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...York Yankees have dominated the sports world recently with their trade for Alex Rodriguez, once again one-upping the Red Sox. The absorption of A-Rod’s contract means that the Yankees will pay over $220 million for their 2004 roster, after the luxury tax and revenue sharing...
...Yankees spend a whopping $70 million more than the Red Sox, who have (by far) the second-highest payroll in the Majors...
...after a century of watching the Yankees club America's small-market teams like baby seals and tigers and red sox, you have to suffer during the off-season too. In the biggest moral affront yet to your sense of fairness, last week the Yankees - already the richest, best team in baseball - traded for Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) - the richest, best player in baseball. The Yankees now have a slightly better lineup than the National League All-Star team, one of whose members will undoubtedly be the Yankees' second baseman by the play-offs...
...Every team has its creation myth: the Cubs teach the value of loyalty through suffering; the Red Sox, that every day is a new opportunity; the Expos, that for Canada, World's Fairs are exciting as it gets. The Yankees are the only team that teaches the true story of our country - that might mixed with class, talent and hard work often breeds success. Also, that pinstripes have a slimming effect. Except on David Wells...
...that was fine by me. I was among friends, all of us were cognizant that, just down-state a bit, the Sox batterymates were reporting to Fort Meyers, and in just a few weeks sportswriters coast-to-coast would be predicting that the scarlet hose were all seat to unseat the accursed Yankees in the AL East. Young Theo had had a helluva rookie Hot Stove season, what with adding Curt and Kevin, and we were...