Do you guys wanna know why the Yankees will win it all on 2007?
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haha good logic... go yanks!\n\nalso, half the people who have answered this question are idiots.  the yankees did not have close to a 350 million dollar payroll. shut up.  you're also an idiot because there is a "salary cap"-- it's called the 20% penalty that we pay each year for being over the $200 million limit.  and also, i agree with the person who said that they are sick of one-year wonder teams.  guess what, cardinals fan, you guys choked on a BIG dick in 2004 in the world series.  what happened there?  everybody talks about the yankees losing to the sox but that was a pretty big choke on st. louis' part.  in fact as i recall, they were ahead a combined 4 innings or so throughout that whole series.  so congratulations, you beat the fucking tigers who were able to overtake a ragtag, piecemeal yankee lineup in the division series that was different from the closing day roster.\n\nand tigers fans, enjoy this series loss cause it's the closest you're going to get for a long time.  we just took three of your best farm pitchers, and what did you get in return?  cortizone boy and his enormous contract.  he's gonna retire in 2 years anyway, so that was a great investment on your part.  i agree with the person who said that it's ridiculous to be "happy we made it."  but i guess no one but a yankees fan would understand that, because no team has ever been or ever will be as dominant as we are.\n\nin summation, you're all a bunch of mediocre fans with a mediocre knowledge of the game who root for mediocre teams.  go yankees.
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Yankee fan here.\n\n#27 in 2006!
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They will win the WORLD Series this year.\n\nThey are destined. It is fate. It's thier turn to win it all.
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Absolutely behind u on that.Some of these smaller cities have but one news paper,so naturally NY would dominate.Besides there is a lot of money behind them and they want to keep their jobs.It has been biased from day one.If these smaller franchise could spend money on players like the Yankees have, they wouldn't have won all those championships.
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Buying a championship is a myth. Only a couple teams have done it in history. Even the Yanks in 77 & 78 had a core of home grown players or players that came over in trades.  Think about it. \nGuidry, Dent, Chamblis, Randolf, Nettles, Lyle, Munson, Rivers, Pinella, the relief core except for Gossage and most of the revolving door of starters were trades or from the Yankee farm system. \n\nThe Yankees dynasty epitimized and was the blueprint for many other teams to build WS teams in the 00s.  It was small ball team work. The few big name sluggers that were signed turned into disasters or very ho hum players. Chili Davis was not a major contributer. Strawberry at best was a distraction, Knablauch was troubled his entire stay with the Yanks.  El Duke could only pitch in the post season. Fielder never did much as a Yank. \n\nGuys like Wetteland, now he was important. But also not a free agent. \n\nMost of the key team came from the farm system or trades. Rivera, Pettite, O'Niel, Jeter, Possada, Martinez and Williams. The Yanks added Cone who helped fuel the team. From there they filled in holes with free agents like Boggs and Wells. Little guys came up big every year.  Shane Spencer one year came up big for the Yanks. Chad Curtis on multiple years came up big for the Yanks. Great play to fill in for injuries, broke slumps, carried the team when it was at it's lowest. Then went back to riding the bench without a complaint. Sojo, Leyritz, Brosus, Raines are some others that came off the bench and provided crucial performances. \n\nMendoza practically created his own role. His ability to be both mop up and short relief and take important starts was amazing. In some years Mendoza was the most important pitcher on the Yank's staff. It was like have three effective pitchers all rolled into one. Mendoza another Yankees farm prospect that came up big for the Yanks. \n\nThe Angels were one of many teams that created pretty much a duplicate of the Yankee's success and found their way into the WS.  \n\nOn the flip side look at the 80s Yankees,  The O's much of the 90s, the Diamondback's first attempts, the Rockies, the Cubs the Mets year after year. Teams that spent big and came up empty or worse. Sometimes sub .500.  Then you have teams like the Twins, Royals, Angels who have one of the lower payrolls in Baseball at the time winning a world series. \n\nWinning takes pitching, defense, timely hitting or a solid offense and most of all a team spirit. So many teams sabatage themselves by collecting flashy stats that do not produce wins.  Without the utley  kind of player a team like the Phillies can have all the Burrels and Howards they want but they are not going to win many games. The Braves made it to the series or league championship year after year after year while often not having more than a couple star hitters on their entire roster. Some years Chipper Jones WAS the Braves entire offense. They won with defense, pitching and team spirit. \n\nSo it is with great amusement I watch the Mets stock up on junk players. They have pulled a Stienbrenner and the mess that comes of it next year will be a zoo like the 70s and 80s Yankees were. The Redsox are another team that has mostly met with frustration trying to buy a world series. Year after year one of the top five payrolls. Year after year disapointment. When they did finally win a series the core team was home grown sox , pickups and trades not free agents.  \n\nSo buying a WS is almost impossible. You have have to have the core team to start with. One that's played together for a time, who give incoming players a foundation to fit into. You have to choose team players mostly not flashy selfish players. Teams can win despite the flashy players but very talented teams have been sunk by such players too. \n\nTo keep your core players you have to open up the pocketbook. The Astros have been wizards at keeping players for below market salaries. Biggio and Bagwell ga
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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.
