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chron.com - 12/30/2008

Astros owner McLane in favor of salary cap | Baseball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

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Astros owner Drayton McLane is one of the wealthiest men in the country and is accustomed to hearing about multimillion-dollar deals being made in any of his numerous business ventures. But even McLane finds himself astonished at the kinds of cash the New York Yankees have been throwing around ...

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slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009

Looking Back At 2008's Best Moments

— slidingintohome.blogspot.com — 2008 wasn't a good one for the Yankees, but that doesn't mean it went by without its... share of great moments. Here's a long list of the top 15 moments of the 2008 season. What I want you guys to do is narrow it down to the top 5. There will be a new poll put up on the left sidebar for you to vote ... (more) Looking Back At 2008's Best Moments

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totalprosports.com - 12/28/2008

$425 Million Spent By The Yanks: What Would You Do?

— totalprosports.com — Total Pro Sports - If you had $425 Million what would you do with it? We know... how the New York Yankees would spend the money. They would pay players a lot of money and hopefully buy a World Series Championship. (more) $425 Million Spent By The Yanks: What Would You Do?

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waswatching.com - 12/27/2008

Cashman 2006-08: His “Plan” Cost Yanks Half-Billion Dollars

— waswatching.com — Brian Cashman became Yankees G.M. on February 28, 1998. However, from 1998 through 2005, George Steinbrenner’s troops... in his Tampa office (including but not limited to Bill Emslie, Billy Connors, Mark Newman and Damon Oppenheimer) had so much ... (more) Cashman 2006-08: His “Plan” Cost Yanks Half-Billion Dollars

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Another Owner Wants A Salary Cap Because Of The Big Bad Yankees
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — First is was Mark Attanasio saying "At the rate the Yankees are going, I'm not sure anyone can compete with them," Attanasio said in an e-mail. "Frankly, the sport might need a salary cap." Now, Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane adds his two cents: Astros owner Drayton McLane is one of the wealthiest men in the country and is accustomed to hearing about multimillion-dollar deals being made in any of his numerous business ventures. But even McLane finds himself astonished at the kinds of cash the New York Yankees have been throwing ...

Red Sox make pitch to Marlins for Hanley after missing out on Tex…
Zell's Pinstripe Blog — ... Marlins for  Hanley Ramirez after missing out in the Teixeira Sweepstakes. The Marlins are hesitant in trading away their best player, and that’s understandable. The Red Sox made a mistake by trading him a few years ago. They did get Beckett and Lowell in return, but they gave up a superstar in the making. The Marlins need a center fielder, and the discussions were supposedly involving Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz. Nothing really developed after that.—————————————————————————- Looks like the owners are starting to come out of the woodwork now. Now Astros owner, Drayton ...

Another Baseball Owner in Favor of Salary Cap
SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated — ... that the owner does not represent a small market club as did most of those who pushed for a cap in the past and as does Mark Anastasio of the Milwaukee Brewers who was the first to call for one this time around. Count Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane in the salary cap camp. In fact, he believes one would already be in place were it not for the opposition of the players union. “We would love to have a salary cap, but the (players’) union has been very resistant to that,” McLane said this past week. ...

Astros Owners Calls for Salary Cap
Ban Baseball — Recently in the Houston Chronicle, Astros owner Drayton McLain said he wants a salary cap. Here are some excerpts: “We would love to have a salary cap, but the (players’) union has been very resistant to that,” McLane said this past week. “The Yankees are the Yankees and are always going to be in a position that is unique to the game from the standpoint of the revenues and what they’re capable of doing,” Astros general manager Ed Wade said. And the club is bracing to be hit hard as corporate sponsors rethink how to spend their advertising dollars in ...