It is not a theory, it is a fact. The Yankees and other big market teams have an advantage in terms of payroll. They are in a better position to sign big name free agents and to keep their own players. If they piss away the blantant advantage that they have, it is their own fault for mismanaging their cas...ca$h.

This can not be refuted.

You seem to think that I equate this with guaranteed championships or something. There are no guarantees that the big market teams will always use this advantage the right way. But it is an advantage just the same.

If I play 5 other people in poker, and I start with two Aces every time, I have a competitive advantage. It doesn't mean that I'm going to win every hand, but I surely have a better shot than the schmuck who starts off with a 4 and a 9...

"Are you eating it...or is it eating you?"

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