General Brown
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Who do you like more, the Boston Red Sox or the New York Yankees?
I'm a diehard Sox fan and I hate the Yankees!!
I'm a diehard Sox fan and I hate the Yankees!!
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Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
Boo Yankees 
Being in the national league, I have nothing against the Red Sox
PS: Go Phils
Being in the national league, I have nothing against the Red Sox
PS: Go Phils
Quixo_the_Sane
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Anyone can lose to teams with payrolls of over $100 million dollars. That's why I think they are both very horrible.
GO JAYS!
GO JAYS!
Quixo_the_Sane
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That's why they need a salary cap.
No, that's why they don't need a salary cap. It is definitely possible for teams without a lot of money to win, as shown by Billy Beane in Oakland and JC Ricciardi in Toronto. A salary cap would be unfair to the owners who want to win and don't only care about their bottom line.
Quixo_the_Sane
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Salary cap unfair to owners who want to win? Everyone wants to win, its just that most teams will never win in the near future because teams just like the Yankees will never stop spending money on big name players.
It's just that argument, propogated by Bud Selig, that hurts baseball's image. If teams that don't spend money on "big name players" will never win, how do you explain the success of the Athletics and Twins the past few years? If you call it a fluke, you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Furthermore, spending money does not in itself guarentee success, as the Mets, Orioles, Dodgers, Red Sox, and other teams have shown. Yes, the Yankees spend more money than anyone else, but they also (for the most part) spend wisely. An lastly, no! Everyone does not want to win. Teams like the Royals and Marlins repeatedly trade away their good players rather than pay them. If the owner of such a "poor" team wanted to win like Steinbrenner does, he would bring in several other million/billionaire investors to co-own the team to put more money into it (or he would fire his staff and hire a better one). Then his team would no longer be "handicapped," but it would no longer be just his team. For many of these owners it's not about winning games, but it's about making money and stroking an already overblown ego.
Archer 007
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Yankees all the way.
And I agree with Speaker about the salary cap. The other teams are too lazy to spend.
And I agree with Speaker about the salary cap. The other teams are too lazy to spend.
Irish Caesar
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Yankees suck.
And now for the more mature, rational response:
Living near Boston and frequently observing ball games at Fenway, I am a Sox fan.
And for the record, the record is not 26-1, the Sox won Series' not just in 1918, but also 1903 (the first World Series) and a few others (I forget years).
And now for the more mature, rational response:
Living near Boston and frequently observing ball games at Fenway, I am a Sox fan.
And for the record, the record is not 26-1, the Sox won Series' not just in 1918, but also 1903 (the first World Series) and a few others (I forget years).
Those two words... Those two words are what piss me off most about red sox fans and baseball fans in general. When I have my Yankee shirt or hat on and I see a friend who doesn't even like baseball, says that the Yankee's suck, it pisses me off.
How do they suck?
They've only won 4 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in the last 7 years.
They've only had ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS EVER in 1998.
THEIR IN NEW YORK so of course they are going to get a lot of attention.
They've had an unbelievable team for the last decade or so and winning has become a tradition for them once again.
What's wrong with the rest of the league is that they HAVE THE MONEY to spend like Cashman/Steinbrenner they just don't use it.
edit: thanks gonzo
Anyway... Red Sox suck
Harry Tuttle
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INDIANS!!!! *ducks flying beer cans, bricks, a potted plant, and steps out of the way of Jeter's falling average*
Quixo_the_Sane
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Some people just want to lose, don't they?
Anyway, to answer the original question... Go Red Sox. Yee-haw.
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On what planet?
They've won 2 in the last 4 years. Angels and d-backs have won since.
But I will have to side with the yankees overall, the red sox are probably the franchise that has gone through the most talent to fail miserably. It's pathetic that the royals will probably reach the postseason this year and the red sox will be lucky to grab a wildcard spot......
Myself, I'm a d-backs fan. They aren't doing too hot this year, but the owners aren't afraid to spend, and I like the way they play ball. That's all I ask for. 3 hours of entertainment in an air-conditioned ballpark is heaven for me. And their 2001 series win will keep away frustrations for the next 20 years or so for me
Salary cap is stupid, but a little revenue sharing seems to be ok, or at least it would be if more than one team payed
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