Re: Steinbrenner Dies
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:48 pmEagleNYC {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:Ok that may be correct but are you trying to argue the merits of the Yankees FO in finding talent or the fact that the dynasty wasn't built on money? You're all over the place.
I took exception to the gloss that they were based purely on outspending the field. In particular, that they threw $$$ at free agents. The facts don't bear that out.
Which is why I have a problem with you ignoring the TMV and disregarding the economics of the game in the mid-1990s. $2-3 million per year was a fairly substantial amount when the average league salary is $1.1 million, as it was in 1996.