jordo212000;593969 wrote:I'm saying that just spending more money than everybody else is not a guarantee that you will make the playoffs (see Red Sox, Cubs, Mets). If you spend your money wisely and develop from within your farm system, you can succeed. I wouldn't call the Giants, Reds, Rangers, or Rays "rich" yet all of them made the postseason.
I always get a chuckle when people scream about baseball's inequalities, yet accept the NBA's. Baseball has had far more parity recently than the NBA but nobody wants to acknowledge that. People rarely get up in arms when a guy from a middling market leaves for New York in the NBA (Amare Stoudemire). It's just the way of life, if you are successful and people want you, you go to big markets and make big money. Happens in the private sector all the time. Who wants to play/live in Milwaukee?
Its much easier to win in the NBA with a star or two who can dominate.
The Giants, Reds, Rays, and Rangers made the postseason sure...but they arent annual contenders.
Not to mention, the giants have and spend money. They are at like 100 Million pay-roll (Probably closer to 115 next season).
Nats, Reds, and Rangers are all low payroll teams and guess what...none of them will make the postseason next year. Rangers can if they go and make the huge signing of Cliff Lee.
Its not about the fact they cant win, because they can. Its the fact that other than the Twins, no mid-market team has been able to succeed for more than a year or two tops.
In the NBA, the amount of title winners is smaller, but the other teams are at least competing year in year out. If they arent, at least it isnt because the large market team just buys the player. At least its because they have poor ownership (Knicks), player leaves (LeBron, Melo), etc. It isnt about the money like it is in MLB.
