Payroll vs. Success: How Much Does Money Matter?

Posted by Stransky on Nov 30, 2011 in Featured Story

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by Jan Stransky | @janstransky | jstransky@fieldofignorance.com |

Every team, depending on the franchise, has a different goal in mind. There is however one goal that every team strives for: to win the World Series. It can be said that for low payroll teams a more achievable goal might be to simply reach the playoffs and build from there. Teams with the league’s highest payrolls are naturally given the expectation of winning a championship. And so the debate is spurred: to what extent does money ensure success? Are the Yankees creating an unfair advantage due to the fact that they spend more on their players than any other team?

Seize the Series

Posted by Behr on Oct 29, 2011 in Blurbs

Game 6: W, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches, 53 strikes

2011 Postseason: 4-0, 3.25 ERA, 6 GS, 36.0 IP, 31 H, 13 ER, 11 BB, 21 SO

“How can you not be romantic about baseball?”

Posted by Behr on Oct 28, 2011 in Blurbs

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We’ll see you for Game 7.