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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
And we'll probably give it to him.
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Assume that the Yankees' payroll is $50 million more than the next team (which I believe is the Red Sox -- two minutes on the interwebs would reveal all the details, but they're not important for this). Is there any reason to think that the Yankees recoup anything close to $50 million on that marginal investment? I would think not. I would think that they don't improve their chances of winning a whole lot by spending the additional money, and that what the franchise brings in is only partly related to whether they win.
If so, wouldn't you expect the next owner to stop spending so much? If shrewd, he/she/they will find a way to be "forced" by the rest of MLB into some luxury tax/salary cap/revenue sharing, to avoid becoming a NYC villain.
All of which seems particularly relevant in light of Steinbrenner's declining health and capacities.
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