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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco
Laughable...the MLB blows in the same way the NFL blows...if you don't have the great pitchers or QBs you almost have no shot.
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Then why are the teams with the highest payrolls in the mlb struggling? It took the Dodgers an insane amount of payroll just to buy a spot in a playoffs they were clearly outmatched in despite having two of the best starters in the league.
It used to be that the richest teams bought the biggest bats. You can't do that anymore. Because pitching has become a priority, you can't afford small mistakes. Which is why Texas, a stacked team, lost because of errors. Which is why the Yankees reinvested their payroll not on sluggers and pitchers, but defense and bullpen. The MLB can change this overnight by enforcing strict rules against defensive shifts. They've chosen not to. That speaks volumes about how they're doing this differently than the nfl.