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Originally Posted by pan6467
I do believe a day will come when players start to realize how unless you are truly strong in character, you will get sucked into that NY lifestyle and rather sit and get paid than try to work. Happens a lot to the Yankees.
The Yankees won the Championships they did by having players come from their farm system (or trading for excellent prospects) and having a few hired guns. (Soriano, Jeter, Posada, Pettitte, and so on). Basing a team wholly on over paid hired hands will never win you anything because the incentive for them to win is not there.
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I disagree... the years they haven't won the WS they've still won pennants and/or division titles. They're at least competitive. Witness the New York Rangers, who thoroughly suck year in and year out despite massive free agent signings and trades. The thing that keeps this from happening to the Yankees is the pinstripe tradition, Joe Torre, and Derek Jeter. Without Torre and Jeter, I agree, the Yankees would be in danger of this too, though Steinbrenner, unlike the Dolans, would be quicker to get rid of a non-producing superstar than allow him to get fat and lazy on a big contract.
-Mikey