It’s ok when they outbid everyone for Manny, Drew, Clement, Dicek and trade for guys like Schilling, Lowell, Beckett, etc.

In “Veeck as in Wreck” Veeck outlines multiple times when he had his financing lined up to buy a team and was forced to go out and do more, and then still more again because they basically didn’t want him in baseball and they had no understanding of his stock/debenture system. Throughout the years the owners/ownership committee has been a fickle, if not unfair, bunch. I thought one of the goals in bringing the Expos under the MLB umbrella was to make contraction of that club easier, but I could be wrong about that.

With regard to Paxton Crawford, he’s admitted his use, but probably wasn’t asked for an interview because nobody had named him as a person of interest. I’m not sure any ex-players were asked to be interviewed, just the then-current members of the Players Association. I I’d guess, but I’d still like to know the other Sox that used too.

Suppose there is a salary cap. In what ways will the Yankees and oher wealthy teams spend their money to maintain their competitive position? Remember that the Yankees won 20 out 74 World Series in pre-free-agent days. Certainly money was important.

How would it make itself felt under a salary cap, and given the various drafts, etc.? What happens to the draft when foreign players start collecting huge signing bonuses?

Your posts always crack me up. Not that they’re inaccurate, just that I read them and say to myself, “Dude, WTF are you talking about?”

Just remember, being fueled by grit™ is infinitely better than any of the juice those no good horrible Yankees were taking.