OT Congratulations NY Yankees

Very happy here, as a long-time Yankee fan. Albeit exhausted, from three series worth of tense games, many extending late into the night.

Two comments re the perennial accusation that the Yankees buy their championships:

1)There are innumerable examples of teams that have spent a lot of money and gotten very poor results. Just look at this year's Mets, for starters.

2)If every team spent equally, and if each organization was run equally well (or poorly), then on average each of the 30 teams in baseball would win a title once every 30 years. That would seem to be an unlikely way to boost the sport's popularity (and its tv revenues), considering how much larger the fan population is for the teams from the major metropolitan areas.

Elizabeth -- Derek Jeter is still single! :) He's also (very deservedly) the team captain.

Best regards,
-- Al

Mofimadness, Money absolutely does buy happiness otherwise we would not be spending so much on our beloved systems.

BTW, great game last night.

Bill Mazeroski

Number 9, second base for the Pirates. Roberto Clemente, #21, that's when I enjoyed baseball, in the stands, on tv or the radio.

Timrhu, Derek Jeter won this years Roberto Clemente award, and Philly's Chase Utley appears to be one heck of an up and comming 2nd baseman.

Bill Mazeroski

Number 9, second base for the Pirates.

And who hit a home run that defeated the Yankees in game 7 of the 1960 World Series.

Dlr, I get your drift :)

-- Al