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Let me be the first to put it in print :\n\nCongratulations to the NY Mets 2006 World Series Champions !!!!
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Here's a beauty:\n\nhttp://www.terryroy.com/yankees.html
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It is true that they're the hottest team in baseball right now, and I like their chances of staying hot throughout the year.  They're pitching has been on fire recently, and some young prospects have emerged which is also a good sign.  Combine that with the timely hitting of David Ortiz and they should be able to make a World Series run.
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I hope it is because those die hard Yankee fans need a lift after seeing this year's team falling behind. Of course, they live in the past anyway.\n\nGo Red Sox!!
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If it was just about the payroll, then the Yankees would win every year.  (Their payroll is almost double that of the Red Sox, by the way.)  I do agree that watching the game should be fun, although for me the rivalries are part of that fun.  It's a shame that some people take it too seriously and ruin it for other fans.
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detroit is my fave team.  even when they were crappy, i still stood by them.  i dislike the yankees becuz they always win.  it's high time detroit rises out of the fog they been in since the 1990s.
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Greetings from inside the Yahoo Brain in New York City!\nHope you're catching the live webcast at: http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html !\n\nWhile I'd love to say the Yankees will win, unless they pick up Barry Zito soon, it's not going to happen.\n\nGotta love those St. Louis Cardinals.\n\nHope this helps!\n\n--J.
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As a Tiger fan I can tell you none of them are ready for The Bigs.\nThey won't be ready for the Majors until 2008 at the earliest.\n\nIf the yankees do bring them up they are chancing hurting their arms and rushing thier progress.
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The Yankees are the best organization in the history of sports. They have a great tradition. Going to Yankee Staduim is like going to heaven.
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YANKEES RULE!!!!!!!\nU gotta admire thier morals and code of conduct set by the owner. No long or facial hair. They get the most becuz they are the most. There is more pressure put on that to perform each and every season. They are in the spotlight 24/7. Take it from a baseball coaches wife-no one likes the winning team or coach.
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See, the real deal is that yankee fans aren't passionate. Red Sox are the MOST passionate fans in the world. Before we won it all in 2004, we waited 86 years. We stuck with our team and never gave up. A lot of really really good players never got to see a championship(Ted Williams). The rivalry between the Sox and yankees is the best in sports, and the yankees have NO respect. They are selfish losers who need to stop thinking they are still the best. Last I checked, the RED SOX won the world series last between the 2 teams. The YANKEES are in the doghouse. I got one question for yankee fans: can AAA players, mostly those in the  bullpen, win enough games and keep up the pace they are on now? NO!!! You have melky cabrera in left field. You have an OLD bernie williams in right field. You know why the Sox didn't sign damon? because he SUCKS! he CAN'T throw, and he swings with one hand. I am no major leaguer, though I am very good, I could hit 25 homers playing in that sandbox yankee stadium. It is 300 feet from home to the right field stands. Please. Scott Erickson? Please, didn't he like retire and come back last year with the Dodgers? The yankees  are hurt, and  when we play  them again in 60 games,  we will be in FIRST  by 5, maybe 6 or 7  games. The BLUEJAYS will be in 2nd by 2 games!!! The RED SOX will win the worldseries this year. Have you seen the depth of our team? Guess not, cause you yankee  fans  still think you can cut it with a 4A team.  More like the 4H team!!!