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Steinbrenner Dead (pg. 2)
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| quote: | Originally posted by Spin Laden
where was the Probert thread? :p |
we all knew it was just a matter of time with Probert. Steinbrenner should have lived for ever with all his money. |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
I guess I was too subtle...
Anyways... it was already proven by the 1992 Jays, pffft. |
Heheh, Steinbrenner was definitely the first. He was around long before even the Blue Jays franchise came around in late 70s. He bought the Yanks in '73-ish, as they were declining for almost a decade when he took over - nowhere close to their former glory. He started pumping lots of money into them, especially after 1975 when the players got a better deal from the arbitration judges that allowed free agency. Hence he could sign any player in the league as they didnt have to stay with a singl club all their careers anymore.
By '77, Yanks won their first title in over a decade (or 15 years?), and then they repeated again the following year.
Jays were influenced by his methods. Steinbrenner was a rude man (many people would say he was an ... RIP), but he knew how to win. His successfull methods have been emulated since. To a certain degree of success, of course.
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Heheh, Steinbrenner was definitely the first. He was around long before even the Blue Jays franchise came around in late 70s. He bought the Yanks in '73-ish, as they were declining for almost a decade when he took over - nowhere close to their former glory. He started pumping lots of money into them, especially after 1975 when the players got a better deal from the arbitration judges that allowed free agency. Hence he could sign any player in the league as they didnt have to stay with a singl club all their careers anymore.
By '77, Yanks won their first title in over a decade (or 15 years?), and then they repeated again the following year.
Jays were influenced by his methods. Steinbrenner was a rude man (many people would say he was an ... RIP), but he knew how to win. His successfull methods have been emulated since. To a certain degree of success, of course.
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Yeah I know... I was just making a point about the Jays, not asking for a history lesson, but thanks anyways :P
Best low budget team ever. |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
Yeah I know... I was just making a point about the Jays, not asking for a history lesson, but thanks anyways :P
Best low budget team ever. |
Expos never really made it anywhere unfortunately. In 1994 they had a brilliant chance, but the strike killed them for good. Baseball in Canada is a joke, sadly ...
:D Yeah, I miss the ol' days when the Jays were good ... they would pound on my favourite Braves in the World Series :( too bad the baseball fans in Toronto arent as hardcore as the Leafs fans. They only go for the winner, and dont give Jays a chance.
Can only imagine if someone like Steinbrenner comes to TO and turns it around!
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Expos never really made it anywhere unfortunately. In 1994 they had a brilliant chance, but the strike killed them for good. Baseball in Canada is a joke, sadly ...
:D Yeah, I miss the ol' days when the Jays were good ... they would pound on my favourite Braves in the World Series :( too bad the baseball fans in Toronto arent as hardcore as the Leafs fans. They only go for the winner, and dont give Jays a chance.
Can only imagine if someone like Steinbrenner comes to TO and turns it around!
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Expos made it to two pennants, and there was a strike BOTH times. Both times shafted from a world series with the best teams in baseball, but there's no way you can say they haven't gone anywhere. They still have the best farm system hands down. Recent draft picks Strasburg and Harper are making me begin to watch them again. |
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| Big Boss |
| I have a lot of respect for this man. Rest in peace Boss. |
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| yankeeBaby |
RIP to our Boss, and RIP to our "voice of god."
:( :( sad two days for Yankees fans :( :( |
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
Expos made it to two pennants, and there was a strike BOTH times. Both times shafted from a world series with the best teams in baseball, but there's no way you can say they haven't gone anywhere. They still have the best farm system hands down. Recent draft picks Strasburg and Harper are making me begin to watch them again. |
You know why that happened. Americans couldn't take that a Canadian team could beat them at their own game. Americans and their oversized egos. |
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by yankeeBaby
RIP to our Boss, and RIP to our "voice of god."
:( :( sad two days for Yankees fans :( :( |
Something else has to be coming for the Yankees. Theres a rule of threes when this happens. |
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| yankeeBaby |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
You know why that happened. Americans couldn't take that a Canadian team could beat them at their own game. Americans and their oversized egos. |
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Ah yes, because *American people* start baseball strikes :rolleyes: :rolleyes: How about "Another Canadian blaming America for something that didnt quite work out for them?" Sounds stupid, right?? ;) |
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by yankeeBaby
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Ah yes, because *American people* start baseball strikes :rolleyes: :rolleyes: How about "Another Canadian blaming America for something that didnt quite work out for them?" Sounds stupid, right?? ;) |
Americans start everything. Its your complex of thinking your always better than everyone. If you don't have it your way. You have strikes or sanction another country or do other crap. Which is pretty factual ;) |
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| yankeeBaby |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
Americans start everything. That sounds about right. |
Care to explain how they started the strike then? :wtf: |
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