Sha-na-na-na Hey hey hey GOODBYE YANKEES!!!

[BigMacFU]

Yeah, but at least they didn't sell out by destroying one of the best old school ballparks in baseball and then building the largest parking lot structure in the country. I don't care if the amenities are nice, it's still ass-ugly on the outside and inside (and mind you Reinhole did this while Camden Yards, Jacobs Field, and other 'renaissance' ballparks were becoming the norm, instead he pinched pennies). Plus, the White Sox have an even worse owner, let's be honest the history of the south side is just as bad for futility, and we all know Reinhole is a big time penny pincher. This year's sox, even if they win it all, which they won't, neither of these AL teams could beat Houston or St. Louis, will be nothing next year. This has been their pattern over the past 20 years. An aberration of a winning season, then back to normal .500 or just below or above. And they always seem to do it with one real staple pitcher, Mark Buerhle, and then the great season, but one hit wonder type, Baldwin, Loaiza, Garland. I'm sorry, but Reinhole is just as bad as the Tribune company, but at least the Tribune company did not take away our beloved ball park. I'm sorry but I just don't buy my Dad's belief that Cellular One is better than the original Comiskey, no way, no how. So, recognize that any kind of following or belief that the White Sox have a great owner or are a great organization is just as much a fantasy as if the Cubs were that way.

[cigar no baka]

In my opinion, all professional sports teams should have mandatory salary cap. Let's say $100 million per year for all pro baseball teams. THAT would make a level playing field. Any owner could choose to spend less, but if he did, the fans would pillory him or her until they chose to stop being such a damn cheapskate. If such a mandatory salary cap existed, I would have no problem with NY winning so many championships if McLane chose to spend only $60 million on his team, and I would build up a movement to convince McLane to spend more. But as it is, teams are funded on the whims of their owners, making the sport less competitive, more boring, and of less interest to people in towns with teams that cannot compete due to lack of funding so they can't buy all the free agents they want.

That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it. Baseball has become less interesting and more boring as a result of many things, which is why it is now much less popular than it sued to be.

[ggiese]

Yeah, but at least they didn't sell out by destroying one of the best old school ballparks in baseball and then building the largest parking lot structure in the country. I don't care if the amenities are nice, it's still ass-ugly on the outside and inside (and mind you Reinhole did this while Camden Yards, Jacobs Field, and other 'renaissance' ballparks were becoming the norm, instead he pinched pennies). Plus, the White Sox have an even worse owner, let's be honest the history of the south side is just as bad for futility, and we all know Reinhole is a big time penny pincher. This year's sox, even if they win it all, which they won't, neither of these AL teams could beat Houston or St. Louis, will be nothing next year. This has been their pattern over the past 20 years. An aberration of a winning season, then back to normal .500 or just below or above. And they always seem to do it with one real staple pitcher, Mark Buerhle, and then the great season, but one hit wonder type, Baldwin, Loaiza, Garland. I'm sorry, but Reinhole is just as bad as the Tribune company, but at least the Tribune company did not take away our beloved ball park. I'm sorry but I just don't buy my Dad's belief that Cellular One is better than the original Comiskey, no way, no how. So, recognize that any kind of following or belief that the White Sox have a great owner or are a great organization is just as much a fantasy as if the Cubs were that way.

Yeah - but at least the Sox don't put on a pretense of respectability the Cubs do... And everyone knows ReinsDORK is just that - an ASSHOLE!!! It was absolutely amazing he put together the Bulls winning teams.... Everyone apparently thinks the Tribune company is a great place - Cub fans certainly don't bitch nearly as much as they do about ReinsDORK...

[BigMacFU]

No Baka, salary cap is a result of player's unions, not owner's groups. So, blame the players for huge payrolls. Blame the owners for not being willing to pay even though they couldn't lose money if they tried. Finally, let us agree then that for sports without salary caps, the solution to the problem is a League Minimum Salary Floor. Seriously, if you want to play with the big boys of wealth, then you gotta ante up, and so, why not make a minimum baseball salary of 100 Million per season. That would be so awesome, you know you'd get good teams in all cities then because contraction would be sure to follow, and so the diluted player pool wouldn't exist. OOooooh, somebody make me commissioner of baseball.

[cigar no baka]

No Baka, salary cap is a result of player's unions, not owner's groups. So, blame the players for huge payrolls. Blame the owners for not being willing to pay even though they couldn't lose money if they tried. Finally, let us agree then that for sports without salary caps, the solution to the problem is a League Minimum Salary Floor. Seriously, if you want to play with the big boys of wealth, then you gotta ante up, and so, why not make a minimum baseball salary of 100 Million per season. That would be so awesome, you know you'd get good teams in all cities then because contraction would be sure to follow, and so the diluted player pool wouldn't exist. OOooooh, somebody make me commissioner of baseball.

I disagree, then even with teams paying $100 million in salaries, the few teams that can afford a $203 million dollar payroll would be outspending their rivals and have a huge advantage in buying talent. I think as a result of accepting a franchise, owners should be subject to paying no more than X amount in salaries. The game the way it is is far less competitive than it could be, are you saying you like to stifle competition and let those teams with owners with billion dollar pockets spend their way to victory? Cause no matter what, resources in a competion DO matter, so do many other things such as talent, will and ingenuity, but resources are a key part of winning.

[BigMacFU]

No, I'd like to eliminate loser owners like the Tribune Co., Oakland's, Kansas City's, Minnesota's, Tamba Bay's, Baltimore's. These are the bad guys. The guys who do not spend. Owners of baseball teams are already billionaires, or hundred millionaires who are in groups together to be billionaires. Therefore, by creating a league minimum salary you force owners to either cough up the cash because they want to win or be forced out of the game. If this means we have more Steinbrenners, Morenos, Ranger's Owners, Dallas Mavericks, type owners, then I'm all for it. At least then we'll have owners who are fans and want to win. Again, you don't like not having a salary cap, don't complain to the owners, there's nothing they'd love more. Complain to the players.