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Originally Posted by marc
So what about the Mets then? Or the Orioles for most of the last 15 years? Or the Cubs?
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Really, this isn't hard.
Unfathomable resources + stupid management = average team.
Unfathomable resources + average management = very good team.
Unfathomable resources + excellent management = darn near unbeatable team.
Baltimore resources + stupid management = 60 wins.
Baltimore resources + average management = 70 or 75 wins.
Baltimore resources + excellent management = who knows, hasn't happened this century. But probably 85-90 win team.
This is a track and field race. Money doesn't guarantee you win, it just lets you get a damn big head start. Since the 1920s the Yanks have begun the 100m dash at the 40m point.