do you think the NY Yankees are overrated with their huge payroll and weak pitching?
357805
They haven't won anything since their payroll went over 100 million.  George still thinks he can buy a championship and goes for the "trophy players" instead of building up their farm system.\n\nUntil they do something about their pitching, they may win a division but they'll never go all the way.
408937
The Yankees try to buy championships every year.  I see that $250 million payroll really work for 'em last year!  The White Sox won the World Series on the same amount of payroll for the team (about $96 million) as the Yankees first 6 starters in the Yankee line up!  Way to waste that money Steinbrenner!!!!
559701
you know what?  F all the yankee fans who are doggin on the royals.  i seem to remember a period in the 80's where your team was at the BOTTOM of the league.  paybacks are a bitch.  oh, and by the way yankees, how many world series have you won in the past five years with all that money?  KC has horrible ownership and does not use the shared revenues well at all.  but guess what.  kauffman stadium is great, seats are cheap, and if ever the royals beat the yanks in a series, who comes out wishing smith and wesson had streetside vendors?  in answer to the question, no.  the royals are one of the worst teams in the majors.  but they still go out, they still play, and i'm proud of that.
830769
Not really. They hardly ever got past the first round. I mean now that they have competition in the Mets they didn't even make the playoffs. I don't like the Braves for several reasons. The main reason is  Chipper Jones. He really gets on my nerves. The man makes millions but yet he can't play for little things for example his toe hurts. Johnny Damon played with a broken toe. I think Chipper is just a spoiled babied player. \n\n14 straight titles is impressive but not when you really look at how far they actually go...NOWHERE!
1116472
Considering that the yankees have NOT won a world series at all, not even once, in the 21st Century....\n\n...and the yankees continue to be losers in the 21st Century\n\nI'd have to say the other guys.
1033253
Yes, I agree. Torre's corporate management style has run it's course. The guys just do not seem to be having fun anymore. They always seem like guys just going to work, there's no fire. If you look at the rivals, the Mets are having a blast, they're always smiling & laughing, and they're having fun. Same with the Red Sox, especially the 2004 Red Sox, laughing & winning. It's a game, not just a business. \n\nI also agree re Sweet Lou, he would definitely bring some life to the Yankees, there might be some drama (there always is w/Pinella), but he would shake things up. Besides, Steinbrenner always likes hiring people from his past, and Steinbrenner & Lou have the history.
368935
Yankees are not going to be the best team in baseball for a while.
398906
A lot of pitching, No. Enough pitching, yes. The Yankees are a perennial playoff team and I don't see that changing. Their offensive is so explosive that they can win with a sub-par pitching staff.
396831
to the dude above me: you dont know anything bout baseball, your just a frontrunner who likes the Yankees cuz they win more often than not.\n\nHe doesnt even know the Yankees are in the AL not the NL, FRONTRUNNER!\n\n\nto answer the question, DEFINITELY YES! Chase Utley, Howard, J-Roll, Lieberthal (get fasano outta there), burrell, rowand, MADSON (yes, a pitcher lol), David Bell once in a while, Victorino, and Bobby Abreu.\n\nThey need some quality pitchers such as:\nJohn Lackey\nJake Peavy\nThey need Randy Wolf back from surgery\nand maybe a pitcher like a Tim Wakefield
348568
NO THANK GOD\nPedro is one of the biggest as Sholes in sports. The Yankees will NEVER have anything to do with that piece of trash of a pitcher. (He's not even that good)
1036943
The world of baseball would be a billion times better and more enjoyable if the Yankees didn't exist. George Steinbrenner is a jerk. Yankees fans suck too.
970135
Yes, it definately does. They have showed it recently before as well, going out and getting guys like Pudge Rodriguez, Kenny Rogers, and Magglio Ordonez. And with this acquisition, they filled the one glaring hole they had, which was a power home-run hitter who can fit into the middle of the lineup. If you remember from the World Series, they had trouble putting up runs. \n\nI think the GM Dave Dombrowski is trying to make this team a force to reckon with for many, many years.
529464
Red Sox. Yankees Suck. Randy Johnso sucks.  Josh Beckett is awesome.\nI absolutely agree with the overpaid losers comment- especially Johnny Damon, Jeter, and Jaret Wright
929525
I don't think they are smart enough to be the new evil empire. It also makes me laugh when I hear Red Sox fans make it sound like the Red Sox don't have a lot of money, or that they have a low payroll. I know that Boston's payroll is over the $119 million dollar threshold that baseball has set, thus they will have to pay a luxury tax too. Boston is loaded, but they hide behind the fact that the Yankees payroll was around $200 million last year. If not for the Yankees, Boston's would be the highest. Also, the Yankees dumped Sheffield and his $13 million salary, traded Wright  and his salary, and signed  Mussina to a smaller deal. They are down approximately $25 million from last year. Boston's payroll stands to increase this year, whether they sign D-Mat or not, as they are probably going to sign J.D. Drew, I'd love to hear Red Sux fans when they realize the payrolls are getting closer.\n\nAlso, everyone seems to think that Steinbrenner is still a big, scary, fire-breathing owner.  He is not.  He's 76, old, not in good health and no longer the man he was. If he were, Torre and his coaching staff would have been fired, and he would be after every free agent out there. Clearly Cashman is in charge, and making good financial decisions, and he also does not have the ego that Little Theo does. To me, it really does look like the Red Sox are the meaner team, and the "new evil empire".
469891
I think they are. But mainly in the field of baseball. When players go on strike because they are not getting paid what they think they are worth, which in most cases is grossly exaggerated, everybody gets mad. The players because " WE WANT MORE MONEY OR WE DON"T PLAY", the owners because they are losing money, and us fans, because they are getting paid for our entertainment. Every sport should be like football and have a salary cap. Did you know the New York Yankees are worth over 1 billion dollars? Isn't that a bit ridiculous? That's why they are so good. They can buy all their players. But every time they complain they get there way. PRO SPORTS PLAYERS ARE GETTING WAY TOO MUCH MONEY!!!!
531343
Yankees have more championships, more fans, and just a much classier organization.  SOOO, my answer is Yankees, red sox suck and they are just jealous of the Yankees fans and championships and money.
1169259
I think that a better question would be "Why would anyone like the Yankees?"\n\nThey spend more money by far than anyone else in all of baseball so they can win every year and they haven't won in the last 5 years. On top of that, they act like they're supposed to win as if it's their God given right, and their fans act the same way. They criticize other organizations for not having as much money as they do. All of their superstars become losers when they get to New York (A-Rod, Giambi, Randy Johnson, Sheffield etc). Management won't let them be themselves with their hair etc. They have no personalities when they get to NY.\n\nThere's just nothing to like and so much to hate. That's why the Red Sox have a nation and why the Yankees will always be hated by people everywhere.