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Red Sox = “Yankees, Jr.”

October 29, 2004


Earlier today, I read a fantastic article about the Red Sox and how they were able to win a World Series championship. It is written by Jacob Luft of SI.com.

The Red Sox have the largest payroll — $120 million — of any team ever to win a World Series. If you ever have accused a team of buying a championship, then that same charge has to apply to these Red Sox as well. With that much to spend, the surprise should be if they don’t win a championship or at least come close every year.

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Torre’s champions, while highly compensated, also had more than a few homegrown players on them. Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams and Andy Pettitte were drafted and developed by Evil Empire, Inc.

How many among the Red Sox regulars can be considered “homegrown?” Trot Nixon and, if you want to count him, rookie Kevin Youkilis (two at-bats this postseason).

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