Laremy Tunsil admits he accepted money from Ole Miss coach

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Dragon18 said:
The Yankees have more WS championships than any other team if I'm not mistaken. You've just made BGV's argument for him.

Empirically salary caps and revenue sharing create league parody.
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Let's forget the babe ruth, mantle and DiMaggio years.

They have been mediocre for some time now.
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Atletico Madrid is holding their own.
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The exception does not make the argument. Barca and Real Madrid have ruled La Liga for years to the point that both of those teams win 80% or better of their league matches. I play with several Spaniards and I can tell you they hate how Madrid and Barca buy titles and that the league parody is nonexistent. Ask a Valencia fan if they would be more competitive with a fair revenue sharing process or a process that makes payroll more equitable across the league. Premier League is a great example of how this can work. You still have a few sides that will always be near the top of the table but even the teams at the bottom of the table can compete.

As for the Yankees, and I say this without fact checking, I'm pretty sure they were a dominant team in the modern era as well even if they have been mediocre in the last 10 years.
 
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Dragon18 said:
The exception does not make the argument. Barca and Real Madrid have ruled La Liga for years to the point that both of those teams win 80% or better of their league matches. I play with several Spaniards and I can tell you they hate how Madrid and Barca buy titles and that the league parody is nonexistent. Ask a Valencia fan if they would be more competitive with a fair revenue sharing process or a process that makes payroll more equitable across the league. Premier League is a great example of how this can work. You still have a few sides that will always be near the top of the table but even the teams at the bottom of the table can compete.

As for the Yankees, and I say this without fact checking, I'm pretty sure they were a dominant team in the modern era as well even if they have been mediocre in the last 10 years.
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How bout that Bundesliga?
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Been a one team league for a decade. Embarrassing.
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I'm assuming Bayern Munich. I watch some Bundesliga matches every once in a great while and it seems to be a very physical and fast league. Serie A is the real embarrassment to me though. Such a corrupt league. One of the guys I play with actually played with Napoli and he's not even very proud of it lol.
 
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Dragon18 said:
I'm assuming Bayern Munich. I watch some Bundesliga matches every once in a great while and it seems to be a very physical and fast league. Serie A is the real embarrassment to me though. Such a corrupt league. One of the guys I play with actually played with Napoli and he's not even very proud of it lol.
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Yep. As a whole soccer is the most corrupt sport followed by NBA and college athletics.
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Let's forget the babe ruth, mantle and DiMaggio years.

They have been mediocre for some time now.
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Was that the Babe, Mickey, or Joe who was playing for them in '96, '98, '99, '00, and '09?

I mean, it all comes down to how you define "mediocre" and "some time now," but the Yankees remain the most successful MLB team in history, including recent history.

I don't even follow baseball, and I know that. :)
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Was that the Babe, Mickey, or Joe who was playing for them in '96, '98, '99, '00, and '09?

I mean, it all comes down to how you define "mediocre" and "some time now," but the Yankees remain the most successful MLB team in history, including recent history.

I don't even follow baseball, and I know that. :)
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Reggie, Bucky, Guidry, Gossage, Nettles IMO
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Doesn't seem to hurt European soccer. Real Madrid and Barcelona have all the best players and it's the most popular sport in the world.

Major League Baseball also seems to be doing just fine without a salary cap.
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MLB has a soft salary cap. You're free to exceed the cap but pay a hefty luxury tax as a result. Only 6 teams have ever exceeded this "cap". 4 of those teams have combined to win 12 of the last 20 World Series.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Was that the Babe, Mickey, or Joe who was playing for them in '96, '98, '99, '00, and '09?

I mean, it all comes down to how you define "mediocre" and "some time now," but the Yankees remain the most successful MLB team in history, including recent history.

I don't even follow baseball, and I know that. :)
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I hear you but 1 title in 15 years when you're outspending everyone is poor in recent history. Other teams like Barca, Madrid, Bayern that are in cap less leagues are winning a ton.
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Yes. Recent history with a 200+ million payroll annual.
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Because 1 of the other 5 teams spending the crazy money is your division rival and 2 others are in the American League as well. With only 1 Wild Card spot up for grabs, until the last 2 years or so, there's much less margin for error in baseball.
 
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bowlinggreenvol said:
Because 1 of the other 5 teams spending the crazy money is your division rival and 2 others are in the American League as well. With only 1 Wild Card spot up for grabs, until the last 2 years or so, there's much less margin for error in baseball.
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I know. It's refreshing to see what the Royals and Giants have done however with less.
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Yikes. I wouldn't have guessed that. Thought the LAD would be up there and maybe Washington.
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Dodgers are one. That's the LA I referenced. The Angels are and always will be Anaheim, regardless of what they want to call themselves.

Dodgers and NYY are the only 2 teams this season with payrolls over $200m.
 
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This thread apparently should be split into two and the other half should be moved to the political forum.
 
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