Or you can say there is no deserve, which many have and I agree with. Steinbrenner certainly bought his title, and by paying more than anybody else he not only earned the most money in baseball (the rich get richer) but he also put himself in the best position to win. But I don’t think “deserve” applies. If anything, Steinbrenner deserves to lose. He is at the forefront of owners fighting revenue sharing, which has led to parity (and massively improved television ratings) for the NFL and the NBA. So what those folks saying Steinbrenner deserves his title are really saying is that New York deserves a title, because being in the biggest city in the coutry all but guarantees the most revenue with which to pay for the most expensive players. I disagree. I think Steinbrenner has been bad for baseball as a whole (although not baseball in New York) and baseball is lagging further behind its major competition because of Steinbrenner.

But it’s not as though my opinion matters. Those who have the gold, make the rules.

But the guy has Alzheimer’s, is slowly dying and is in a wheelchair. That doesn’t make him a good person. But that doesn’t mean you should make fun at him.

That karma will bite you in the ass. Also, you should sit where you’re supposed to at the World Series.

I don’t think about that third third. They scare me.

And Matsui, too. I don’t dislike him.

Remember 1/3 of the people in the New York area loves the Yankees, 1/3 hates the Yankees, and the other 1/3 could care less about baseball.

I’d love to have a third team here. Send the Dodgers back to Brooklyn. Open arms, I tell you.

Don’t you people have hometowns? How can you castigate Yankee fans for loving their hometown team–esp. when it keeps winning for them, which, after all, is sometimes what sports teams are supposed to do.

Move to New York! Make this your hometown! Live a little!

What baseball needs is for teams to have to pay for their own facilities, and for there to be expansion/franchise movement to the extent the market will support it.