Follow the Money

I'm disgusted with Mark Tiexiera. I'm disgusted with the Yankees. I am also disgusted with baseball.

Following Mark Tiexiera's greedy decision to take every single dollar he could possible scrounge, the Yankees racked up their offseason total to 441 million dollars. Plus the 1.3 billion dollars they spent on a new stadium this year too. Well, wait, nevermind, the idiot taxpayers of New York are ponying up the money for that so that Yankees can continue to overspend for anyone and everyone. It's ridiculous, and bad for baseball. It's also bad for America. While far too many Americans battle through the recession, lose their jobs, struggle to make ends meet, the Yankees keep spending and spending and spending, and spending....

Their argument? We have to pay a luxury tax on our salaries so we're punished for it. Punished? If the New York Yankees had a living room, that 30 million was in their couch cushions.

Tiexiera could have gotten equal dollars from any number of teams. Teams he grew up rooting for, teams near his family and friends, but instead he followed the money to NYC. If I felt at all like he wanted to live and play in New York, I would be fine with it, but it's all about the money and if you don't believe that, get a life. The fact of the matter is, he will never see millions 100-180 anyway, but his great, great, grandchildren will reap the benefits. Instead of being the wholesome, guy who had a chance to change baseball for the better, Tiexiera helped bridge a bigger gap between the rich and poor among franchises, and drive away fans who are sick of seeing teams like the Yankees try to buy Championships. It will make it more fun when A-Rod bats .180 in the postseason and CC loses game 5 of the ALCS without getting out of the 2nd inning, while Tiexiera sits on the bench with a pulled hammy. At least we can hope we see that.