Lupica: "Crying Shame"
By lefty
Of all the sports columnists in America, Mike Lupica has to rank at the top. Whether you agree or disagree with what he says, he has a way of keeping his eye keenly focused on the ball - and hitting it right over the fences as well as any seven-figure slugger.
In this recent column he questions how valuable the additions the Yankees made last year will prove to be. He then wonders if many of the players are just a year or so past their prime.
Could it be, we ask, could it be that, maybe you don't always get what you pay for? Is it possible that there is a law of diminishing returns at work when the money pile gets so high that it's in danger of toppling? Is it possible that money isn't everything - or that it can only get you so far in the game? It remains to be seen whether the empire will be able to come up with some other strategies for winning besides "pay them more." A little time will tell.
In the meantime, we quote to you some of Lupica's wisdom from his NY Daily News column:
"$190 million doesn't buy you nearly what it used to in sports."
"As good as these Yankees are, as many games as they will eventually win before this is over, how many of them have already seen their best days?"
Then he goes on to mention something about George crying his eyes out.
"This is an April not even Yankee Haters could have seen coming."
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