Money for nothing with Yankees

[Kooperman]

Money for nothing with Yankees

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By Peter Gammons

Special to ESPN.com

Feb. 16

TAMPA, Fla. -- Fairness is not the issue because the rules are the rules. When the Red Sox worked their deals with Curt Schilling and Keith Foulke, they did what the Blue Jays or the Indians or the Padres couldn't afford to do. Just as what the Yankees did to get Alex Rodriguez was something only they could afford. That's just the way it is, good old-fashioned Republican baseball, and six strikes haven't changed the fact that the Yankees are in a different world from the Red Sox, who have a huge advantage over the Rangers or the A's, just as George W. Bush and John F. Kerry were born with an advantage because they were born rich.

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[DudeAsInCool]

I wouldnt go that far, but... if the other teams had the yankees legacy and good busineess sense and the money, they would do the same thing