A-Rod: "I was tricked into buying illegal supplements"

[King Shizzo]

I don't think the Yankees are the worst example.   ARod yes - completely stupid contract.  But guys like Tiexiera, etc had the market set for them by other teams.  For example, Boston had 172 on the table for him.  Yankees beat it by 8M (1M per year)  to secure what appeared to be elite talent.   That's not an overpay - it's paying market price - he couldn't be had cheaper.
Plus, if you have a huge financial advantage and don't use it, that's bad business.  It's on baseball to fix the model.

I disagree here. Moneyball does have it's place. There are plenty of guys that are as good as Tiexiera at half of the price. Just admit that the Yankees are the Wal-Mart of baseball. They have so much money, they can afford to make a ton of shit decisions. Doesn't make it smart.

Yankees remind me alot of the Patriots actually. Remember those great teams from the mid 90's to the early 2000's?

Not flashy, just got the job done. Now, they think they have to get the biggest and best. All teams have a farm system.

[arce1988]

  Wal Mart   

[MikMaq]

I disagree here. Moneyball does have it's place. There are plenty of guys that are as good as Tiexiera at half of the price. Just admit that the Yankees are the Wal-Mart of baseball. They have so much money, they can afford to make a ton of shit decisions. Doesn't make it smart.

Yankees remind me alot of the Patriots actually. Remember those great teams from the mid 90's to the early 2000's?

Not flashy, just got the job done. Now, they think they have to get the biggest and best. All teams have a farm system.

Lol for a retard you  got it right. Yankees hire these guys for billboard purposes.

This is an example of where knowing nothing of the sport is useful.

[Grape Ape]

I disagree here. Moneyball does have it's place. There are plenty of guys that are as good as Tiexiera at half of the price. Just admit that the Yankees are the Wal-Mart of baseball. They have so much money, they can afford to make a ton of shit decisions. Doesn't make it smart.

Yankees remind me alot of the Patriots actually. Remember those great teams from the mid 90's to the early 2000's?

Not flashy, just got the job done. Now, they think they have to get the biggest and best. All teams have a farm system.

Yankees incorporate moneyball tactics too - look at Swisher.  Show stats said he stunk - advanced metrics like LD% and BABIP showed he likely had a flukey bad year and they got him cheap.

Sure they can cover their mistakes and they've made some bad moves, but all teams do.  The Yankees biggest mistake recently was NOT spending enough money - in the international FA market.  They missed out on Cespedes / Darvish / Puig / Chapman, etc...should have used their financial might to get a couple of these guys. Guys like Matsui, El Duque, etc were cornerstones in their insane run.

[King Shizzo]

Lol for a retard you  got it right. Yankees hire these guys for billboard purposes.

This is an example of where knowing nothing of the sport is useful.

You a Blue Jays fan? They made some fucking dumb decisions too 

[MikMaq]

You a Blue Jays fan? They made some fucking dumb decisions too 

Fuck no I fucking hate baseball, in fact jeter and AROD are the only two pajama wearers I could even name. Americans obsession with sports where there is no movement 95 percent of the time is astounding.

[King Shizzo]

Yankees incorporate moneyball tactics too - look at Swisher.  Show stats said he stunk - advanced metrics like LD% and BABIP showed he likely had a flukey bad year and they got him cheap.

Sure they can cover their mistakes and they've made some bad moves, but all teams do.  The Yankees biggest mistake recently was NOT spending enough money - in the international FA market.  They missed out on Cespedes / Darvish / Puig / Chapman, etc...should have used their financial might to get a couple of these guys. Guys like Matsui, El Duque, etc were cornerstones in their insane run.

Thats the point. Yankees (mostly high priced free agents, or aged home grown talent) are not in the playoffs.

The A's are a collection of young bucs, and older guys willing to play for the love of the game. The A's have been competetive for years like this. Cashman might need to change his business model.

[Grape Ape]

Thats the point. Yankees (mostly high priced free agents, or aged home grown talent) are not in the playoffs.

The A's are a collection of young bucs, and older guys willing to play for the love of the game. The A's have been competetive for years like this. Cashman might need to change his business model.

The point doesn't hold when the Yankees are only missing the playoffs for the second time in 19 years

[King Shizzo]

The point doesn't hold when the Yankees are only missing the playoffs for the second time in 19 years

That means things have to change.

[Soul Crusher]

Wiah someone could be tricked into paying me millions a year like Arod was