And now the end is near, And so I face the final curtain - So long Derek

[Kergan]

Originally Posted by Bazia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

any sport without a salary cap is stupid

It works for baseball though, as small market teams have always been able to compete. The real issue isn't the cap it's the floor. Teams like the Yankees shell out big bucks in luxury tax so teams like the Marlins are already in the black before they sell a ticket due to revenue sharing, TV contracts, etc. Not a real motivation for shitbag owners to build a good team when they are actually more profitable running a team of triple A players out there and getting their shit pushed in.

[Ames who?]

Originally Posted by Bazia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

any sport without a salary cap is stupid

No salary cap is fine for baseball. There is a great variation of teams that make it to the championship compared to sports that DO have a pay cap. Competition is a non-issue in baseball.

Some context :

NFL

Hard cap on payroll, franchise tag for roster stability

Champions (7): Patriots (3), Steelers (2), Buccaneers, Giants, Saints, Colts, Packers

Super Bowl teams (14): Seven champs plus Bears, Raiders, Cardinals, Panthers, Eagles, Rams, Seahawks

Non-playoff teams (3): Bills, Lions, Texans

MLB

No salary cap, only luxury tax on high payrolls

Champions (9): Red Sox (2), Giants, Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals, White Sox, Marlins, Angels, Diamondbacks

World Series teams (14): Nine champs plus Astros, Rangers, Rays, Rockies, Tigers

Non-playoff teams (5): Nationals/Expos, Royals, Pirates, Blue Jays, Orioles

NBA

Hard cap on individual salaries, soft cap on payroll, exceptions allowed, luxury tax on teams over payroll cap

Champions (5): Lakers (4), Spurs (3), Celtics, Heat, Pistons

Finals teams (10): Five champs plus Mavericks, 76ers, Nets, Magic, Cavaliers.

Non-playoff teams (0): Knicks and Timberwolves have longest droughts, since 2004

[Ames who?]

Originally Posted by Kergan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To be fair the Yankees have had the highest payroll every year for the last 15 excluding this year (where they didn't make the playoffs). [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah injuries plagued us hard this year. The pitching staff pretty much fell apart at the seams - CC, Nova, Pineda and Tanaka.

Certainly missing A-rod did not help our case either and Brian Mcann was a huge fucking disappointment. Although 2015 is looking pretty bright for the yankees.

[Kergan]

The baseball playoff parity is even more impressive when you consider it has the least % of teams making the playoffs:

NFL: 12/32 = 37.5%
NBA: 16/30 = 53%
MLB: 8/30 (until this year) = 26% and 10/30 this year and going forward = 33%

[Kergan]

Originally Posted by Ames who? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah injuries plagued us hard this year. The pitching staff pretty much fell apart at the seams - CC, Nova, Pineda and Tanaka.

Certainly missing A-rod did not help our case either and Brian Mcann was a huge fucking disappointment. Although 2015 is looking pretty bright for the yankees.

Yeah, the SP situation was a mess. And honestly, Jeter moving on at this point is addition by subtraction. A-Roids was still a productive player in 2013, offense is very suppressed league wide at this point...a dude hitting .265 with 25 HRs is a solid offensive player now.

It could be worse though, you could be a Twins fan like me. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]