the 82 brewers are one of the best teams ever.

There is a brewer/national league post well overdue and it was going to be posted but then this following comment appeared:
"let's get down to brass tacks on the midwesterner's assumptions about the Yankees...that we simply purchase success. The very thought that we earned the latest dynasty through good decisions and a good farm system along with our money scares you all. That would mean we could beat other teams at their own game...through smart decisions and good player development. AND, we could back that up with deeper pockets. That combination would mean we'd be very tough to beat. So, as soon as someone in this argument admits this is a possibility...that the Yankees could do things by not just simply throwing their money around...the order of the universe would break down. Is this a fair assessment?"
WHAT????!!!!! (F'*!!@#^%*ing) NO! YOU'RE THE YANKEES!!!
There were other points made, and they are below. But the long day has been spent getting all of the arguments out there which requires one to read, edit and post all this intense dialogue while forming one's own opinions at the same time. And, well...to come across this I find myself frustrated, motivated and sad. Sad because really, some people just don't get it. And I feel that of all those people, Yankee fans dominate the group. Which makes me sad, because they are not dumb but they are nowhere near being right. Sad. As I said, I have to go and write (and drink, possibly heavily) but here are the "other points" as promised....

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The Twins, I'll agree have produced better talent from their farm system over the past few years than the Yankees. So, their stats aren't surprising. Of course, these stats don't mean a whole lot. When the Yanks play the Twins in the regular season and the post season, they seem to pull the games out more often than not.

See again, the Twins and the Yankees have been able to get teams into the playoffs. The Yankees managed 6 pennants and 4 championships out their playoff teams. The Twins not so much with their recent teams. If a team makes the playoffs, is it fair to say they have the capability to win the WS? I'd say probably. Once you get to the playoffs the payroll and all of this $$ talk is largely irrelevant. The team is in position. The Yankees were able to put a special group of players together to win that went beyond simply spending $$. Again, I'll admit that's a part of our success yes. A necessary, but not sufficient condition for success. You still need other pieces to fall into place that money can't buy.

Again, to the point about younger kids being a gamble. I get it. So, that means NONE of them are worth it? NO ONE is worth a risk? I simply don't agree. You don't need to pay every kid extra.

(BTW, at least we're getting somewhere with the ownership profile. Yes, Pohlad is a billionaire...richer than Steinbrenner. After watching Steinbrenner for 25 years, I can tell you one thing for sure...that winning trumps everything else...even making money. Every fan would want an owner like that. EVERY FAN. The fact that Pohlad won't commit to winning first when he wouldn't miss the $$ isn't necessarily virtuous. Some could call it short-sighted and selfish. I mean, he didn't make billions by not taking any risks. Same principles here. He'd just rather not do it. Steinbrenner would.)

Also, I don't feel that everyone should like the Yankees or that they're America's team or whatever. I don't believe they're better than the midwest because of geography. Like you Twins folk (or Brewers/White Sox folk), I was brought up believing the Yankees were the best because that's who my family rooted for. I have no problems with you hating the Yankees. I dislike other teams mostly because they're not the Yankees...regardless of where they're located.