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A salary won't fix Baseball problems
Chamillitary Click:
what problems are you reffering to, champ?
lol @ namedropping me; just tell me when you're done so i can zip my pants back up.
steroids was a problem, but they seem to have gotten past that.
& like Javier said, teams aren't as good as the Yankees or Redsox; & i don't want to be mixing threads and all but...IF my some chance they happened to switch divisions, that would be a slight improvment, no? correct me if i'm wrong & boyyyy, i know you will. ;)
what's the point of having the best & second best (maybe third if you count the Phils) in the same division; Tom, you can relate, you're use to rooting for teams in the cellar; let's hypothetically say you were an Orioles fan, you'd be pissed that you have to play the two best teams 18 times each; that could very well be over 30 losses right there.
just checking, did i take any personal shots there? using derogatory insults to you? just wondering.
Javier:
Salary cap won't help. In the NBA, you constantly have the same teams winning the titles. In the NFL, it's really almost always the same teams. There's always a surprising team, but shit there is always a surprising team in MLB to win it all too. The Marlins have done it twice in recent history. The Twins are always in contention and they have one of the smaller budgets. Why? Because their system works amazing. The Rockies have become a threat in recent years, and they're doing it while playing at Coors field with little money too. Of course it will be a bitch when a team like the Red Sox comes along who can spend and knows how to raise young talent. It seems like the Dodgers were heading in that direction with their combination of money and farm system but the stupid divorce is happening.
If anything, I would just like to see NL teams face NL teams only...and not face your own division the most...just play each NL team the same amount of games.
the ghost:
--- Quote from: Javier on April 15, 2010, 01:06:32 PM ---Salary cap won't help. In the NBA, you constantly have the same teams winning the titles. In the NFL, it's really almost always the same teams. There's always a surprising team, but shit there is always a surprising team in MLB to win it all too. The Marlins have done it twice in recent history. The Twins are always in contention and they have one of the smaller budgets. Why? Because their system works amazing. The Rockies have become a threat in recent years, and they're doing it while playing at Coors field with little money too. Of course it will be a bitch when a team like the Red Sox comes along who can spend and knows how to raise young talent. It seems like the Dodgers were heading in that direction with their combination of money and farm system but the stupid divorce is happening.
If anything, I would just like to see NL teams face NL teams only...and not face your own division the most...just play each NL team the same amount of games.
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I disagree with your comparison with NBA and MLB. In the NBA, 1 incredible player can change a franchise. Look and Cleveland. Look at what Durant's done. they have carried their teams, and they were draft picks. Look at what Kobe did for the Lakers. MLB requires many good players to field a good team. So there has to be players picked up outside of your farm/draft to compete at a high level. Sure there are exceptions here and there. But on average you need the best players at almost every position to compete year in year out. Washington will not win this year even thought they drafted one of the best rookies in years. But in the NBA......well just look at Clevland, Thunder, etc...1 player has made the difference.
Javier:
--- Quote from: the ghost on April 15, 2010, 02:25:58 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on April 15, 2010, 01:06:32 PM ---Salary cap won't help. In the NBA, you constantly have the same teams winning the titles. In the NFL, it's really almost always the same teams. There's always a surprising team, but shit there is always a surprising team in MLB to win it all too. The Marlins have done it twice in recent history. The Twins are always in contention and they have one of the smaller budgets. Why? Because their system works amazing. The Rockies have become a threat in recent years, and they're doing it while playing at Coors field with little money too. Of course it will be a bitch when a team like the Red Sox comes along who can spend and knows how to raise young talent. It seems like the Dodgers were heading in that direction with their combination of money and farm system but the stupid divorce is happening.
If anything, I would just like to see NL teams face NL teams only...and not face your own division the most...just play each NL team the same amount of games.
--- End quote ---
I disagree with your comparison with NBA and MLB. In the NBA, 1 incredible player can change a franchise. Look and Cleveland. Look at what Durant's done. they have carried their teams, and they were draft picks. Look at what Kobe did for the Lakers. MLB requires many good players to field a good team. So there has to be players picked up outside of your farm/draft to compete at a high level. Sure there are exceptions here and there. But on average you need the best players at almost every position to compete year in year out. Washington will not win this year even thought they drafted one of the best rookies in years. But in the NBA......well just look at Clevland, Thunder, etc...1 player has made the difference.
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My comparison is strictly with how different teams win the the title. People want a salary cap just so that there are more different teams in competition, simply stating that MLB has a good variety of contenders. And I understand that in the NBA, a player can make a bigger impact.
the ghost:
Cool. I think that a sport that is more like baseball with the team concept is the NFL. There are still some teams that are more competitive year in and year out, but they aren't always big market teams. I really think it's all about ownership, and weather they view their team as an investment, or they pull out all the stops to compete. A high low cap will hopefully allow for a bit more parity.
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