August 9, 200818 yr First, the Cards have a payroll over $100 million, so I wouldn't call them small market. . and what is the Yankees payroll? over 207,000 That is more than twice the amount of STL. Plus this is the first year that the Cards have approached 100,000. What Jocketty did over the past 11 years in STL is far more impressive than what Cashman has done with all that money. YOu also talked about the Red Sox, Mets, and Tigers with their payroll and they still don't even touch what the Yanks spend. They spend 133, 137, and 137. The Yanks payroll is 1.5 greater than those 3 teams.
August 9, 200818 yr http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/totalpayroll.aspx?year=1994 USA Today has access to the top payrolls for the last decade and a half or so. Check payrolls and match records and prove me wrong with facts. :thumb: Absolutely amazing how high payrolls are. 1988 - Highest payroll $18,909,152 Lowest $5,906,962 2008 - $209,081,577 Lowest $21,811,500 The Marlin's payroll this year is about what the Yankee's was 20 years ago. To me the biggest thing is the percentage difference. 20 years ago the Yanks had 3 times the payroll, now it's 10 times.
August 9, 200818 yr First, the Cards have a payroll over $100 million, so I wouldn't call them small market. Second, Oakland and Minnesota have no rings while Cashman has been a GM. If you want to argue about the Marlins proficiency, fine. Billy Beane gets the most credit for a guy that has never won anything that I have ever seen. I'm sorry, he isn't better than Cashman in my eyes. Unbelievable ...
August 9, 200818 yr First, the Cards have a payroll over $100 million, so I wouldn't call them small market. Second, Oakland and Minnesota have no rings while Cashman has been a GM. If you want to argue about the Marlins proficiency, fine. Billy Beane gets the most credit for a guy that has never won anything that I have ever seen. I'm sorry, he isn't better than Cashman in my eyes. Right now they have that payroll?
August 10, 200818 yr Right now they have that payroll? Just a shade under 100,000 which is the highest it ever has been but still less than 50% of the Yanks.
August 10, 200818 yr Just a shade under 100,000 which is the highest it ever has been but still less than 50% of the Yanks. I think you mean less than $100 Million either way the Yankees haven't had to deal with limitations. Nevertheless let's see the hands of the people that think that Cashman isn't the best. B2R, I think you are going to be disappointed.
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