Those are rumors being thrown around on ESPNEWS. Since they lost Sheffield, the Braves are now making a push for Pettitte. In response, the Yanks are talking about a Brown for Weaver deal.

And that's not all. George is apparently ready to go all out...he was already interested in getting Kenny Lofton. Now he wants Adrian Beltre (possibly in the Brown trade). Did someone forget to tell George that they just re-signed Aaron Boone yesterday?

by the time the season starts the yankees will have so many players theyll have to give the red sox, jeter just to make some roster space for their new players.

PROJECTED CAP: $1.05 billion, world seried result, losing to some time with a payroll of $30 mil

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as for my feelings on this, just read what i posted in the "Sheffield Deal Worth 38M " thread.

flyingswoosh Wrote:as for my feelings on this, just read what i posted in the "Sheffield Deal Worth 38M " thread.

i agree with what you said in the "Sheffield Deal Worth 38M " thread, but it still doesnt do much for the games competitive balance. If all owners wanted to win as much as steinbrenner the league would be great, but the fact that not all of them do, makes the yankees look bad.

Pettitte? I'd love to bring him in. Him and Ortiz have been scary in October.

:stupid: Plus, I think the Braves would have the only starting rotation in the league with 3 lefties (Pettitte, Hampton and Ramirez). That could cause a lot of matchup problems. :bluethumb:

If this rumor is true, I'm starting to think we could be even better next year!

No Andy! Come to Houston. :cry:

Come to Atlanta! :D

tysramm1 Wrote:

flyingswoosh Wrote:as for my feelings on this, just read what i posted in the "Sheffield Deal Worth 38M " thread.

i agree with what you said in the "Sheffield Deal Worth 38M " thread, but it still doesnt do much for the games competitive balance. If all owners wanted to win as much as steinbrenner the league would be great, but the fact that not all of them do, makes the yankees look bad.

are you kidding? The competitive balance in baseball is the best among the 3 major sports. Since 1990 there have been 8 different WS winners. In the NBA it's been the Lakers, Bulls and Spurs. The Twins have rebuilt their team, and so have the Giants. Oakland has been great without spending money.

Don't tell me there is competitive balance in the NFL. Because there isn't. Parity is just another waying of saying crappy. Look at the Bucs and the Raiders. Last year they were awesome, this year they're terrible. in the NFL, you can't keep your team together, in baseball you can. in the NBA, you can't dump a bad contract unless you get the same contract in return. You want competitive balance? Look at the Padres, they're now starting to build a team. In baseball it's easier to keep your players and build a real team.

I agree that Steinbrenner doesn't look good, when he spends a lot of money. But i look at it the other and say the other owners don't look good because they are cheap.