Why Spend Big Bucks for Mediocrity?

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Peter@BaseballReflections Peter@BaseballReflections posted 12/28/2007 from baseballanalysts.com [flag]
Looking ahead to 2008, the top American League teams - the Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Indians and Yankees - are also the five best squads in the majors. If all goes as is widely expected, one of these teams won't qualify for the postseason despite their elite status. With the possible exception of the Mariners sneaking into the playoffs if the Angels have an unexpected collapse, it seems [link]

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