Kurant

There is no chance in baseball as we speak for a small market team to have consistent performences year in, and year out. You will find the Yankees and Boston close or winning (Well, in the Yankee's case) year after year simply because big George has the money to spend, and is willing to pay the 58 million dollars or whatever he paid 2 years ago in luxury tax. You may get the occasianl Flordia Marlins, or Arizona Diamondbacks, but those little markets really can't afford the guys that want the mega deals, liek the Beltre, or Beltrans, the Bonds, the A-Rod's. Look at Texas, in complete dissary because of A-Rod's 26 million a year they had to pay him. Yes, they made the choice, but it's also the choice you must make to win in the American league with the Yankees.

The Yankees are the reason (Not the Yankees specifially, but the way they conduct business within the league.)this league will continue to falter, it's not tainted, and will be losing fans. I personally was absolutley appauled the Yankees are able to get another mega-star like Randy Johnson. I don't blame the Yankees, or Big George for how he conducts business, because this is the way it's been structured and this is the way baseball has been made. MLB has to do somthing, and if they don't baseball becomes more of a joke every year.