Tonight in our Nation’s capital a professional sports team from Philadelphia Philadelphia
Dan Snyder spent ninety two million dollars on Albert Haynesworth this past offseason. The Yankees spent $423.5 million on C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Mark Teixiera. The Redskins are 2 and 4 heading in to tonight’s matchup against their division rivals, and head coach Jim Zorn’s job is very much in question, despite what Skins VP Vinny Cerrato will have you believe. New Yorkers, on the other hand, want Joe Girardi fired after every pitching change. At that, the similarities between Philly’s foes end.
While Snyder and his staff may be great football fans, they know nothing about the sport. The $92M they spent on Haynesworth could have addressed several problems across their squad: a better running game, a number one receiver, a better quarterback, a secondary, or even, a better coach. The Steinbrenner family has at least employed someone of Kevin Cashman’s caliber and turned money in to success. Snyder, Cerrato, and Zorn alike are ruining football for Redskins fans. I’m not a die hard Redskins fan, but my dad is from the D.C. area and the first team he taught me to like was those that wear burgundy and gold, so I’ll always hope they’re on the warpath, fighting for old D.C.
Their failure (it’s 24-7 Eagles before halftime, by the way) is caused by their poor decision making, and their overspending.
This is not to say the Yankees are doing a good job, either. They’re actually hurting the sport as they try to turn it in to a monopoly. They’re turning one of the ultimate team sports in to a collection of overpaid individuals with a place in a lineup. If you disagree, consider that the Yankees have spent more than 1 billion dollars, yes, billion, since their last World Series ring. My dad bought a ring for my mom once, but it cost way less than that. That doesn’t make him a good candidate for General Manager of a team, just a smart person.
Maybe it’s the parity in the NFL that causes the high Skins payroll to result in 3 and 4 starts to seasons. It seems that in football, signing the highest priced free agents doesn’t always result in success. That should prove interesting next year when the salary cap disappears, then the Redskins will be able to spend every last penny on four people that won’t help the other 49 teammates improve whatsoever. Likewise, the Phillies, in my humble opinion, will expose holes in the Yankees, such as middle relief (don’t even mention Hughes, he has yet to prove himself), catching, and outfield defense. Once again, it should be interesting to see what they do in the offseason, with Matsui and Damon hitting free agency. In case you forgot, there’s never a salary cap for the Yankees; they’ll attempt to buy another ring next year, which, if they win then, will be their first win since 2000. You read correctly, Phillies in 6, if for no other reason than they’re a more honest and hardworking franchise that isn’t wrapped up in dollars, but rather in finding players to play certain roles at key moments, the way it should be.
GO PHILLIES!
Dan Snyder spent ninety two million dollars on Albert Haynesworth this past offseason. The Yankees spent $423.5 million on C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Mark Teixiera. The Redskins are 2 and 4 heading in to tonight’s matchup against their division rivals, and head coach Jim Zorn’s job is very much in question, despite what Skins VP Vinny Cerrato will have you believe. New Yorkers, on the other hand, want Joe Girardi fired after every pitching change. At that, the similarities between Philly’s foes end.
While Snyder and his staff may be great football fans, they know nothing about the sport. The $92M they spent on Haynesworth could have addressed several problems across their squad: a better running game, a number one receiver, a better quarterback, a secondary, or even, a better coach. The Steinbrenner family has at least employed someone of Kevin Cashman’s caliber and turned money in to success. Snyder, Cerrato, and Zorn alike are ruining football for Redskins fans. I’m not a die hard Redskins fan, but my dad is from the D.C. area and the first team he taught me to like was those that wear burgundy and gold, so I’ll always hope they’re on the warpath, fighting for old D.C.
Their failure (it’s 24-7 Eagles before halftime, by the way) is caused by their poor decision making, and their overspending.
This is not to say the Yankees are doing a good job, either. They’re actually hurting the sport as they try to turn it in to a monopoly. They’re turning one of the ultimate team sports in to a collection of overpaid individuals with a place in a lineup. If you disagree, consider that the Yankees have spent more than 1 billion dollars, yes, billion, since their last World Series ring. My dad bought a ring for my mom once, but it cost way less than that. That doesn’t make him a good candidate for General Manager of a team, just a smart person.
Maybe it’s the parity in the NFL that causes the high Skins payroll to result in 3 and 4 starts to seasons. It seems that in football, signing the highest priced free agents doesn’t always result in success. That should prove interesting next year when the salary cap disappears, then the Redskins will be able to spend every last penny on four people that won’t help the other 49 teammates improve whatsoever. Likewise, the Phillies, in my humble opinion, will expose holes in the Yankees, such as middle relief (don’t even mention Hughes, he has yet to prove himself), catching, and outfield defense. Once again, it should be interesting to see what they do in the offseason, with Matsui and Damon hitting free agency. In case you forgot, there’s never a salary cap for the Yankees; they’ll attempt to buy another ring next year, which, if they win then, will be their first win since 2000. You read correctly, Phillies in 6, if for no other reason than they’re a more honest and hardworking franchise that isn’t wrapped up in dollars, but rather in finding players to play certain roles at key moments, the way it should be.
GO PHILLIES!
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