Baseball has started and we can already eliminate some teams from the race.
RonBurgundy
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Baltimore, Toronto, Kansas City, Texas, Seattle, Washington, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh, thanks for your participation this year.
Ron Burgundy
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Chris
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<< <i>and Pittsburgh, thanks for your participation this year. >>
In fact, I'm hoping Pittsburgh will be the second coming of the 1899 Cleveland Spiders who went 20-134 and played their final 36 games of the season on the road and went 1-35.
/s/ JackWESQ
Sad that once great franchises like KC and Pittsburgh get run over by the economics of the game.
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<< <i>Would Tampa Bay been on anyone's instant elimination list last year? >>
a number of people expected some measure of success for the rays last season.
http://sportsfansnews.com/author/andy-fischer/
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<< <i>Oh, and we can thank Boob Selig and his minions for this. Yeah, it's more competitive than it used to be but when 1/3 of the league has no chance that's a problem. Yeah, it's better than the NBA but that shouldn't be the standard.
Sad that once great franchises like KC and Pittsburgh get run over by the economics of the game. >>
are the owners of the KC and Pittsburgh teams poor? Or have they chosen the low-cost route to their present level of success? Tampa Bay showed that investment in player development and moderate expenses for MLB salaries is a workable model.
Steve
Harang looked great yesterday. And there's certainly no shame in losing 2-1 to Johan Santana.
Dave
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<< <i>Oh, and we can thank Boob Selig and his minions for this. Yeah, it's more competitive than it used to be but when 1/3 of the league has no chance that's a problem. Yeah, it's better than the NBA but that shouldn't be the standard.
Sad that once great franchises like KC and Pittsburgh get run over by the economics of the game. >>
are the owners of the KC and Pittsburgh teams poor? Or have they chosen the low-cost route to their present level of success? Tampa Bay showed that investment in player development and moderate expenses for MLB salaries is a workable model. >>
Under Dayton Moore the Royals have upped their payroll to $80 million, more than double what it was for several years prior. Kansas City is currently a victim of having no owner, and then an owner who had no desire to do anything but turn a profit. I'm sure most baseball experts would agree that, compared to 2 years ago, our farm system is now loaded with talent. Dayton Moore is in the process of fixing the mess that was left behind when Ewing Kauffman passed away and in my opinion has done a fantastic job in just under 2 years. I may sound like a biased homer, but I see no reason that KC can't be what Tampa is in just a couple more years.
<< <i>Baltimore, Kansas City, Washington, and Pittsburgh are what I like to call "Anna Kournikova teams". They play in beautiful ballparks, but they rarely win. >>
I'm tellin' ya, Kansas City will surprise some people this year. And they used to win. We can't say that about Kournikova.
Chris
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey