had Carlos Beltran?<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't the Indians be better if they still had Manny Ramirez?<BR/><BR/>Not being able to afford to keep your players doesn't make you a poorly run organization. It just makes you poor. In this case the rich do get richer and the poor do get poorer.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10981298982022122553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126503.post-52646079496066937462007-11-30T14:49:00.000-05:002007-11-30T14:49:00.000-05:00Weird...I didn't mention another site, but you jum...Weird...I didn't mention another site, but you jumped to conclusions. Guilty conscience.<BR/><BR/>Another thing, hope this is "useful" enough for you. You are a baseball socialist. It's ridiculous to punish organizations who have built teams by forcing them to get rid of the majority of their players.<BR/><BR/>I'm for a salary cap, but VERY against the idea of rewarding crappy organizations with better talent because the field needs to be leveled.boilerdowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356708955038289503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126503.post-76813099629924001302007-11-30T08:25:00.000-05:002007-11-30T08:25:00.000-05:00I'm aware that it's a crazy idea, but I also think...I'm aware that it's a crazy idea, but I also think it would be pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>Yes the Indians would lose a lot of players. It would just be <I>cool</I> though.<BR/><BR/>There's a problem with your idea that some teams are just poorly run and their finances have no impact. Take Oakland. I don't think they're poorly run, but every year they're trading away their talent because they can't afford to keep them. That's a big problem.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10981298982022122553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126503.post-71446507785858598842007-11-29T19:45:00.000-05:002007-11-29T19:45:00.000-05:00You are certifiably insane. Yeah, wouldn't it be g...You are certifiably insane. Yeah, wouldn't it be great to re-draft all the players in MLB? Uh, no, not really. Then you'd lose a damn fair number of your quality players from the Indians. <BR/><BR/>I don't even know where to begin with your argument... but I will be sure to point out that "parity" and the salary cap aren't why the NFL is so immensely popular. The NFL is immensely popular because there are so few games and each one is critical for a team -- oh, and gambling. GAMBLING is what makes the NFL so popular. Not the salary cap. If it was the salary cap, then the NBA and NHL would be just as popular. <BR/><BR/>I agree there's a disparity -- BUT, the Yankees (and Mets and Sox and others) have their own regional sports networks that rake in millions.... should all that go into Steinbrenner's pocket? Would that make you happy? More revenue sharing? Okay, that's fine... but a cap would mean the Yankees (and Mets and Dodgers and Angels and White Sox and Red Sox and a bunch of other high-spending teams you always forget exist) would be limited to a certain amount and the rest of the money would go... where? Again, into Steinbrenner pockets. Fine, I guess, those are the spoils of owning a team. But it just doesn't seem like as simple a solution as you claim. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and the Indians went farther than the Yankees this year. And the Rockies made the World Series from the NL. Last year, the Tigers and Cards were there. The Astros were in in 2005. The Marlins in 2003. It happens, man. Despite what you want to believe, there actually is parity in baseball. Just because the KC Royals exist doesn't give them the god-given right to BE in the World Series. Same for the Devil Rays. They're poorly run teams. I don't think you can argue that. Maybe we should force Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein to run those two teams and put their front offices in charge of the Yanks and Sox. That'd be fun.J Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126503.post-49580096202836266042007-11-29T08:54:00.000-05:002007-11-29T08:54:00.000-05:00If you only had posted a useful comment instead of...If you only had posted a useful comment instead of pimping BS...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10981298982022122553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126503.post-60511843511703626832007-11-29T00:20:00.000-05:002007-11-29T00:20:00.000-05:00If only I knew of a sports blog site you could pos...If only I knew of a sports blog site you could post such thoughts...boilerdowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356708955038289503noreply@blogger.com