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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
And those were done during the reserve clause era, with no free agency causing large amounts of player movement between clubs. So, how are things worse now in terms of competitive balance than they were back then?
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I think this is the big gripe of fans. The Yankees were winning with players they developed back then. Now they are raiding talent from other teams to win with some of their own mixed in. Its not so bad losing to the Yankees but it very much sucks when they take your most talented player.
Even bidding the market up even if they dont get the player hurts small teams. The Yankees are guilty of that as well. Im not saying its their fault but its the way it is. Yankees can afford 75 million in bad contracts while some small market teams dont have that as a payroll.
And yes this conversation probably gets old for Yankee fans. They are clearly the most dominant franchise in sports history so everyone wants to try to break their legs to bring them to an equal level. It cant and wont ever happen. Their history alone would make them the best team even if everything else was equal including finances.
Fans from other teams hate the Yankees however the teams owner loves when the Yankees come to town because he knows he will get a big gate.