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| No | 57% | 283 votes | Total: 495 votes | |
| Yes | 43% | 212 votes |
No
Created on: May 27, 2010 Last Updated: May 28, 2010
Baseball salaries, including those mega-superstar contracts, will never buy championships. What they
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
When asking this question, all you have to do is look at the New York Yankees. George Steinbrenner,
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: April 30, 2011
Baseball owners attempt to improve their teams by buying the talents of "proven" major league players.
by Pete Partin
Created on: April 23, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Absolutely not. Case in point... the New York Yankees. The Yankees have spent more money assembling
Created on: August 13, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
No. Baseball salaries provide the basis for a shot at the championship, but not even that is a necessary
Created on: April 29, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Well Forbes has come out with their annual list of the most financially successful baseball franchises.
by Matt Frost
Created on: October 07, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Baseball is a great game in the sense that chance, opportunities, and execution produce successful teams.
Created on: March 09, 2008 Last Updated: August 29, 2010
Do baseball salaries buy championships? It is not guaranteed to do such a thing. In fact, the only thing
by Neil Wagner
Created on: August 24, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Actually, the answer to the question is "maybe." All you have to do is look at the ineptitude of the
by CG Media
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Money won't buy happiness, and it won't buy a World Series ring either. Look no further than the New
by Sonny Ward
Created on: August 23, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Salaries definitely do not buy a team a championship, in any sport let alone baseball. Baseball probably
by Matt Risko
Created on: August 23, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
No amount of money in the world will buy you luck and good fortune, which are as important as good players
Created on: November 15, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
While there are many teams that have large payrolls that are consistently in the hunt for the trophy,
Created on: December 08, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
No. Large salaries will often allow your team a chance to compete however it does not guarantee a championship.
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
$110 million dollars was the difference in payroll between the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins
by Sean Curtis
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Money can usually buy you the playoffs, but it won't buy you championships. Statistics show that the
by Mike Howard
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Baseball teams with high payrolls are virtually guaranteed to be competitive. But they're not guaranteed
Created on: August 23, 2007 Last Updated: November 17, 2010
The idea that salaries buy championships is beyond ludicrous. While most people would disagree with
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Is it possible for high salaries in Major League Baseball to buy a championship?
On the surface of the
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Baseball and Salaries! This is something that has been debated since The Babe laced them up.
I will
Yes
by JM Van Horn
Created on: November 19, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Without a doubt, salaries in baseball buy championships in this day and age. But before you make a decision
by Richard Para
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
My answer to the question at hand is yes and no; but mostly yes! Wait, wait, I can see your eyes rolling
Created on: September 26, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Are you kidding me.....For all of you that do not believe that money talks in the MLB you are crazy.
Created on: November 14, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
You have to think back to 1997 and South Miami. The Florida Marlins, four-years-fresh into the league,
by Nixie Lynn
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Salaries may not completely buy a championship but they absolutely help! Who wins all the time, the
by Phil Dotree
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Essentially we're talking about whether capitalism applies to professional sports, and quite frankly,
by Jonte Rhodes
Created on: August 24, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Essentially money can buy anything, and the world of sports is no different. having the most money means
by Mo Morrissey
Created on: August 02, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The New York Yankees are often accused, particularly by Boston Red Sox fans, of attempting to "buy"
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
I like to think that is the chemistry of a team or the magic in the dressing room that provides the
by Micah Olson
Created on: October 09, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
If you can afford to go out and get the best possible player at any time due to length of your purse
Created on: October 01, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
I think the state of Texas said it best, you get what you pay for! Team Chemistry is not cheap. Every
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