Why do the Yankees have to be such freaktards. Yeah, keep attempting to steal everyone off the free agent market you douchebags.
Agree. (Side note: I hate to admit it, but I saw Yogi Berra get stung by a bee in the visitors bullpen before my first Nats game. My dad and I both laughed. Sorry -- that was just a proper District upbringing. I've actually met Yogi, and my son delivered pizzas to his house a couple of times, and can say that Yogi is one of the nicest people you could ever find. )
The Lesson should be that a team with a big market can spend big and depend that their market will return several times what they spent. It is foolish for owners in a rich market, like Washington, to put their team on a tight budget, to go dumpster-diving for bargain players, and to give the fans a string of terrible seasons.
Of course, Steinbrenner showed that impetuous dumb spending can produce mediocre teams, like the mid-80s Yankees, but if you spend, trade, and draft smart enough to make the playoffs every year, you will draw 3 million fans.
If the Nats don't do anything else this winter, sign Adam Dunn. Have Ladson replaced as a ceremonial apology for all the leaks the Nats management allowed to jab Dunn. Then sign the big guy.
